Modern ConflictsSeason 42024 · 12 episodesEpisodes1Episode 1: The Yugoslav WarsThroughout the 1990s a series of wars were waged across the Western Balkans as the former state of Yugoslavia collapsed.2Episode 2: The Darfur GenocideFrom 2003 through 2005, the first legally defined genocide of the 21st-century took place in the Darfur region of Sudan.3Episode 3: French Intervention in MaliThe 2013 French military intervention into Mali, and the ensuing decade-long counterinsurgency operation.4Episode 4: The 2023 Ukraine CounteroffensiveAnalysis of the 2023 Ukraine counteroffensive and what went wrong for the Ukrainian side.5Episode 5: The India-China Border BattlesIn 2020 & 2021, thousands of Indian & Chinese troops engaged in fights along the disputed border in Jammu & Kashmir.6Episode 6: The Return of the TalibanHow the Taliban shocked the world by re-conquering Afghanistan in only a matter of months over the summer of 2021.7Episode 7: Origins of al-Qaeda & the Road to 9/11Al-Qaeda's evolving strategy fighting the US from the 1980's up until 9/11.8Episode 8: The War on Terror & bin Laden ManhuntAmerica's Global War on Terror, and the manhunt for al-Qaeda's leadership.9Episode 9: The October 7th AttacksHamas’s attack on October 7 and Israel’s intelligence failure in preventing it.10Episode 10: The TroublesThe Troubles in Northern Ireland, the peace process, and questions in the present day.11Episode 11: The Rwandan GenocideThe origins of Rwanda’s ethnic conflict and the genocide that occurred from April to June 1994 and what followed afterwards.12Episode 12: The Battle of AvdiivkaAfter unsuccessful attempts to break through Avdiivka’s powerful, fortress of defenses, Russia tried again in October of 2023.Season 1Season 2Season 3Season 5Season 6
