In this episode, Ezra Karmel speaks with Sean Yom and Pete Moore about their recent special issue in MELG, "Reconceptualizing Security and Political Economy in the Modern Middle East," which includes articles on Syria and Yemen. We focus on their own contribution in the issue, which focuses on the extreme militarization, delving into how this system is perpetuated discussing the centrality of Jordan to American foreign police in the region. The special issue can be accessed here: https://brill.com/view/journals/melg/16/3/melg.16.issue-3.xml *Please note that this episode was recorded prior to the launch of the conflict with Iran.