Long Reads: Elizabeth Schmidt on Somalia and the Superpowers

<p>Elizabeth Schmidt joins <em>Long Reads</em> for a discussion about Somalia's modern history of politics, crisis, and foreign intervention. Elizabeth is professor emeritus of history at Loyola University Maryland and the author of six books about Africa, including <em>Foreign Intervention in Africa After the Cold War: Sovereignty, Responsibility, and the War on Terror</em>.</p><br /><p>Read her piece, "US Interference in Somalia Has Been a Disaster for Somalis," here: <a href="https://jacobin.com/2022/08/somalia-siad-barre-islamists-us-military" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://jacobin.com/2022/08/somalia-siad-barre-islamists-us-military</a></p><br /><p>Get a year-long subscription to <em>Jacobin</em>, including our new issue, "Inflation," for $20: <a href="https://bit.ly/jacobinradio" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://bit.ly/jacobinradio</a></p><br /><p><em>Long Reads</em> is a <em>Jacobin</em> podcast looking in-depth at political topics and thinkers, both contemporary and historical, with the magazine’s longform writers. Hosted by Features Editor Daniel Finn. Produced by Conor Gillies, music by <a href="https://knxwledge.bandcamp.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Knxwledge</a>.</p>