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Every book Rob Malley recommended on podcasts
Rob Malley appears on analytical programs like The Ezra Klein Show, where he discusses geopolitical conflicts, foreign policy dilemmas, and Middle Eastern affairs. Drawing from his extensive experience in international relations, Malley recommends powerful literature that explores the complexities of justice, struggle, and human conviction. His recommendations include Omar El Akkad's novel One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This, Patrick Radden Keefe's Say Nothing for its deep dive into Northern Ireland, and a pair of dramatic plays, Jean-Paul Sartre's Dirty Hands and Albert Camus's The Just, which he views as being in direct conversation with one another regarding the heavy price of loyalty. Additionally, Malley discusses the themes behind his own co-authored work, Tomorrow Is Yesterday, written alongside Hussein Agha, using the book's title and concepts to unpack the realities of Israeli security doctrine and regional diplomacy.
Books recommended by Rob Malley
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Tomorrow Is Yesterday
Tomorrow Is Yesterday by Hussein Agha and Robert Malley is a critical analysis of Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations and the strategic missteps made by international diplomats and U.S.
Discussed“which is why a lot of Arabs welcomed his his coming into office a second time knowing as they well knew his bias towards Israel and everything he had done in his first term.”
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No Exit, and Three Other Plays Flies The Dirty Hands Respectful Prostitute The
No Exit, and Three Other Plays by Jean-Paul Sartre is a classic collection of existentialist dramas exploring human relationships, morality, and the consequences of freedom.
Recommended“They're two two plays in kind of conversation with each other. And yet they too have everything to do with the subtext that we've been talking about and the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians. The price of loyalty of conviction and justice. Dirty Hands by Jean Paul Sart and Albert Kermuse The Just Assassins”
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One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This
One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad is a powerful, award-winning book of nonfiction that confronts urgent contemporary political realities, moral compromises, and historical reckonings.
Recommended“Well, actually four if I can, but one book that has everything to do with what we've been discussing and who's I think it's his its title alone deserves a prize is one day everyone will always have been against us by Omar Akad.”
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Say Nothing
Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe is a true story of murder and memory in Northern Ireland that investigates political violence, justice, and the heavy personal cost of what individuals kill and die for.
Recommended“A second book that doesn't appear to have much to do with our discussion, but actually really does. It's about Northern Ireland, the dilemmas of struggle and justice and what one kills and dies for. And that's, uh, Say Nothing by Patrick Rat and Keefe.”
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The Just
The Just by Albert Camus is a powerful philosophical play that examines the moral complexities, motivations, and ethical boundaries of political violence and revolution.
Recommended“They're two two plays in kind of conversation with each other. And yet they too have everything to do with the subtext that we've been talking about and the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians. The price of loyalty of conviction and justice. Dirty Hands by Jean Paul Sart and Albert Kermuse The Just Assassins”
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Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
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| Can the Israel-Hamas Deal Hold? | The Ezra Klein Show | The Ezra Klein Show | 2025-10-17 | 6 |