Come Carpentier explains that despite being banned, repressed, and violently targeted since the mid-20th century, the Muslim Brotherhood survived, expanded, briefly came to power after Egypt’s 2011 revolution, and has only been defeated through military coups—reflecting its deep grassroots appeal rooted in popular discontent with pro-Western regimes. Watch the full interview here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqC3OR8Iy8o

Come Carpentier argues that Jamaat does not take principled positions, instead acting opportunistically in what it sees as the interests of Bangladesh and the Muslim Ummah, aligning with Pakistan, being pragmatic toward China, and remaining unpredictable in its future actions. Watch the full interview here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqC3OR8Iy8o

Come Carpentier explains that France’s parliament has voted—led by the right—to urge the government to follow EU recommendations to ban the Muslim Brotherhood, with opposition from the left, but reflecting a growing national-security consensus aligned with European positions. Watch the full interview here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqC3OR8Iy8o

Come Carpentier explains that Turkey under President Erdoğan supports the Muslim Brotherhood as a tool to project influence, which worries Europe given Turkey’s close ties and large diaspora across European countries, making the pushback a warning against political influence through the Brotherhood. Watch the full interview here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqC3OR8Iy8o

Come Carpentier argues that banning an organization can push it underground, making it more dangerous, and the effectiveness of such bans depends on enforcement capacity and the political stance of major Muslim countries, amid persistent anti-Western sentiments. Watch the full interview here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqC3OR8Iy8o

In this wide-ranging and in-depth conversation, Hindol Sengupta speaks with Come Carpentier, a French political analyst, to unpack the evolving global footprint of the Muslim Brotherhood and its ideological, political, and geopolitical implications. The discussion examines whether the Muslim Brotherhood is truly weakening under sustained pushback, particularly in the West or whether it is instead adapting, decentralising, and embedding itself more deeply through networks and influence operations. From longstanding resistance in West Asia to shifting centres of power in Turkey, and from ideological echoes in South Asia to growing debates in Western democracies, the interview connects the dots across regions. Key themes explored include: - The Muslim Brotherhood’s pushback in West Asia and bans in countries like the UAE and Saudi Arabia - Turkey’s evolving role as a centre of influence under Erdogan and questions about its long-term durability - Ideological links between the Muslim Brotherhood and organisations like Jamaat-e-Islami in South Asia - The geopolitical consequences of Jamaat’s rise in Bangladesh and its implications for India and regional security - Western assumptions about Islamist groups as counterweights to China, and why these calculations may be flawed 📌 Watch till the end for a big-picture assessment of whether sustained pushback has weakened the Muslim Brotherhood—or made it more resilient than ever. Chapters - 0:00-0:43 Opening 1:04-2:56 The pushback against the Muslim Brotherhood 3:22-8:23 The Muslim Brotherhood’s Influence in the West 9:04-12:00 West Asia’s Resistance to the Muslim Brotherhood 13:14-15:30 Erdogan’s Turkey and the Muslim Brotherhood 16:39- 20:11 Is South Asia the Muslim Brotherhood’s Next Frontier? 21:20- 24:09 What the West Hopes to Gain by Backing Jamaat in Bangladesh 25:35-28:23 The Jamaat–China Question 29:02-32:05 The Muslim Brotherhood: Decline or Deepening Influence? 32:06-32:40 Closing #muslimbrotherhood #turkey #turkeypolitics #geopolitics #china #usa #bangladesh #jamaat #interview #foreignaffairs #internationalrelations #newvideo

Ambassador (Retd.) Prabhat Shukla rejects the idea of American decline, arguing that China lacks the clout to rally a broad coalition and that any such attempt would only expose the limits of Beijing’s global influence. Watch the full interview - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHsYN56EmIo

Ambassador (Retd.) Prabhat Shukla argues that US anxieties over NATO stem less from alliances and more from Europe’s shifting demographics, which Washington fears may weaken long-term commitment to the NATO charter because, as he puts it, demography is destiny. Watch the full interview - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHsYN56EmIo