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Released: 6-Mar-2015 12:05 PM EST
The Great War and the Making of the Modern Middle East
Creighton University

John Calvert, Ph.D., a historian at Creighton University, discusses the foundations of Middle Eastern nationhood coming out of World War I.

Released: 13-Nov-2014 5:00 PM EST
Iran Gets Lessons in Media Literacy From Ithaca College Experts
Ithaca College

It may be one of the last places in the world you’d expect to be interested in learning how to develop skills in critical thinking and media analysis. But when academics and researchers in Iran decided they needed help with that effort, they turned to Ithaca College’s Cyndy Scheibe and Chris Sperry of Project Look Sharp.

Released: 3-Nov-2014 10:00 AM EST
Tahrir Square’s Power Over Stock Prices
University of Chicago Booth School of Business

In 2011, Egyptians found power in numbers in their Tahrir Square protests — leading to the eventual downfall of the ruling regime, and in the near-term cutting off beneficial relationships between the government and favored companies.

Released: 18-Sep-2014 3:00 AM EDT
Israel Needs to Prepare for the Waves of Arab Immigrants Into Its Territory That Could Pose a Threat on Its Existence
University of Haifa

“In a region of collapsing countries that are in states of internal and external war, Israel must prepare for waves of immigrants from Arab countries to its territory, which may endanger its existence,” maintain Prof. Arnon Soffer, who holds the Reuven Chaikin Chair in Geostrategy, University of Haifa, and Dr. Anton Berkovsky, in a new article by the Chair. According to Prof. Soffer and Dr. Berkovsky, waves of immigrants already constitute a real danger to the future of Jordan, and the worst-case scenario would be if ISIS gained control of territories in Jordan and added them to its caphilate.

Released: 15-Sep-2014 3:30 PM EDT
Ground Troops Are Key to Wartime Success, Says S&T Historian
Missouri University of Science and Technology

Air strikes never fully succeed in winning a war, says military historian John C. McManus, a professor of history and political science at Missouri University of Science and Technology. He says American troops on the ground have proven throughout recent history to be the crucial difference between victory and defeat.

Released: 27-Aug-2014 4:00 PM EDT
NATO Summit’s Agenda Bigger Than Anticipated; Resurgent Russia, ISIS Add Complexities
American University

American University School of International Service experts are available to discuss the Wales NATO summit.

Released: 21-Aug-2014 4:00 AM EDT
The Oldest Metal Object Found to Date in the Middle East
University of Haifa

A copper awl, the oldest metal object found to date in the Middle East, was discovered during the excavations at Tel Tsaf.

Released: 19-Aug-2014 11:00 AM EDT
Kurdistan: Time to Make Good on a 95-Year Old Promise
Creighton University

The US has a long-standing obligation to protect the Kurds, and it will not allow the Kurdish capital to fall to ISIS. Ever since the US encouraged the Kurdish uprising of 1991, but then failed to support it, American foreign policy has been geared to protect Iraq's Kurds.

Released: 6-Aug-2014 4:00 PM EDT
Collateral Damage to the Past
Penn State University Press

Countless lives have been lost due to civil wars, political instability, and conflict in the Middle East. While the world's attention is quite naturally focused on the human toll, the destruction of cultural heritage goes largely unreported.

Released: 31-Jul-2014 4:00 AM EDT
A Public Opinion Survey Conducted by the Department of Sociology at the University of Haifa:
University of Haifa

A public opinion survey conducted by the Department of Sociology at the University of Haifa reveals what Israelis think about operation "Protective Edge"



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