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2017 Community College Master Teacher Institute Features Talk on “Non-State Actors in the Middle East”

MEC Affiliate Faculty member David Fenner speaks on "ISIS and the Rise of Non-State Actors" at this year's Community College Master Teacher Institute, July 13, 2017.
MEC Affiliate Faculty member David Fenner speaks on "ISIS and the Rise of Non-State Actors" at this year's Community College Master Teacher Institute, July 13, 2017.

July 13, 2017

The annual Community College Master Teacher Institute sponsored by the National Resource Centers of the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies; Global Business Center, Michael G. Foster School of Business, UW; Northwest International Education Association; and the University of Wisconsin was held July 13-14, 2017. The theme of the Institute this year was Global Human Security: A Multidisciplinary Perspective. One of the featured speakers was Jackson School Affiliate Instructor, David Fenner, who spoke on “ISIS and the Rise of Non-State Actors.” The presentation examined the origins of non-state actors in the aftermath of the First World War and their significant role in the modern history of the Middle East.