Gaining influence? Turkey and changing U.S. policy

Middle East Center faculty member and Jackson School Professor Reşat Kasaba recently sat down for a podcast episode with Gönül Tol, a senior fellow at the Middle East Institute, to

Reşat Kasaba receives award for contributions to Turkish scholarship

Reşat Kasaba, professor and former director of the Jackson School, was recently awarded the 2024 High Achievement Award in Social Sciences from Kadir Has University in Istanbul. The theme of

Director Resat Kaşaba presents at European Commission global conference on the Middle East

Jackson School Director and Stanley D. Golub Chair in International Studies Reşat Kasaba, who is also an expert on modern Middle East politics, has been invited to present at a two-day

Kasaba talks about Trump’s decision to pull out of the Iran nuclear agreement | KUOW

Jackson School Director and Professor Dr. Reşat Kasaba shares his view in an interview with KUOW radio about Trump’s decision to pull out of the Iran nuclear agreement. He says Iran was

Ward warns of Trump plans to pull aid from Syria | The Hill

Former Foreign Service Career Minister and Jackson School Lecturer Mark Ward writes an opinion piece “If Trump pulls aid out of Syria, we’ll have created Iraq 2.0” noting that if the U.S. cuts

Mark Ward on Assad’s use of humanitarian aid in Syria as weapons of war | The Hill

In a co-authored op-ed article “Assad’s Syria plays dirty with US humanitarian aid,” Jackson School Lecturer Mark Ward points out how the Assad regime in Syria has been holding back humanitarian

Ulrichsen: what the hell just happened in Saudi Arabia? | Politico

Affiliate Professor and Gulf States expert Kristian Coates Ulrichsen analyzes the recent developments in Saudi Arabia. His article titled What the Hell Just Happened in Saudi Arabia? discusses the removal of Prince Miteb bin

Reşat Kasaba interview on the referendum in Kurdistan | Gulan-Media

Jackson School Director and Stanley D. Golub Chair in International Studies Reşat Kasaba was interviewed by Gulan-Media to discuss the regional implications of the referendum in Kurdistan. Iraqi Kurds participated in the

2017-18 Middle East FLAS Fellow Profiles

The Middle East Center (MEC) has published profiles of the 2017-18 MEC FLAS fellows. Read about them on the MEC website through the link below. FLAS Fellows FLAS Fellowships are

Middle East Studies Courses – Winter 2018