Global Security Series Hosts A Stellar Panel on US Military Power in Extreme Environments

Written by Deniz Oray, Pardee School of Global Studies, Dean’s Ambassador (BAIR’26) On October 21st 2025, the Pardee School of Global Studies, alongside Boston University’s History Department, had the utmost pleasure in hosting Professor Gretchen Heefner, Chair of the History Department at Northeastern University, to discuss her recent book Sand, Snow, and Stardust. Accompanied by…

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Mako Joins Steering Committee for POMEPS 

Assistant Professor and Middle East expert Shamiran Mako was appointed as a member of the Steering Committee for POMEPS.

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Mako Publishes “After the Arab Uprisings

Why were some, but not all the Arab mass social protests of 2011 accompanied by relatively quick and nonviolent outcomes in the direction of regime change, democracy, and social transformation? Why was a democratic transition limited to Tunisia, and why did region-wide democratization not occur? After the Arab Uprisings offers an explanatory framework to answer these central questions.

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