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Syria

Corgan in The Boston Herald on Clinton’s Syria Policy

in In the Media

Prof. Michael Corgan discusses presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s policy on Syria.

Tagged: 2016, Boston Herald, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, In The Media, michael corgan, Syria

Aftandilian Publishes Op-Ed on Syrian Crisis

in In the Media

Prof. Gregory Aftandilian discusses the inability of United States policymakers to intervene in the growing conflict in Syria.

Tagged: 2016, Crisis, gregory aftandilian, In The Media, Op-Ed, Policymakers, Syria, The Arab Weekly, us

Aftandilian Publishes Op-Ed in The Arab Weekly

in In the Media

Gregory Aftandilian discusses the Syrian Kurds fight against ISIS.

Tagged: 2016, Arab Weekly, gregory aftandilian, In The Media, Kurds, OpEd, Syria

Aftandilian Publishes OpEd on Obama’s Syria Policy

in In the Media

Gregory Aftandilian says President Obama is unlikely to change his Syria policy despite criticism.

Tagged: 2016, Barack Obama, Foreign Policy, gregory aftandilian, In The Media, Syria, The Arab Weekly

Lori, Kelberer Awarded Initiative on Cities Grant

in General News, Research, Student News

Prof. Noora Lori and MA candidate Vicky Kelberer received the grant from the Boston University Initiative on Cities.

Tagged: 2016, BCARS, grant, Initiatives on Cities, IOC, Jordan, Noora Lori, refugees, research, Syria, UNHCR, vicky kelberer

Alumni Spotlight: Trevithick on Syria Research

in Alumni, General News

Matthew Trevithick (CGS’06, CAS’08) discussed his efforts at SREO Research.

Tagged: 2016, Alumni, alumni spotlight, Iran, Matthew Trevithick, Pardee School, Syria, Turkey

Kelberer in HuffPo: Syria from the Sidelines

in In the Media, Research, Student News

MA student Vicky Kelberer shared her experiences of being in a Swiss human rights NGO during the heady days of the Arab Spring.

Tagged: 2016, Arab Spring, Forced Migration and Human Trafficking, Huffington Post, kelberer, Syria, vicky kelberer

Litvin in LA Review of Books: Perspectives on Refugees

in Centers & Programs, In the Media

Professor Margaret Litvin said that her perspective on the Syrian refugee crisis was informed by her family’s background as Soviet Jews who fled as refugees.

Tagged: 2015, In The Media, LA Review of Books, litvin, margaret litvin, Marginalia, Middle East and North Africa Studies, Refugee, Syria, Syrian Migration

Hedrick Smith Talks Putin at Pardee/COM Event

in Events News

Journalist and public intellectual Hedrick Smith discussed the impact and legacy of Russia’s divisive President Vladimir Putin and his czar-sized effect on world politics.

Tagged: 2015, Adil Najam, COM, Crimea, najam, putin, Russia, Syria, Thomas Fiedler, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin

Student Spotlight: Kelberer Publishes in Middle East Project

in Research, Student News

Pardee School MA student Vicky Kelberer published an article arguing that adequate shelter is overlooked when addressing the Syrian refugee crisis.

Tagged: 2015, Forced Migration and Human Trafficking, Jordan. Refugee, kelberer, Middle East Report, Syria, vicky kelberer

Pardee School Centers: ‘Frontiers of Fear’

in Centers & Programs, Events News

A recent event at the Pardee School gave a sobering look at the causes and potential solutions to the Syrian refugee crisis.

Tagged: 2015, Center for the Study of Europe, CURA, EU, Europe, Eurozone, refugees, Schmidt, SMSC, Syria, Vivien Schmidt

Keylor in Boston Herald: No Difference in Syria

in In the Media

Pardee School Professor William Keylor said that deploying special forces to Syria would probably have little effect on that nation’s civil war.

Tagged: 2015, Boston Herald, In The Media, keylor, Obama, Syria, william keylor

Panel: Syrian Crisis from Field Experts

in Centers & Programs, Student News

A recent panel brought on-the-ground stories from the front lines of the Syrian crisis to the Pardee School.

Tagged: 2015, augustus richard norton, Institute for the Study of Muslim Societies and Civilizations, norton, Syria

VIDEO: Pardee Alum Works With Syrian Refugees

in Alumni, Videos

Bethany Saul, an alumna of the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, has been featured in a video on BUniverse about her work with Syrian refugees in Amman, Jordan.

Tagged: 2014, Jordan, refugees, Student, Syria, video

BtH: On Supporting Rebel Groups

in Beyond the Headlines, Events News

Pardee School professor Bob Loftis spoke at “Beyond the Headlines @Pardee School” on the challenges of supporting rebel groups in war-torn countries.

Tagged: 2014, beyond the headlines, BtH, politics, rebel, robert loftis, Syria

Keylor: World War I leads to Middle East conflicts

in In the Media

Dr. William Keylor spoke on WPFW Pacifica Radio about the roots of current Middle East conflicts in the turbulent years following World War I.

Tagged: 2014, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Middle East, Syria, World War I

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