The Keck Center and Open Academy present a discussion and dinner on the events taking place in Gaza. Professors Gelvin, Bou Nassif, and Appel will lead the discussion and provide insights on Israel’s response to the October 7th Hamas attacks and the role the U.S. is playing in the conflict.
Professor James Gelvin is professor of history at UCLA and an expert on the social, cultural and political history of the modern Middle East. Professor Gelvin, who is a member of the UCLA International Institute, has done research focused particularly on Greater Syria (the area of present-day Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel and the Palestinian territories) and is author of “The Modern Middle East: A History” and “The Arab Uprisings: What Everyone Needs to Know.”
Professor Hicham Bou Nassif is the Weinberg Associate Professor of International Relations and the Middle East and George R. Roberts Fellow at Claremont McKenna College. Professor Bou Nassif’s research interests span: Authoritarianism and Democratization; Civil-Military Relations; Coups and Coup-Proofing; Security Sector Reform; Terrorism, Civil Wars and Ethnic Conflicts. Professor Bou Nassif’s research focuses on democracy and authoritarianism in the Middle East with an emphasis on military politics. He has been researching the role armed forces play in upholding autocracy or facilitating transitions to democracy since 2011.
Professor Hilary Appel is the Podlich Family Professor of Government and George R. Roberts Fellow at Claremont McKenna College. Professor Appel is also the director of the Keck Center for International and Strategic Studies. Professor Appel has published numerous books and articles on the politics of economic reform in Russia and Eastern Europe in leading scholarly journals like World Politics, Comparative Politics, Comparative Political Studies, Review of International Political Economy, Post-Soviet Affairs, East European Politics and Societies, and others. Her research interests include Russian politics and economic reforms in post-Communist countries. Professor Appel is the author of the award winning book “From Triumph to Crisis: Neoliberal Economic Reform in Post-Communist Countries” (Cambridge University Press, 2018).
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