The US Embassy in Baghdad issues a statement [1], including a fact sheet of the major concerns. Residents in the threatened areas are encouraged to move a minimum of 6 kilometers…
By Gabriel Giddens
We posted on Syrian migration back in September, and hosted a conversation online. According to the UN, 50% of Syrians are now either internally…
Today the director of the Middle East Studies Center was interviewed along with Nathan Lean of Georgetown University's Bridge Initiative to discuss Islamophobia. You can listen to the entire…
Although US and Russia both are supposedly working toward the same goal of destroying ISIL, they have many divergent goals as well. If indeed targeting Da’esh/ISIL is what both of them…
The Middle East is growing more dangerous each day with conflicts multiplying. With the crowded airspace in Syria, the chance of either Russia or the U.S. hitting unintentional targets of…
Last night's event hosted by the Arab Student Union at the Ohio State University, "Aftermath of the Arab Spring," was enjoyable and thought-provoking. Four distinguished panelists…
We hosted a discussion on Syrian Migration on Thursday, September 17, 2015 - 2:00pm in our online video conference space: http://carmenconnect.osu.edu/mideast-headlines The Center…
The news this morning that Mullah Omar died is significant for Afghanistan and Pakistan. He was in Pakistan. After the U.S. attacks on Taliban and al-Qaeda positions in Afghanistan in 2001,…
Dr. Payind has recently given several interviews on what the implications of the Iran Nuclear Deal will be in the Middle East, particularly in the war zones. Until now, Iran and the U.S.…
