Noted expert on US foreign policy and Middle East Politics, Stephen Zunes will be a Unit One/Allen Hall Guest-in-Residence February 12 – February 16.
Stephen Zunes is a Professor of Politics and International Studies at the University of San Francisco, where he chairs the program in Middle Eastern Studies. He has traveled frequently to the Middle East and other conflict regions, meeting with prominent government officials, scholars and dissidents. He has served as a political analyst for local, national, and international radio and television and as a columnist for the National Catholic Reporter, Huffington Post, Truthout, Alternet and Common Dreams. He has published scores of articles and op-ed pieces on such topics as U.S. foreign policy, Middle Eastern politics, Latin American politics, African politics, human rights, arms control, social movements and nonviolent action. He is the co-editor of Nonviolent Social Movements, the author of Tinderbox: U.S. Middle East Policy and the Roots of Terrorism and the co-author (along with Jacoby Mundy) of Western Sahara: War, Nationalism, and Conflict Irresolution.
All events take place in the South Rec Room of Allen Hall, 1005 W. Gregory Drive, Urbana, IL unless noted otherwise. Free parking is available in the parking garage across the street.
Sunday, February 12
7pm – Opening Program: My ‘Radical Agenda’: Human Rights in the Middle East and Beyond (south rec room)
Monday, February 13
7pm – The Iraq War and its Legacy (south rec room)
Tuesday, February 14
7pm – The United States and the Israel-Palestinian Peace Process (south rec room)
Wednesday, February 15
7pm – The Arab Spring and the Power of Nonviolent Action (south rec room)
Thursday, February 16
7pm – How to Deal with Iran (south rec room)