For specialists in Middle East affairs, no consensus on what the future holds
Article cites Assoc. Prof. Orit Bashkin and Prof. Fred Donner, who examine forces behind increasing instability in the Middle East
McClatchy Newspapers
How medieval studies led journalist to Libya
Clare Gillis, AB’98, was taken prisoner as she reported from Libya, but her path began with academic interests. (Associated Press photo)
Megan E. Doherty
Searching for relics from the dawn of urban life
Oriental Institute team’s exploration of enigmatic 6,000-year-old Syrian site reveals evidence of social inequality, technology.
William Harms
Oriental Institute’s founding tale full of adventure
<p>Exhibition relives James Henry Breasted’s dangerous but fruitful 1919–20 journey to the Mideast.</p>
William Harms
Rachel Bronson
Title: President and CEO, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Expertise: Foreign policy, Global affairs, Middle East
Departmental website: https://thebulletin.org/biography/rachel-bronson/