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Students at a Political Union meeting. The group narrowly voted in favor of condemning the United States’ assassination of Iranian general Qassim Suleimani.

Political Union debates assasination of Iranian general Qassim Suleimani

Spencer Allan, Reporter
January 14, 2020

Pulitzer Prize winner Dexter Filkins has reported from the height of the Iraqi war, and covered Syria’s ruler Bashar al-Assad, amongst other international topics. On Wednesday, he spoke at the Weinberg Center for International and Area Studies’ opening event.

Pulitzer Prize winner talks Middle East politics at Weinberg Center for International and Area Studies opening

Linus Höller, Reporter
October 23, 2019

U.S. soldiers take part in an overwatch operation in support of Afghan soldiers in Wardak Province. As the wars approach two decades, some fear public attention is waning

Well into the second decade of the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars, students, faculty question the country’s involvement

Austin Benavides, Reporter
October 21, 2018

Inspired by the Victory Arch in Baghdad, Art theory and practice Prof. Michael Rakowitz created a smaller-scale version with a “Star Wars” spin. The hands of the piece are constructed out of pages from one of Saddam Hussein’s novels, which Rakowitz said were essentially “Star Wars” fan fiction.

Inside NU Prof. Michael Rakowitz’s newest exhibition at Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary Art

Jane Recker, Assistant A&E Editor
October 25, 2017

Letter to the Editor: Trump’s recent international involvements send powerful message

April 16, 2017

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