Middle East

Levine-Drizin: Iran has no reason to trust in the US, we’re not the victim

Gabe Levine-Drizin, Columnist

May 13, 2018

Last Friday, The Daily ran two columns about the ramifications of President Donald Trump’s recent decision to withdraw from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or more commonly “the Iran nuclear deal.” On the surface,...

Gresik: Trump dumps Iran nuclear deal, benefits US negotiations with North Korea

Dylan Gresik, Op-Ed Contributor

May 10, 2018

Filed under Latest Stories, Opinion

Earlier this week, President Donald Trump announced the United States withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, better known as the Iran nuclear deal. The U.S. will benefit in upcoming negotiations with Kim Jong...

Panelists speak about international policies of Trump’s administration

January 6, 2017

Cooper: Former University President Bienen wrong on foreign policy suggestion

May 18, 2016

Hillel brings Atlantic correspondent Jeffrey Goldberg to discuss his latest article, ‘The Obama Doctrine’

April 15, 2016

NU-Q researchers look at Middle East social media landscape

Alice Yin, Campus Editor

October 11, 2015

Filed under Campus, Science & Technology

A survey this year from Northwestern’s Qatar campus found that Middle Eastern countries are seeing more optimism and less online criticism. The researchers looked at media use in Egypt, Lebanon, Qatar, Tunisia and the United...

Democratic congressional candidate, Republican lobbyist urge bipartisan support for Israel

May 20, 2015

Policy expert lays out framework for understanding Middle East activities

Amulya Yalamanchili, Reporter

April 17, 2015

Filed under Campus, Speakers

Activity in the Middle East should be viewed through several frameworks, said James Carafano of the Heritage Foundation, a Washington, D.C.-based conservative think tank. Carafano, vice president of foreign and defense policy...

MENA faculty discuss four myths about the Middle East

April 14, 2015

Rice University professor discusses sectarianism in Middle East

March 3, 2015

Guest Column: Respecting Syrian lives is the least we can do

Ameer Al-Khudari, Guest Columnist

February 17, 2015

Filed under Columns, Opinion

The Syrian conflict has found its way to Northwestern campus politics. It took only four years, nearly four million refugees and 220,000 lives to do so. Its emergence on our campus isn’t going to give the few Syrian-Americans on campus a gasp of long-needed fresh air, either. If anything, th...

Zeytinoglu: World leaders should not praise Abdullah

January 28, 2015

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