Syria

Turkish Military Action Against Syria

Note for TV and radio: The University of Pennsylvania has both an on-campus ISDN line and an on-campus satellite uplink facility with live-shot capability.

Expert:

Dr. Mehmet Darakcioglu

Middle East Center Associate Director

University of Pennsylvania

Credentials:

With Syria Embassy Shut, What’s Next for the U.S.?

February 6, 2012

Ian Lustick of the School of Arts and Sciences comments on pressure on Syria.

Article Source: National Public Radio

For the US, It Seems, Syria Will Never Be a Humanitarian Crisis

December 21, 2011

Ian Lustick of the School of Arts and Sciences comments on the crisis in Syria.

Article Source: New York Post

Ian S. Lustick to Gulan: I imagine the end of the Syrian Regime ….

November 23, 2011

Ian Lustick of the School of Arts and Sciences is interviewed about the political climate in Syria.

Article Source: Gulan Media (Iraq)

US Must Rally Global Coalition Against Assad’s Syria

May 19, 2011

Ian Lustick of the School of Arts and Sciences comments on U.S. involvement in Syria.

Article Source: Deutche Welle

U.S. Steps Up Pressure on Syria With Sanctions

May 18, 2011

Ian Lustick of the School of Arts and Sciences comments on how the issues in Syria are similar to those in Libya, prior to outside intervention.

Article Source: National Public Radio

Political Implications of Israeli-Syrian Peace Talks

Note for TV and radio: The University of Pennsylvania has a satellite uplink facility with live-shot capability and an ISDN line.

Expert:
Dr. Ian Lustick
Professor of Political Science
University of Pennsylvania

Credentials:
• Author of “Trapped in the War on Terror”
• Consultant on Middle East affairs and national security for

In Oil-Rich Mideast, Shades of the Ivy League

February 11, 2008

On a hot October evening, hundreds of families flocked to the sumptuous Ritz Carlton here in this Persian Gulf capital for an unusual college fair, the Education City roadshow. Qataris, Bangladeshis, Syrians, Indians, Egyptians — in saris, in suits, in dishdashis, in jeans — came to hear what it takes to win admission to one of the five American universities that offer degrees at Education City, a 2,500-acre campus on the outskirts of Doha where oil and gas money pays for everything from adventurous architecture to professors’ salaries.

Article Source: New York Times