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Keys to Understanding the Middle East

By: Melinda McClimans
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  • This podcast, “Keys to Understanding the Middle East,” is brought to you by the Middle East Studies Center at the Ohio State University. The Middle East Studies Center (MESC) is an area studies center of the Office of International Affairs and was established in 1981. Since then, the Center has brought in over 13 million dollars to the university, forged lasting partnerships and strengthened OSU’s reach in the local community and beyond. This means the creation of easy-to-digest materials, such as our e-book, and our personal delivery of content to schools in Columbus, across the country, and online. We conduct extensive training for the military, provide ongoing media analysis (delivering 50 media interviews per year), and continually work to strengthen Middle East studies at OSU by supporting courses, enrichment activities, library resources and experiential learning opportunities for students. Please support our Center’s Outreach Program with a donation. Every dollar directly funds work to make university expertise and resources available and accessible to the general public. If you are interested in a visit to your school, or have any other questions, please get in contact with us at mesc.osu.edu/contact
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Episodes
  • 2022-08-29 Nick Conard and Melinda McClimans

    2022-08-29 Nick Conard and Melinda McClimans
    Aug 31 2022
    Ever wondered how long modern humans have traipsed the earth? Hint: it’s been at least 100,000 years. In this video we talk to Professor Nick Conard about his research on that question, and the origins of human culture. He shares experiences in archeological fieldwork, especially in Syria and Iran. Conard’s main areas of research include: Paleolithic archaeology; lithic, taphonomic, faunal and spatial analysis of archaeological sites; Pleistocene chronostratigraphy; evolution and dispersal of modern humans; environmental reconstruction and settlement history of western Eurasia and Africa, as well as the origins of agriculture and sedentism. The picture is from his work in #Iran The tell is Chogah Golan. Copyrights: University of Tübingen.
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    1 hr and 13 mins
  • 2022-06-16-Quigley on Jerusalem Since 1947

    2022-06-16-Quigley on Jerusalem Since 1947
    Jun 17 2022
    On Thursday, June 16th John Quigley, Professor, Ohio State’s Moritz College of Law spoke about international law and how it has played a role in Jerusalem since the formation of the state of Israel. He discussed the status of Jerusalem, especially how it has evolved since 1947. In addition to this topic, Professor Quigley’s research interests include East European Law, International Law, and Human Rights. His books include, Consular Law and Practice (co-authored with Luke T. Lee), Oxford University Press 2008, Soviet Legal Innovation and the Law of the Western World, Cambridge U Press 2007, The Case for Palestine: An International Law Perspective (Duke U Press, 2005), and most recently, Britain and Its Mandate over Palestine, and the Legality of a Jewish State.
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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • 2021-09-15 “The Regime Change Consensus” by Ohio State University Mershon Fellow, Joseph Stieb

    2021-09-15 “The Regime Change Consensus” by Ohio State University Mershon Fellow, Joseph Stieb
    Sep 17 2021
    “The Regime Change Consensus” by Ohio State University Mershon Fellow, Joseph Stieb, explains how the post-Cold War U.S. ideas and narratives about containment led to its invasion of #Iraq “a decision that ended in disaster both for Americans and Iraqis.” We discussed this topic, along with other projects he is working on.

    In the 1990's, after the first Gulf War, the concern was about nuclear weapons, not terrorism. Over the course of that decade, however, and up to the bombings on September 11th 2001, the consensus changed to interpret the Iraqi president, Saddam Hussein, as not only a nuclear threat but also someone who might arm terrorists.  This turning point coincides with a book by Laurie Mylroie, Study of Revenge: Saddam Hussein's Unfinished War Against America (2000), which was lauded by Paul Wolfowitz, one of the primary architects of the 2001 invasion of Iraq by the U.S. Dr. Stieb elucidated this evolution of Washington ideology on September 15, 2021 during our latest live stream. The ways in which these political discourses correspond with stereotypes in Hollywood, and the similarities and differences between liberal and conservative discourses were also topics we delved into, and in addition to how related Cold War history, containment, and other factors and ideological underpinnings the led to the second Iraq war. The academics who spoke out against the second invasion were sidelined and marginalized while figures like Mylroie and prominent anti-government Iraqi exiles were given the spotlight. The episode helped explain the the strange phenomenon of Saddam Hussein being linked causally with September 11th and alQaida, one that formed the diabolical rationale for the war and occupation of Iraq. 

    You can check out the recording on Facebook.com/mesc.osu, or on our Youtube Channel, or our Podcast, Keys to Understanding the Middle East.
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    1 hr
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