After the most recent conflict erupted in the Middle East, geopolitics took a different turn. We spoke with Ambassador Robert Jordan, former U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia and our Diplomat-in-Residence who has vast experience in the region, who gave us his perspective on the current situation. What are some of the differences you’ve seen in […]
Since our programs in April have been postponed to the Fall, we are bringing you Tower Center Thursday Thought. Every other Thursday, we will post a Q&A with one of our Fellows on this unprecedented time. This week, we interviewed SMU Tower Center Diplomat-in-Residence, Former Ambassador Robert Jordan to gain a better understanding on the current […]
Aaron David Miller, Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for National Peace, presented on how the U.S. can operate effectively in a new, multi-polar landscape in the Middle East. Dr. Miller explored how dominance and influence can no longer be taken for granted and where an increasing number of determined, assertive, and competitive actors–state and […]
Written by: Ray Rafidi, Senior Associate Director of the SMU Tower Center Professor Heather Sharkey of the University of Pennsylvania spoke about Middle Eastern religious communities during the Ottoman Empire at the SMU Tower Center Jan. 24. The winding down of this empire in the wake of World War I saw the ushering in of […]