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Major Phillip M. Zeman, Strategic Analyst, United States Marine Corps (F’07)

Posted by viewsonnews on 07 Dec 2007 | Tagged as: Armed Forces, Armenia, Europe, Iraq, Iraq, Security Studies, Turkey

Major Zeman discusses a range of issues facing the Marine Corps today, including the proposal to shift Marines from Iraq to Afghanistan, changing dynamics within Iraq, and the role of the Armenian genocide resolution in the US Congress, as it affects US-Turkish relations.

 
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Matan Chorev

Posted by admin on 16 Mar 2007 | Tagged as: Human Security, Iraq, Iraq, Middle East, Security Studies

Matan Chorev, MALD ‘07, talks with Eve about Iraqi Kurdistan, both from the perspectives he gained during his time there, and his subsequent research. Specifically, he discusses the region’s ethnic homogeneity, security conditions, and prospects for the future.

 
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William C. Martel, Associate Professor of International Security Studies

Posted by admin on 26 Feb 2007 | Tagged as: Iraq, Iraq, Leadership, Middle East, Other, Security Studies

In response to Tony Blair’s announcement of an impending reduction of British forces in Iraq, Professor Martel discusses the concept of ‘victory’ in Iraq. He argues that, while the common notion of victory in war is, in many ways, inadequate, as the nature of the conflict in Iraq changes, so too can the overarching goals, and thus, the definition of victory.

 
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