Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 59:00 — 43.3MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreIn the middle of complexity there is also simplicity – sometimes what is good and what is evil is evident. Today’s interview delves into the Turkish invasion into autonomously governed areas of Northeastern Syria and the history of the Kurdish resistance in this region. On October 6, …
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Voices in the Street: Trump’s Travel Ban
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 4:09 — 3.0MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreOn Tuesday, the Supreme Court voted 5-4 in favor of the Trump administration’s decision to ban travel from Iran, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Syria, Venezuela, and Yemen. The administration cited national security concerns as the reason for the proposed travel ban, which many critics were quick to …
Read More »Should the “red line in the sand” as drawn during the previous administration finally be enforced?
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 3:35 — 3.3MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreIn August 2012, towards the end of his first term in office, president Obama drew a ‘red line in the sand’ indicating that, if Assad used chemical weapons, it would warrant U.S. military action. In August 2013, a year later, Syrian military attacked rebel-controlled areas of the …
Read More »An ambassador’s view of the Syrian conflict.
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 53:49 — 49.3MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreOn Thursday November 7th Former Ambassador to Syria Rajendra Abhyankar provided an overview of the situation and helped audience members understand the complexities of the war, chemical weapons, and UN Resolutions. Indiana University student and Syrian native Rahaf Safi will share viewpoints and anecdotes from her family …
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