April 13, 2011 at 12:48 pm
Ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak and his two sons have been put under detention pending an investigation over corruption allegations. Mubarak is being detained in his hospital room where he is being monitored for a “heart crisis.” Boston University international relations professors Augustus Richard Norton and Charles Dunbar offer the following comments:
March 4, 2011 at 11:20 am
The following Boston University professors are available to offer commentary, analysis and insight on the continuing turmoil in the Middle East. Augustus Richard Norton, International relations professor; Middle East specialist and a member of the Baker-Hamilton Iraq Study Group; Author of “Hezbollah: A Short History” Contact 617-353-7808, arn@bu.edu, Twitter: @arnorton Adil Najam, International relations […]
By Jo Breiner
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Posted in International relations
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Also tagged Adil Najam, Augustus Richard Norton, Charles Dunbar, Farouk El-Baz, International relations, Joseph Wippl, Libya, Middle East, Pakistan, Robert Zelnick, Stephen Kinzer, Yemen
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March 3, 2011 at 12:22 pm
Ahmed Shafiq, Eqypt’s Prime Minister and close ally of former president Hosni Mubarak, resigned today just ahead of planned demonstrations to be held on Friday. Boston University international relations professor Augustus Richard Norton, a Middle East specialist and author of “Hezbollah: A Short History”, offers the following analysis: “The resignation of General Ahmed Shafiq as […]
A visionary plan for a “Desert Development Corridor” in Egypt, researched and created by Boston University geologist Dr. Farouk El-Baz, has been adopted by the country’s new government as its flagship program. According to El-Baz, the plan – which includes the construction, along 1,200 kilometers, of a new eight-lane superhighway, a railway, a water pipeline, […]
February 11, 2011 at 3:01 pm
Boston University international relations professor Augustus Richard Norton is an expert on the Middle East and a member of the Baker-Hamilton Iraq Study Group. He is the author of “Hezbollah: A Short History”. He offers the following commentary on the situation in Egypt, the role of the military, and a possible successor to Honsi Mubarak. “The […]
February 5, 2011 at 2:38 pm
Robert Zelnick, Boston University journalism professor and former ABC News foreign correspondent, appears on Fox News as part of a panel discussion on how events in Egypt will affect the U.S. and the world. Contact Robert Zelnick, 617-353-5007, bzelnick@bu.edu
February 4, 2011 at 11:12 am
The following Boston University professors are available to offer expert analysis, commentary and insight on the current situation in Egypt: Charles Dunbar, International relations professor; Former U.S. ambassador to Yemen. Contact 617-353-5633, cfdunbar@bu.edu Augustus Richard Norton, International relations professor; Middle East specialist and a member of the Baker-Hamilton Iraq Study Group; Author of “Hezbollah: […]
January 31, 2011 at 10:52 am
What should or could the CIA have known about the Egyptian uprising? Joseph Wippl, a professor of international relations at BU and a 30-year CIA operations officer gives the following view: “Part of the intent in the creation of the CIA through the National Security Act of 1947 was to avoid surprise, the most noteworthy being […]
