On Monday, Feb. 17, a panel of Five College professors held a teach-in in Hooker Auditorium titled “The Middle East Crisis: How Did We Get Here? What’s Next?”, examining the impact of U.S. foreign policy on the Middle East. The catalyst of the event was the death of Iranian General Qasem Suleimani, who was killed by a U.S. airstrike in early January.
Trump imposes tariffs on China for “intellectual property theft”
BY EMMA COOPER ’20
President Trump announced that the United States will impose trade restrictions on China in a speech last Thursday, according to The New York Times. The decision came after the conclusion of a seven-month governmental investigation, which concluded that Chinese companies have engaged in intellectual property theft of American technology and trade secrets.
Stephen Biddle tackles US involvement in Syria
BY MAYA HOFFMAN ’20
Stephen Biddle, professor of political science and international affairs at George Washington University (GWU), gave a talk on “U.S. Policy and Strategy for Syria and ISIS” on Feb. 23. Biddle’s areas of expertise are “U.S. National security policy, military strategy and the conduct of war, technology in modern warfare [and] recent operations in the war on terror,” according to the GWU website. He has a Ph.D. from Harvard University and has been on the GWU faculty since 2012.