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DESCRIPTION:The rocky road of the Trump administration is marked by typically 
 unpredictable heavy-handedness in the Middle East region. The president has 
 zig-zagged on Syria policy (putting the Kurdish population there in grave 
 danger); undermined the Palestinian population by supporting Israeli 
 settlements on Palestinian land; tried to explain away a brutal murder of a 
 journalist by the Saudis; and rendered the Iranian population and 
 government vulnerable with sanctions that followed his pulling out of the 
 Iran nuclear weapons agreement.\n\nFor details and implications on such 
 precarious military and diplomatic moves, PASMC will turn to Dr. Stephen 
 Zunes, Professor of Politics and International Studies at the University of 
 San Francisco. Dr. Zunes will explore the nature of Trump's Middle East 
 policy, as well as possible strategic alternatives should a different 
 political party in the U.S. assume leadership next year. (Assuming said 
 party is thinking about alternatives.)\n\nDr. Zunes will speak on Sunday, 
 January 26 at the Unitarian Universalists of San Mateo, 300 E. Santa Inez 
 Avenue (at Ellsworth) in San Mateo. The evening begins at 7 PM; admission 
 is free, contributions will be welcome. The UUSM is wheelchair accessible. 
 \n\nAlong with his professorial position at USF, Dr. Zunes serves as 
 coordinator of the program in Middle Eastern Studies. Recognized as one the 
 country's leading scholars of U.S. Mideast policy and of strategic 
 nonviolent action, he is also a senior policy analyst for Foreign Policy in 
 Focus's project of the Institute for Policy Studies, an associate editor of 
 Peace Review, a contributing editor of Tikkun, and a member of the academic 
 advisory council for the International Center on Nonviolent Conflict. Dr. 
 Zunes has made frequent visits to the Middle East and other conflict 
 regions, \nmeeting with top government officials, academics, journalists 
 and opposition leaders.\n\nWe hope to see you January 26 for an insightful 
 look at Middle East affairs, Trump-style.\n\nFree, contributions welcome.\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/15/18829770.php
SUMMARY:Dr. Stephen Zunes speaks on Trump's Mideast Policy
LOCATION:Unitarian Universalists of San Mateo\n300 E. Santa Inez Avenue\nSan Mateo, 
 CA 94401
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/15/18829770.php
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