Having explored history and its connections to modern times since 1975, the Winter Lecture Series is one of the most popular lifelong learning programs offered by the University of Washington. For this year's four-part series, "The Good, Bad, & Catastrophic: Lessons from Global & Mideast Crises," the UWAA will partner with the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies to dig deep into the issues that have shaped the modern Middle East--and try to forecast what the region might look like in the wake of the Arab Spring.
The 2010-2011 uprisings left an indelible mark on the region, and the impact will be felt for decades to come. But how did the Middle East get to this point? And what we can we learn from the century of turmoil and crisis that preceded it? These are among the many questions that three UW
The Global Background to the Shaping of the Modern Middle East
Daniel Chirot, Herbert J. Ellison Professor of Russian and Eurasian Studies, Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies
Professor Daniel Chirot examines French and British influences leading up to--and in the wake of--World War I. This eventful time saw the fall of a 500-year empire in the Middle East and the reshaping of a region vital to trade and travel. Chirot will look at the rapidly-changing time in Mideast history while examining similar trends today.