James L. Gelvin is professor of modern Middle Eastern history at UCLA. Professor Gelvin Specializes in Social and cultural history of the modern Middle East, particularly Greater Syria (the area of present-day Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel, and the Palestinian territories) during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries; contemporary history of the Arab world.
The New Middle East: What Everyone Needs to Know
Topic Discussed
- What is the New Middle East?
- Autocracy in The Middle East
- Ruling Bargain in The Middle East
- Arab Uprisings in 2010-2011 (Arab Spring)
- Overall Impact of The Uprisings
- Saudi-Iran Competition
- How Fragile Is the Iranian Regime?
- Can Autocratic Regimes Survive without Economic Development
- Mohammed bin Salman and His Ambitions
- American National Interests in the Middle East
