Last week, MERIA Journal's exclusive Special Report Did ISIS Use Chemical Weapons Against
the Kurds in Kobani?, by new GLORIA
Center Director Jonathan Spyer, caught the world’s attention with its
shocking unprecedented photos of Kurds killed by apparent Islamic State (ISIS)
use of chemical weapons in northern Syria. The story has been reprinted and/or
cited in major media outlets, including:
·
U.S.: New York Times, Huffington Post,
New York Post, FOX News, Buzzfeed, Middle East Forum
·
Europe: Bild-Zeitung, Russia Today
·
Israel: Jerusalem Post, Times of Israel,
Channels 9 and 10.
In the same week, GLORIA's Rubin Research Fellow Aymenn
Jawad al-Tamimi testified before the British House of Commons on the threat
represented by the Islamic State, drawing on his own unique information sources
and field data collection.
At a time of unprecedented crisis within the
Middle East and far beyond, the world needs this information now more than
ever.
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Founded by the
late Professor Barry Rubin in 2000, the GLORIA Center produces up-to-date, insightful
analysis and reporting on modern Middle East affairs, using primary sources and exclusive on-the-ground
contacts throughout the region.
Professor Rubin was a prolific analyst of Middle-East
politics. Since his untimely death in
February 2014, new Director Dr. Jonathan Spyer has visited Iraq and Syria, witnessing
developments first-hand and interviewing participants.
With its dynamic leadership and
contributors, GLORIA remains one of the most versatile and active Mid-East
research centers in the world.
GLORIA Center Highlight
Accomplishments in 2014:
- ISIS Chemical Weapons: Ongoing exclusive coverage
and its implications for the region
- Iraq and Syria: Frontline reporting, including
exclusive on-ground interviews
- Media and Consultancy: For government, news media,
and academic research, including testimony about ISIS before the British
House of Commons and elsewhere
- Middle East Review of
International Affairs (MERIA) Journal: Covering the latest developments in the region
from a wide variety of viewpoints, including U.S. policy, radical
movements and minorities, MERIA is the most
widely read journal of its type in the world, with a circulation of over
25,000. MERIA is available free of
charge.
- Nazis, Islamists and the Making
of the Modern Middle East: One of Prof. Barry Rubin's
final books, co-authored by Visiting Fellow Prof. Dr. Wolfgang G.
Schwanitz and published by Yale University Press in 2014, this acclaimed
book focuses on the political
alliance forged among Third Reich leaders, Arab nationalists, and Muslim
religious authorities during the 1930s and 1940s.
- Silent Revolution: How the Left
Rose to Political Power and Cultural Dominance: Published in April 2014 by
Harper Collins and among Barry Rubin's last books, the book is an exposé of
the radicalism masquerading as liberalism today and its unchecked rise to
cultural and political power in the United States.
- The Military History of the
Modern Middle East: Forthcoming in January 2015 (Routledge), this collection,
edited by Barry Rubin, covers the military history of the past hundred
years, including such topics as both world wars, the Turkish-Greek
conflicts, Arab nationalism, the Arab-Israeli conflicts, and the post-2003
fighting in Iraq.
- Israel: An Introduction in Chinese: Barry Rubin's (ed.) book, originally published by Yale
University Press in 2012, will soon be available in Chinese, thanks
to SIGNAL and the China University of Petroleum (CUP). This is the first book to provide
a comprehensive picture of modern Israel and will be used in Israel
Studies programs across China.
- Free Books: 13 full-text books by Barry Rubin on the
Israel-Palestinian conflict, Syria, U.S. policy, Jewish assimilation, and
more
- Turkish Studies: In a crucial geographical and political location, Turkey’s importance is growing rapidly throughout Europe, the Middle East, and the Caucasus. With an upsurge in interest in its history, politics, and foreign policy, Turkish Studies quarterly offers scholarly discussion on these topics and more.
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