Turkey

Inteligence Squared U.S. Debates: Unresolved Shifting Power in the Middle East

Airs Sunday, December 8, 2019, at 6 p.m. Saudi Arabia and Iran are vying for regional dominance. Turkey is cozying up to Russia and China. And…

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Commentary

History Matters: The Dardanelles and Bosporus Straits

Gary Joiner, Ph.D.

Airs Tuesday, August 8, 2017, at 7:45 p.m. Dr. Gary Joiner looks at the ancient waterways of the Dardanelles and Bosporus Straits, and the role they've…

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Commentary

History Matters: Who Are The Kurds

Gary Joiner, Ph.D.

Airs Tuesday, October 25, at 7:45 a.m. Commentator Gary Joiner looks into the conflict in Iraq and asks who the Kurds are and how does their History…

Commentary

History Matters: Kurds wrote the book on fortitude

Gary Joiner, Ph.D.

History Matters commentator Gary Joiner profiles the largest group of people in the world without an officially sanctioned homeland, the Kurds.

Commentary

History Matters: Deconstructing the rise of ISIS through the historical lens

Gary Joiner, Ph.D.

Commentator Gary Joiner explains the difference between the acronyms ISIS and ISIL and what the consequences could be in how a terrorist group is…

Commentary

History Matters: Controlling Turkish Straits is always a power grab

Gary Joiner, Ph.D.

Commentator Gary Joiner looks at the interplay between waterways and conflict, specifically the Dardanelles and Bosporus, part of the Turkish Straits.