The Christopher H. Browne Center for International Politics
2011-2012 Rena & Angelius Anspach Lecture

Transformation in the Middle East: Libya, Syria and Beyond

with Fawaz A. Gerges, London School of Economics and Political Science

Fawaz A. Gerges is a Professor of Middle Eastern Politics and International Relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). He is the author of several books, including The Far Enemy: Why Jihad Went Global, which was selected by The Washington Post as one of the best 15 books published in the field, and Journey of the Jihadist: Inside Muslim Militancy, which appeared on the best-selling list of Barnes & Noble and Foreign Affairs Magazine for several months. Dr. Gerges has given scores of interviews for various media outlets throughout the world, was a senior ABC television news analyst from 2000 until 2007 and has been the recipient of MacArthur, Fulbright and Carnegie Fellowships.


Questions? Contact Dr. Eileen Doherty-Sil at dohertye@sas.upenn.edu.