Highlights from three forums about the crisis in the Middle East following Iraq's invasion of Kuwait, and theU.S. military response of "Operation Desert Shield."
r.1. pt.1. History of colonial and American involvement in the Gulf area / Joel Bainen, professor of Middle Eastern History ; pt.2. Political, historical and socioeconomic realities of Iraq and the Gulf States / Kiren Chaudhry, assistant professor of Political Science (49 min.) -- r.2. pt.1. Press coverage of the crisis, the likelihood of war, ad misinformed strategic thinking / Daniel Ellsberg ; pt.2. International and regional considerations affecting all the crisis participants / Soheir Morsy, visiting professor ; pt.3. U.S. public and Congressional reaction to this administration's foreign policy initiatives / Gus Newport (68 min.) -- r.3. Analysis of the crisis from the view of the Third World : the moral and political aspects of the stand-off / Eqbal Ahmad, fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies (54 min.).
r.1. pt.1. History of colonial and American involvement in the Gulf area / Joel Bainen, professor of Middle Eastern History ; pt.2. Political, historical and socioeconomic realities of Iraq and the Gulf States / Kiren Chaudhry, assistant professor of Political Science (49 min.) -- r.2. pt.1. Press coverage of the crisis, the likelihood of war, ad misinformed strategic thinking / Daniel Ellsberg ; pt.2. International and regional considerations affecting all the crisis participants / Soheir Morsy, visiting professor ; pt.3. U.S. public and Congressional reaction to this administration's foreign policy initiatives / Gus Newport (68 min.) -- r.3. Analysis of the crisis from the view of the Third World : the moral and political aspects of the stand-off / Eqbal Ahmad, fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies (54 min.).
