World Affairs Council – The Middle East: Regional Disorder? with Thomas Sanders

U.S. and Middle Eastern relations will be explored in the World Affairs Council’s “The Middle East: Regional Disorder?” lecture at UNC Asheville, which begins at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 26, in the university’s Reuter Center, in the Manheimer Room.

International and religious studies scholar Thomas Sanders will examine Trump Administration stances toward Middle Eastern nations, and actions such as moving the U.S. embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, and withdrawing from the multi-national nuclear agreement with Iran. Sanders, a former Brown University professor, has concentrated on the Muslim world in his retirement, spending time in Turkey and Egypt, learning Turkish and Arabic.

Admission to World Affairs Council presentations at UNC Asheville is $10 for the public; free to members of the World Affairs Council and UNC Asheville students. For more information, visit the World Affairs Council of WNC website, OLLI’s website, or call 828.251.6140.