Speaker: Steven A. Cook, CFR's Hasib J. Sabbagh senior fellow for Middle Eastern studies
On Wednesday, October 26, Professor Seth Weinberger will be hosting a Council on Foreign Relations’ conference call from 9:00 – 10:00 AM in WY 226. The call will be conducted by Steven A. Cook, CFR's Hasib J. Sabbagh senior fellow for Middle Eastern studies, who will discuss his new book, "The Struggle for Egypt: From Nasser to Tahrir Square."
Dr. Cook has published widely in a variety of foreign policy journals, opinion magazines, and newspapers, including "Foreign Affairs," "Foreign Policy," "Wall Street Journal," "Journal of Democracy," "Weekly Standard," "Slate," "New Republic Online," "New York Times," "Washington Post," "Financial Times," "International Herald Tribune," and "Survival." He is also a frequent commentator on radio and television and maintains "From the Potomac to the Euphrates," a CFR blog. Prior to joining CFR, Dr. Cook was a research fellow at the Brookings Institution from 2001 to 2002 and a Soref research fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy from 1995 to 1996. He holds a BA in international studies from Vassar College, an MA in international relations from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, and both an MA and a PhD in political science from the University of Pennsylvania.
Please RSVP to Professor Weinberger (sweinberger@pugetsound.edu) as soon as possible if you would like to participate.
