Collapse of the Shah’s Regime: White Revolution and Nixon Doctrine

To understand the situation in Iran today and the difficulties of U.S. relations with Iran, it helps to look at the role the U.S. played during the Shah’s regime and why the regime, which appeared strong, collapsed like a house of cards. The Shah’s “White Revolution” and the Nixon Doctrine are important to the story. [...]

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This post was written by Dr. Art Pitz on July 13, 2009 Comments (0)

Arab-Israeli Conflict, part 2

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This is the second of the four-part series on the Arab-Israeli conflict that I recently taught at CommUniversity. Part 2 covers the period from World War I to the eve of World War II. Here are the main themes:

The Ottoman Empire’s declaration [...]

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This post was written by Dr. Art Pitz on March 2, 2009 Comments (0)