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Earthquake in Turkey and Syria: Initial Analysis

In this short interview, SIC Project Director Omar Dahi interviews SIC co-founder Firat Demir on his initial reaction to the earthquake, focusing on the impact and consequences in Turkey.
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Security in Context Media Roundup: January 27 - February 10, 2023

Security in Context Media Roundup: January 27 - February 10, 2023. Includes this week's most relevant security news from Latin America and the Caribbean, Africa, the Middle East, and Developing Asia, as well as stories on key security issues worldwide.
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Security in Context Media Roundup: January 13 - January 27, 2023

Security in Context Media Roundup: January 13 - January 27, 2023. Includes this week's most relevant security news from Latin America and the Caribbean, Africa, the Middle East, and Developing Asia, as well as stories on key security issues worldwide.
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EVENT: April 3, 2023 - #YemenCan'tWait: Civil Actors and Justice Work in Yemen

Please join Security in Context with the OU Center for Middle East Studies and the OU Center for Peace and Development for, "#YemenCan'tWait: Civil Actors and Justice Work in Yemen," a talk with Stacey Philbrick Yadav.
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Security in Context Media Roundup: December 30, 2022 - January 13, 2023

Security in Context Media Roundup: December 30, 2022 - January 13, 2023. Includes this week's most relevant security news from Latin America and the Caribbean, Africa, the Middle East, and Developing Asia, as well as stories on key security issues worldwide.
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Security in Context Media Roundup: December 16 - December 30, 2022

Security in Context Media Roundup: December 16 - December 30, 2022. Includes this week's most relevant security news from Latin America and the Caribbean, Africa, the Middle East, and Developing Asia, as well as stories on key security issues worldwide.
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Woman, Life, Freedom: A Feminist Movement Reimagines the World

While there is a long history of feminist activism in Iran, this new movement is striking in its departure from the more pragmatic and reform-oriented campaigns of the last several decades. The uprising is not against Islam or the choice to wear hijab; rather the protestors are refusing conscription into regimes of patriarchal authority and gender-differentiated citizenship.
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Forum Arms Trade

The Military Industrial Complex and the Middle East: A mutual extortion racket? Jodi Vittori, Samer Abboud, and Omar Dahi discuss different aspects of US foreign policy in the Middle East. Hosted by Clare O'Brien.