The History-Politics Podcast: Putting the Past to Work

U.S. Foreign Policy in the Middle East: Changes in the Neoliberal Age

UCLA Luskin Center for History and Policy Season 1 Episode 43

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UCLA undergraduate students Firyal Bawab and Mariam Aref Mahmoud and graduate student Phil Hoffman join Then & Now to discuss their forthcoming report on U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East. They track the historical effects of American “soft” or "non-military" foreign policy in the Middle East on regional governments and economies over time, including the consequences of neoliberalism in Egypt and Jordan. They also share their experiences conducting research with the Luskin Center for History and Policy.