Dr. Annie Tracy Samuel’s article “The Scholar’s Dilemma: Rational Study of Irrational Wars” recently appeared in a special issue of Middle East Policy.
The prestigious interdisciplinary journal Middle East Policy recently published a special issue titled “October 7 Legacies: Regional War, Global Crisis,” which examines the the fallout from the October 7 attacks three years ago. Analyzing the response of the Israeli government, the impact of the US-Iran War, the future of the Islamic Republic, and the ongoing struggle for Palestinian autonomy, this collection of articles touches on various aspects of the new world order that has emerged since October 2023.
Our own Dr. Annie Tracy Samuel’s contribution, “The Scholar’s Dilemma: Rational Study of Irrational Wars,” interrogates critical questions related to the intersections of academic work and personal experience. As Dr. Tracy Samuel explains:
“…I hope to shed light on what scholarship can and cannot tell us about how the pivotal events that shape our lives actually unfold.”
Dr. Tracy Samuel’s article is currently available for free. Definitely check it out, as well as the rest of the special issue, if you’d like to learn more about the current simultaneous conflicts in the Middle East as well as their impacts on our daily lives and relationships to the world around us.