Rubin Participates in Sectarianism, Proxies, & De-sectarianisation Podcast

Posted February 10, 2021

Lawrence Rubin, associate professor in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, participated in the Sectarianism, Proxies, & De-sectarianisation podcast talking about the Biden administration’s approach towards the Middle East, focussing on The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), wars in Syria & Yemen, and more. 

Rubin was on the first segment where he provided the broader context of U.S. foreign policy and then added a bit more about U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East. 

Rubin is the author and editor of three books, including The End of Strategic Stability? Nuclear Weapons and the Challenge of Regional Rivalries (Georgetown University Press, 2018) co-edited with Adam Stulberg, Islam in the Balance: Ideational Threats in Arab Politics (Stanford University Press, 2014) and Terrorist Rehabilitation and Counter-Radicalisation: New Approaches to Counter-terrorism (Routledge 2011) with Rohan Gunaratna and Jolene Jerard. 

His research interests include Middle East politics and international security with a specific focus on intra-regional relations, religion and politics, and nuclear proliferation. He has conducted research in Morocco, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, the UAE, and Yemen.

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Lawrence Rubin, an associate professor in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, returned to the Georgia Institute of Technology in fall 2018 after spending a year working at the Department of Defense as part of a Council on Foreign Relations Felllowship sponsored by the Stanton Foundation.

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