One year after the Arab Spring, James J. Coyle, Ph.D., Director of Global Education, Center for Global Education, and Nubar Hovsepian, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Political Science and International Studies, Wilkinson College of Humanities and Social Sciences, both at Chapman University, present “The Arab Spring: Implications for U.S. Policy” at Town & Gown’s Lunch at the Forum series. The topis includes the first anniversary of the start of the Arab Spring, which toppled dictators in Tunisia and Egypt, is approaching. This revolt has spread to other parts of the Arab world, including Yemen, Bahrain, Syria and Libya. Millions of people rose up to topple dictators and overturn tyranny. What are the political, social and economic implications of these revolutionary movements for the United States? What role should the U.S. play in advancing these emergent pro-democracy movements? How will these changes affect the still unresolved Israel/Palestine conflict? The speakers expertise on … More