Jules Tygiel Memorial Forum on Global Affairs

Wednesday, September 14, 2016, 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Faculty members discuss current global issues including U.S.-Middle East relations, Donald Trump, American populism and U.S. trade policies. This 15th annual event is named in memory of SF State History Professor Jules Tygiel, a noted expert on California history, labor history and baseball history. Free.
Location: 
Science Building, Room 270
Directions: 
Sponsor: 
History Department, Jewish Studies Department, Faculty for Middle East and Islamic Studies
Contact: 
History Department
Phone: 
415-338-1604
Event extras: 

Participants

  • Fred Astren (Jewish Studies: “Thinking about Collapsed Empires and Power Vacuums: Lessons from the Longue Durée (‘Long Duration’)”
  • Maziar Behrooz (History): “Mr. Obama and Hot Spots in the Middle East”
  • Anthony D’Agostino (History): “Putin’s Soft Power”
  • Scott Siegel (International Relations): “The Globalization of Trump-ism”
  • Amy Skonieczny (International Relations): “American Populism and U.S. Trade Policies”
  • Jerald Combs (History): discussant
  • Maziar Behrooz (History): moderator

The program is followed by Q&A and audience participation.