During a recent trip to Syria to study the post-civil war healing process, Keith Watenpaugh found himself in the midst of a fresh conflict — a war declared by the United States and Israel on Iran. In this special episode of Minds Over Matters, Keith discusses the region’s history of conflict, its possible paths toward peace, and the balance between perseverance and exhaustion among its people.

Bio: Keith David Watenpaugh is an American historian and theorist of human rights and humanitarianism. He is an internationally recognized expert on genocide as well as refugees and forcibly displaced communities across world history. He is also a leader of international efforts to defend the human rights of displaced and refugee university students and scholars, primarily those affected by the wars and civil conflicts in the Middle East, South Asia, and East Africa.

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Publications:

• The Washington Post

• NewsWeek

• University of California