About Karl Morand

NBN Episodes hosted by Karl:

Jason Brownlee, "Democracy Prevention: The Politics of the U.S.-Egyptian Alliance" (Cambridge UP, 2012)

October 28, 2012

Democracy Prevention

Jason Brownlee
Hosted by Karl Morand

In Democracy Prevention: The Politics of the U.S.-Egyptian Alliance (Cambridge University Press, 2012), Jason Brownlee explains the two countries rela…

Ali Ansari, "The Politics of Nationalism in Modern Iran" (Cambridge UP, 2012)

October 13, 2012

The Politics of Nationalism in Modern Iran

Ali Ansari
Hosted by Karl Morand

In The Politics of Nationalism in Modern Iran (Cambridge University Press, 2012), Ali Ansari traces the nationalist movement in Iran from the Tobacco …

David Lesch, "Syria: The Fall of the House of Assad" (Yale UP, 2012)

September 18, 2012

Syria

David Lesch
Hosted by Karl Morand

In Syria: The Fall of the House of Assad (Yale University Press, 2012), David Lesch uses his firsthand knowledge of the Assad regime to explain the cu…

Vijay Mahajan, "The Arab World Unbound: Tapping into the Power of 350 Million Consumers" (Jossey-Bass, 2012)

August 22, 2012

The Arab World Unbound

Vijay Mahajan
Hosted by Karl Morand

In The Arab World Unbound: Tapping into the Power of 350 Million Consumers (Jossey-Bass, 2012), Vijay Mahajan, a professor of business at the Universi…

Mark Haas, "The Clash of Ideologies: Middle Eastern Politics and American Security" (Oxford UP, 2012)

July 18, 2012

The Clash of Ideologies

Mark Haas
Hosted by Karl Morand

How do ideologies shape foreign policy? That is question Dr. Mark Haas examines in his new book The Clash of Ideologies: Middle Eastern Politics and A…

Khalid Almezaini, "The UAE and Foreign Policy: Foreign Aid, Identity, and Interests" (Routledge, 2011)

July 9, 2012

The UAE and Foreign Policy

Khalid Almezaini
Hosted by Karl Morand

In The UAE and Foreign Policy: Foreign Aid, Identity, and Interests (Routledge, 2011), Khalid Almezaini describes the history of the UAE's foreign pol…

Ann Elizabeth Mayer, "Islam and Human Rights: Traditions and Politics" (Westview Press, 2012)

June 24, 2012

Islam and Human Rights

Ann Elizabeth Mayer
Hosted by Karl Morand

In the new edition to Islam and Human Rights: Traditions and Politics (Westview Press, 2012), Ann Elizabeth Mayer analyzes the complex issue of intern…

Allen Fromherz, "Qatar: A Modern History" (Georgetown UP, 2012)

June 11, 2012

Qatar

Allen Fromherz
Hosted by Karl Morand

In his new book Qatar: A Modern History (Georgetown University Press, 2012), Dr. Allen Fromherz, a professor at Georgia State University, analyzes the…

Elizabeth West, "African Spirituality in Black Women's Fiction: Threaded Visions of Memory, Community, Nature, and Being" (Lexington Books, 2011)

April 9, 2012

African Spirituality in Black Women's Fiction

Elizabeth West
Hosted by Karl Morand

Elizabeth West has written an insightful study about the presence of African spirituality in the autobiographies, poetry, speeches and novels of Afric…