War and Climate Crisis in the Middle East

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Mon, 12/30/2024 - 9:00am to 10:00am

Laurie Mercier  speaks with Dr. Zeinab Shuker, who is an assistant professor of sociology at Sam Houston State University and a fellow at the Century Foundation. Her research focuses on comparative global political economy and climate change, with special emphasis on the Middle East in general and Iraq in particular. Shuker discusses the short and long-term environmental impacts of US and Israeli wars in the region.

For more on her work, see:

https://tcf.org/content/report/roundtable-gaza-in-crisis/

https://tcf.org/content/commentary/iraq-is-overheating-how-can-it-mitigate-the-effects-of-climate-change/

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