Global Stuff with Stephen Zunes

26/08/2024 57 min

                    Global Stuff with Stephen Zunes

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This podcast of Global Stuff brings back Stephen Zunes, author and expert on International issues, especially the Middle East and Israel and Palestine. Dr. Zunes discusses the situation in Gaza and how Biden’s policies continue to support Israel’s ongoing military actions. He also considers how Biden’s withdrawal from the Presidential race and the ascendency of Kamala Harris might affect US policies.
Dr. Stephen Zunes is a Professor of Politics and International Studies atthe University of San Francisco, where he served as founding director ofthe program in Middle Eastern Studies. Recognized as one the country’sleading scholars of U.S. Middle East policy and of strategic nonviolentaction, Professor Zunes has served as a senior policy analyst for ForeignPolicy in Focus project of the Institute for Policy Studies, an associateeditor of Peace Review, and a contributing editor of Tikkun until June2024. From May-June, 2024, Dr. Zunes served as the Torgny SegerstedtVisiting Research Professor at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
Jimmy Durchslag has been the host of “Global Stuff”, a monthly guestdriven talk show for over 20 years. He has interviewed many prominentscholars and leaders who clarify complex issues and providesuggestions for positive change. He has a long experience as a managerof several for profit and non-profit organizations. He is one of thefounders of Redwood Community Radio, the parent organization forKMUD. He recently served as the Director of the Mainstream MediaProject, a nonprofit organization that scheduled expert guests forinterviews on talk shows both nationally and internationally.