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Sophomore gets a lesson in nuclear proliferation

Wednesday, February 17, 2010 || Lauren Olens

With Iran getting increasingly close to nuclear capabilities, weapons of mass destruction are more and more a concern in modern-day politics. Sophomore Parsa Bastani, president of Wash. U.’s Global Zero chapter and regional team leader of the Midwest, just returned from an international conference in Paris, France, dealing with the nonproliferation of nuclear weapons.

Together to stop Iran

Wednesday, October 21, 2009 || Other Author

Did you know the original peace sign was a symbol for nuclear disarmament and the logo for the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND)?

Opening ‘windows’ to a nation in turmoil: Scholar decodes Iran

Friday, September 11, 2009 || Rafa García Febles

The contested Iranian presidential election this summer and its bloody aftermath radically altered how many Americans view the Middle Eastern country.
In light of the violence and unexpected displays of rebellion, many Western news sources turned to experts with an understanding of both Iran and the United States. Washington University scholar Fatemeh Keshavarz was one of [...]

Noted scholar on Middle East to discuss threats facing Israel

Wednesday, April 01, 2009 || Michelle Merlin

Renowned Middle East scholar Michael Oren will deliver a speech on the threats to Israel’s existence to University students and the St. Louis community at the 560 Building on Thursday evening at 7:30. Oren’s lecture will address many of the problems facing Israel today, including terrorism, threats from Iran, the nation’s military arsenal and changing demographics, among others.

Both candidates deserve extra credit

Friday, October 03, 2008 || Bill Hoffman

The Gaffe Machine versus the Empty Suit. Working class Catholic versus shotgun-totin’ evangelical. Scranton versus Wasilla.

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