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“Future of Iraq” subject of BYU roundtable discussion Jan. 31

“The Future of Iraq” will be the focus for a roundtable discussion sponsored by the Brigham Young University David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies on Wednesday, Jan. 31, at noon in 238 Herald R. Clark Building.

Admission is free, and the public is welcome to attend.

The panel will be chaired by Eric Hyer, associate professor of political science. Joining him will be John Hughes, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author and former editor of the Deseret News; Dodge Billingsley, director and producer for Combat Films and Research; Donna Lee Bowen, professor of political science and Middle Eastern Studies/Arabic coordinator; Christopher Jones, visiting professor in political science and a European security expert; and Hamida al-Masud, an Iraqi citizen pursuing a graduate degree in political science at the University of Utah.

This event will be archived online. For more information on David M. Kennedy Center events, see the calendar online at kennedy.byu.edu.

Writer: Lee Simons

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