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<\/a>By Robert Rabil, Ph.D.<\/p><\/div>\n
As in previous summers, I took the opportunity to deepen my research on the threats and challenges facing our country\u2019s national security interests and to engage in intellectual exchanges with analysts and advisors, including members of the Trump administration. As part of my efforts, I penned four articles in The National Interest<\/em> dealing with important national security matters. All articles are available on my Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at FAU, Jupiter instructor\u2019s webpage and on my own website www.robertrabil.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n In the first article, \u201cThe Syrian Crisis Has Evolved into an International Power Struggle,\u201d I argued that the prospect of an accidental military confrontation with Russia and its allies in Syria has never been greater. Therefore, it behooves Washington to base its policy on Syria on its national security interests and to cooperate with Russia towards a political solution.<\/p>\n In the second article, \u201cDoes Donald Trump Know He\u2019s Helping Saudi Arabia Ruin Yemen,\u201d I argued that President Trump needs to rethink his decision to support Saudi Arabia’s role in Yemen and to adopt policies grounded in a sober understanding of Middle East history, politics and dynamics.<\/p>\n In my fourth article, \u201cThe Coming Gulf War: Qatar vs. Everyone,\u201d I argued that Washington should not be surprised by more foreign intervention in the Gulf, and for the Saudi spat to escalate into another conflict. I also contended that Washington should seize the opportunity to pressure both countries to stop supporting Islamism and Salafism.<\/p>\n I impatiently look forward to seeing all of you at my lectures and classes this fall at Osher LLI Jupiter.<\/p>\n Yours,<\/p>\n Robert G. Rabil<\/p>\n To register for Dr. Rabil’s eight-week course, U.S. National Security<\/em>,\u00a0click here. To register for Dr. Rabil’s one-time lecture,\u00a0China and the Middle East: Displacing American Preeminence?,\u00a0click here.<\/a>In the third article \u201cHow Muslim Extremists Exploit European Liberalism,\u201d I wrote about the evolution of Islam and Islamism in Europe and argued that Islamism and Salafism have become part of Europe\u2019s Muslim landscape, affecting its hues and shape.<\/p>\n<\/a>No less significant, I penned the last words of my forthcoming book White Heart<\/em>. White Heart <\/em>offers a multi-faceted yet distinctive story about questioning evil and cherishing good, based on the author\u2019s reflections on mankind\u2019s fallacies. Expressed in allegorical and anecdotal forms, White Heart<\/em> weaves a tapestry of fictional stories, whose threads are inspired by true events.<\/p>\n
\n<\/a>Mondays, October 16, 23, 30; November 6, 13, 20, 27; December 4, 2017
\n9:45-11:15 AM
\nTo register for the last four weeks of Dr. Rabil’s, U.S. National Security<\/em>,\u00a0click here.<\/a><\/p>\n
\n<\/a><\/em>Thursday, November 30, 2017
\n9:30-11AM<\/p>\n