Nader Hashemi

The apparent slaying of Jamal Khashoggi has exposed the geopolitical risks inherent in the U.S.'s relationship with Saudi Arabia.

Conflicts in the Middle East don't just revolve around religion.

Nader Hashemi, Director of the University of Denver’s Center for Middle East Studies, talks about the conflict and humanitarian crisis in Syria, which  as been going on for close to three years now. He’s the editor of The Syria Dilemma, a collection of writing from Syria experts, human rights activists, international relations scholars that tackle the thorny issues of how to resolve the seemingly intractable conflict in Syria.