{"541421":{"#nid":"541421","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Rubin Speaks at Sykes-Picot Centennial Event","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ELawrence Rubin, Ph.D., an associate professor in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, spoke to U.S. soldiers at Fort Benning, Georgia, on May 16 about the impact of a 100-year-old secret agreement that shaped the modern Middle East. More specifically, Rubin examined how this period wrought modern Middle East identities and contemporary politics.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMore than 500 U.S. Army personnel attended the discussion of the landmark Sykes-Picot agreement. \u0026nbsp;The agreement sought to create British, French, and Russian spheres of influence after the anticipated defeat of the Ottoman Empire in World War I.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe pact\u2019s simple straight lines failed to take into account the tribal and ethnic configurations of a deeply divided region,\u201d Rubin stated, explaining how the complex and diverse area became the group of nations it is today. \u201cMany states struggled to really figure out whose nation they were, where did their loyalties lie; is it to the tribe, the newfound state, or something broader?\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe struggle still influences the region and its politics today as the Sykes-Picot Pact marks its 100th year.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe event was hosted by Col. Patrick Donahoe, chief of staff of the Maneuver Center of Excellence. Rubin spoke alongside other distinguished analysts. These included John Gallagher, the president of the Institute of Global Engagement who also served on the National Security Council under two presidents, and Sebastian Gorka, Ph.D., professor of Irregular Warfare at Marine Corps University.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003ERubin\u0027s\u0026nbsp;published works include his most recent book, \u003Cem\u003EIslam in the Balance: Ideational Threats in Arab Politic\u003C\/em\u003Es and is the associate editor of the \u003Cem\u003EJournal \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cem\u003ETerrorism and Political Violence\u003C\/em\u003E, as well as a co-editor and contributor to \u003Cem\u003ETerrorist Rehabilitation and Counter-Radicalisation: New Approaches to Counter-terrorism\u003C\/em\u003E. \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAssociate Professor of International Affairs, Lawrence Rubin, Ph.D. Speaks at Sykes-Picot Centennial Event alongside other scholars in international affairs and politics.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Associate Professor of International Affairs, Lawrence Rubin, Ph.D. Speaks at Sykes-Picot Centennial Event."}],"uid":"32716","created_gmt":"2016-06-01 13:29:34","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:21:49","author":"Hayden Russell","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2016-06-01T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2016-06-01T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"65215":{"id":"65215","type":"image","title":"Assistant Professor Lawrence Rubin","body":null,"created":"1449176801","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:06:41","changed":"1475894577","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:42:57","alt":"Assistant Professor Lawrence Rubin","file":{"fid":"193200","name":"tky09700.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tky09700.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tky09700.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":75461,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/tky09700.jpg?itok=YutcmKrn"}},"541441":{"id":"541441","type":"image","title":"Rubin Speaking at Sykes-Picot Centennial Event","body":null,"created":"1464876000","gmt_created":"2016-06-02 14:00:00","changed":"1475895331","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:55:31","alt":"Rubin Speaking at Sykes-Picot Centennial Event","file":{"fid":"90662","name":"img_8339-xl.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/img_8339-xl_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/img_8339-xl_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":70925,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/img_8339-xl_0.jpg?itok=XL0DRC7j"}}},"media_ids":["65215","541441"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.iac.gatech.edu\/people\/faculty\/rubin","title":"Lawrence Rubin, Ph.D."}],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ERebecca Keane\u003Cbr \/\u003EDirector of Communications\u003Cbr \/\u003E404.894.1720\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}