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Denis Sullivan
Professor of International Affairs, Director of the Middle East Center for Peace, Culture and Development

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Ransom payment or skilled negotiating? How the US freed five captive Americans in Iran
Siamak Namazi and Morad Tahbaz are embraced upon their arrival in Doha.

Ransom payment or skilled negotiating? How the US freed five captive Americans in Iran

A Middle East policy expert is hailing the prisoner swap as a positive development in relations between the nations — with several asterisks.
Students up close and personal with the Syrian refugee crisis

Students up close and personal with the Syrian refugee crisis

Dozens of students have worked as part of their global experiential program to help solve the world’s biggest humanitarian crisis.
‘We can’t keep doing what we are doing’

‘We can’t keep doing what we are doing’

on refugees who have fled the ongoing turmoil in Syria, Northeastern professors shed light on mistakes that have been made and offer solutions to the crisis.
Experts tackle Syria conflict and its global impact

Experts tackle Syria conflict and its global impact

At the panel discussion, experts agreed that the type of solution that ends the conflict in Syria will play a major role in determining the Middle East's future.
3Qs: Analyzing Egypt’s presidential election and its future outlook

3Qs: Analyzing Egypt’s presidential election and its future outlook

Mohamed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood was named the winner of Egypt’s first free presidential election last week and was sworn into office on Saturday. We asked polit­ical sci­ence pro­fessor Denis Sul­livan, director of Northeastern’s Middle East Center for Peace, Cul­ture and Devel­op­ment, to explain what his victory would mean for the future of Egypt. […]
Identifying the ‘engines of change’ in the Middle East

Identifying the ‘engines of change’ in the Middle East

Since the Arab Spring began in late 2010, rulers in Libya, Egypt and Tunisia have been ousted while other uprisings have spread throughout the Arab world — captivating the globe’s attention and forcing world leaders to determine what, if any, intervention by the international community is necessary, particularly the use of force. On Friday, a […]
3Qs: What will come of Egypt’s elections?

3Qs: What will come of Egypt’s elections?

Professor Denis Sullivan, director of Northeastern’s Middle East Center for Peace, Culture and Development, examines the challenges facing Egypt as it begins holding parliamentary elections.
Supporting youth in military families

Supporting youth in military families

Northeastern hosted a recent conference for health-care professionals to discuss the importance of monitoring the growth and development of military-connected children.
3Qs: Looking ahead as U.S. troops prepare to leave Iraq behind

3Qs: Looking ahead as U.S. troops prepare to leave Iraq behind

On Friday, President Obama announced the United States would withdraw all of its troops from Iraq by the end of the year, ending the war in Iraq that lasted nearly nine years. We asked political science professor Denis Sullivan, director of Northeastern’s Middle East Center for Peace, Culture and Development, to offer insight on what factors may have influenced this turn of events and the potential global impact of this final withdrawal.
3Qs: A second ‘Arab Awakening’

3Qs: A second ‘Arab Awakening’

Six months after a revolution broke out in Libya, rebels have pushed into the capital city of Tripoli and appear to have Moammar Gadhafi — the country’s leader for the last 42 years — on the run. We asked Denis Sullivan — professor of political science and director of Northeastern’s international affairs program and the Middle East Center for Peace, Culture and Development — to explain how the ongoing conflict will affect the future stability of the region.