Faculty members available for comment on Congress' debate over Iran nuclear agreement

Tuesday, September 1, 2015 - 14:47

On Sept. 8 (Tuesday), both houses of Congress are expected to begin discussion over a resolution approving or rejecting the Iran nuclear agreement signed in July by the executive branch. Sen. Chuck Schumer has recommended a third option: renegotiating the agreement. The deadline for action is Sept. 17 (Thursday).

The following University of North Texas faculty members are available to comment on the agreement and the Congressional debate:

J. Michael Greig is a University Distinguished Teaching Professor in the Department of Political Science, and also a faculty member in UNT's Peace Studies program. He researches conflict management and international conflict. He is the co-author of International Mediation and has published many articles in Conflict Management & Peace Science, International Interactions, Journal of Peace Research and other professional journals.

Office phone: 940-565-4996
Cell phone: 940-372-0964
E-mail: michael.greig@unt.edu

James Meernik, professor of political science, directs UNT's Castleberry Peace Institute. He researches post-conflict security, transitional justice, U.S. foreign policy and international criminal tribunals. He is the author of The Political Use of Military Force in U.S. Foreign Policy and U.S. Foreign Policy and Regime Instability and co-editor of Conflict Prevention and Peace Building in Post-War Societies: Sustaining the Peace. Meernik is a former associate editor of International Studies Quarterly and has published extensively in that journal and in Foreign Policy Analysis, Journal of Conflict Resolution and other professional journals.

Office phone: 940-565-2684
Cell phone: 940-367-3727
E-mail: james.meernik@unt.edu

Geoffrey Wawro, director of UNT's Military History Center and a professor of history, is the author of Quicksand: America's Pursuit of Power in the Middle East from the Balfour Declaration to the Bush Doctrine. He has written on Middle East security for The Huffington Post and The Daily Beast. Wawro was also a host and anchor of the History Channel and History International programs Global View, Hardcover History, Hard Target, History's Business and History versus Hollywood, and has been a commentator on Spike TV's The Deadliest Warrior.

Cell phone: 214-514-7224
E-mail: gwawro@yahoo.com

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