Coastal Carolina University’s Departments of History, Intelligence and National Security Studies, and Political Science will hold a panel discussion titled “Perspectives on Current Wars: Israel/Gaza and Ukraine” on Saturday, Oct. 21, at 10 a.m. in Brittain Hall, room 101. The event, which is free and open to the public, is part of the Foreign Policy Forum series, held once per semester.

Faculty members participating in the discussion panel include Samih Baalbaki, instructor for CCU’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute; Suheir Daoud, professor in the Department of Political Science; Joseph Fitsanakis, professor in the Department of Intelligence and Security Studies; Christopher Gunn, associate professor in the Department of History; and Philip Whalen, professor in the Department of History. Each of the panelists is a scholar specializing in Middle Eastern history, politics, security, and/or culture.

The Foreign Policy Forum series serves to analyze current international events and put them in perspective for CCU students, faculty, and staff and the community.

For more information, contact Gunn at cgunn@coastal.edu or 843-349-6461.