{"id":2751,"date":"2021-08-26T17:43:50","date_gmt":"2021-08-26T21:43:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/pmbfprogram\/?page_id=2751"},"modified":"2021-08-26T17:45:44","modified_gmt":"2021-08-26T21:45:44","slug":"in-the-news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/pmbfprogram\/in-the-news\/","title":{"rendered":"In the News"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news modern\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/gpii-al-bilad-kick-off-sustainable-world-sustainable-kingdom-distinguished-lecture-series\/\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-thumbnail\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2020\/05\/water-nexus-3-768x576-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"ucf-news-thumbnail-image\" alt=\"A conference room with people seated, facing a speaker and two panelists at the front beside a projected presentation.\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-section\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ucf-news-section-title\">Global Perspectives<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item-details\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ucf-news-item-title\">GPII, Al-Bilad Kick Off \u201cSustainable World, Sustainable Kingdom\u201d Distinguished Lecture Series<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ucf-news-item-excerpt\">The UCF Office of Global Perspectives &amp; International Initiatives (GPII) and Al-Bilad will kick off the six-part \u201cSustainable World, Sustainable Kingdom\u201d Distinguished Lecture Series on&hellip;<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/growing-international-impact-focus-of-new-global-perspectives-chief\/\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-thumbnail\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2019\/08\/David-Dumke-II-150x150.jpg\" class=\"ucf-news-thumbnail-image\" alt=\"A man in sunglasses and a blue shirt smiles while sitting on a bicycle at a busy outdoor location with people and cars in the background.\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-section\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ucf-news-section-title\">COS News<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item-details\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ucf-news-item-title\">Growing International Impact Focus Of New Global Perspectives Chief<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ucf-news-item-excerpt\">Developing UCF\u2019s place in the world is David Dumke\u2019s mission. And Dumke is well-suited to the task. Since 2012, Dumke has led the Prince Mohammad&hellip;<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/24805-2\/\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-thumbnail\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2019\/06\/Red-Sea-Coast-150x150.jpg\" class=\"ucf-news-thumbnail-image\" alt=\"A serene twilight scene over a body of water with a large fountain in the distance, surrounded by scattered rocks and a vivid purple sky.\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-section\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ucf-news-section-title\">PMBF Program<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item-details\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ucf-news-item-title\">&#8220;Sustainable World, Sustainable Kingdom&#8221; Discussion Series<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ucf-news-item-excerpt\">UCF and Al-Bilad are pleased to announce the sponsorship of a 6-part \u201cSustainable World, Sustainable Kingdom\u201d round-table discussion series which will run throughout 2019-2020.\u00a0 Al&hellip;<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-pmu-federation-of-gcc-chambers-to-sponsor-conference-on-gulf-cooperation-council-region\/\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-thumbnail\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/10\/GCC-logo-150x150.jpg\" class=\"ucf-news-thumbnail-image\" alt=\"Logo of the gulf cooperation council (gcc) surrounded by flags of member countries: kuwait, bahrain, qatar, uae, saudi arabia, and oman.\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-section\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ucf-news-section-title\">PMBF Program<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item-details\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ucf-news-item-title\">UCF, PMU, Federation of GCC Chambers to Sponsor Conference on Gulf Cooperation Council Region<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ucf-news-item-excerpt\">\u00a0 The University of Central Florida\u2019s Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd Program for Strategic Research and Studies, Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University (PMU), and the Federation&hellip;<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/new-ucf-moroccan-university-partnership-to-develop-exchange-programs\/\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-thumbnail\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/10\/University-of-Morroco-Partnership_-150x150.jpg\" class=\"ucf-news-thumbnail-image\" alt=\"Four people sitting at a conference table, laughing and talking, with a presentation screen behind them titled \"al akhawayn university in ifrane, morocco.\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-section\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ucf-news-section-title\">COS News<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item-details\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ucf-news-item-title\">New UCF, Moroccan University Partnership to Develop Exchange Programs<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ucf-news-item-excerpt\">The international partnership will promote faculty exchanges, joint classes, research and other activities. &nbsp; By Gene Kruckemyer UCF and Al Akhawayn University in Morocco signed&hellip;<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-experts-speak-in-cairo-launch-faculty-expert-exchange\/\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-thumbnail\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/10\/Hakan-AUC-150x150.jpg\" class=\"ucf-news-thumbnail-image\" alt=\"A man sitting at a desk with a laptop, speaking and gesturing, at an event hosted by the american university in cairo's school of global affairs and public policy.\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-section\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ucf-news-section-title\">PMBF Program<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item-details\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ucf-news-item-title\">UCF Experts Speak in Cairo, Launch Faculty-Expert Exchange<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ucf-news-item-excerpt\">The American University in Cairo recently hosted events at their New Cairo campus featuring UCF\u2019s Hakan Ozoglu, Ph.D. and David Dumke. Dr.\u00a0\u00a0Ozoglu, a professor in&hellip;<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/update-from-turkey-political-landscape-and-the-us-turkish-relationship\/\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-thumbnail\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/09\/IMG_7290-150x150.jpg\" class=\"ucf-news-thumbnail-image\" alt=\"A group of fifteen diverse people standing and smiling in a conference room with a cake on the table.\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-section\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ucf-news-section-title\">PMBF Program<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item-details\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ucf-news-item-title\">Update from Turkey: Political Landscape and the US-Turkish Relationship<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ucf-news-item-excerpt\">Summary: The relationship between Turkey and US has become increasingly tense, particularly as Turkey has become more politically volatile. Although Turkey has resources and industry,&hellip;<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/middle-east-institute-hosts-pmbfs-al-maeena\/\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-thumbnail\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/08\/Khaled-Al-Maeena-150x150.jpg\" class=\"ucf-news-thumbnail-image\" alt=\"Man in traditional saudi attire with a white thobe and red and white checked keffiyeh, smiling gently at the camera.\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-section\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ucf-news-section-title\">PMBF Program<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item-details\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ucf-news-item-title\">Middle East Institute Hosts PMBF\u2019s Al Maeena<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ucf-news-item-excerpt\">Veteran Saudi journalist and foreign policy analyst Khaled Al Maeena, Senior Nonresident Fellow for Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd Program for Strategic Research &amp; Studies, was&hellip;<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/pmbf-funds-sustainable-development-research-project-in-morocco\/\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-thumbnail\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/08\/Peter-Jacques-150x150.jpg\" class=\"ucf-news-thumbnail-image\" alt=\"Man with a warm smile, wearing a brown hat and a black polo shirt with a logo, posing against a gray background.\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-section\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ucf-news-section-title\">PMBF Program<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item-details\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ucf-news-item-title\">PMBF Funds Sustainable Development Research Project in Morocco<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ucf-news-item-excerpt\">The Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd Program for Strategic Research &amp; Studies (PMBF) has matched funds awarded to UCF Political Science Professor Peter Jacques to conduct&hellip;<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-pmu-to-sponsor-conference-on-saudi-arabia\/\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-thumbnail\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/08\/shutterstock_284337848-150x150.jpg\" class=\"ucf-news-thumbnail-image\" alt=\"Two national flags, usa and saudi arabia, standing on a conference table in a room with a blurred, blue-lit background.\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-section\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ucf-news-section-title\">News<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item-details\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ucf-news-item-title\">UCF &amp; PMU to Sponsor Conference on Saudi Arabia<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ucf-news-item-excerpt\">&nbsp; \u201cThe Impact of Social and Economic Reforms on Saudi Youth\u201d Conference will focus on younger Saudis, recent reforms, and opportunities for American collaboration The&hellip;<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/pmbf-director-speaks-at-house-of-lords\/\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-thumbnail\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/08\/David-Dumke-150x150.jpg\" class=\"ucf-news-thumbnail-image\" alt=\"Two men in business attire, one wearing a red tie, posing together at an indoor event with patterned wallpaper in the background.\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-section\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ucf-news-section-title\">PMBF Program<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item-details\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ucf-news-item-title\">PMBF Director Speaks at House of Lords<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ucf-news-item-excerpt\">The Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd Program for Strategic Research &amp; Studies continues to work through a busy summer schedule, highlighted by a presentation to the&hellip;<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/in-search-of-a-lost-song-from-new-york-to-dersim\/\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-thumbnail\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/04\/Zer-I-150x150.jpg\" class=\"ucf-news-thumbnail-image\" alt=\"Group of diverse people posing in front of a world map wall mural, smiling in a classroom setting.\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-section\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ucf-news-section-title\">COS News<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item-details\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ucf-news-item-title\">In Search of a Lost Song: From New York to Dersim<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ucf-news-item-excerpt\">On April 23, 2018, The Kurdish Political Studies Program (KPSP) hosted the screening of the movie \u2018Zer\u2019 and a conversation with the director, Kaz\u0131m \u00d6z,&hellip;<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/over-50-students-attend-panel-on-chemical-attacks\/\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-thumbnail\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/04\/IMG_6602-150x150.jpg\" class=\"ucf-news-thumbnail-image\" alt=\"Adults seated at tables in a conference room, attentively listening to a speaker, with papers and laptops visible.\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-section\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ucf-news-section-title\">COS News<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item-details\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ucf-news-item-title\">50 Students Attend Panel on Chemical Attacks<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ucf-news-item-excerpt\">Thirty years after the attacks in Halabja in Iraqi Kurdistan, chemical weapons continue to be used against civilian populations in the Middle East. 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