James Gelvin gelvin@history.ucla.edu gelvin@history.ucla.edu James Gelvin is Professor of Modern Middle Eastern History at the University of California, Los Angeles. Most Recent Turkish Attack on Syria Endangers a Remarkable Democratic Experiment by the Kurds James Gelvin Load More Latest Articles 1 The Knesset Revolt Netanyahu Couldn’t Prevent by Noah Lamington 2 Kostiantyn Davidenko on Life After Russian Captivity by Scott Douglas Jacobsen 3 The Peace That Didn’t Need a War by Patrick Austin 4 Emulated Silliness: The UK Under-16 Social Media Ban by Binoy Kampmark 5 What U.S. Media Gets Wrong about Central Europe by Peter Marko Tase