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 Limits of Normalization in the Middle East by Hande Ortay 2 Trump, Hegseth and the Language of War Crimes by Binoy Kampmark 3 What a Failed German Chancellor in 1914 Reveals About Today’s Alliances by Ju Hyung Kim 4 Trump Has Hollowed Out American Power by David Schultz 5 The Remaking of the French Right by Sofiane Aboura