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 How Saving Ukraine Will Make America Stronger by Dimko Zhluktenko and David Schultz 2 The Selling of America: Ending the U.S. Dollar’s Exorbitant Privilege by Binoy Kampmark 3 A Personal Tribute to My Friend, Ted Kotcheff by Antonio Saillant 4 Euphemistic Practices: The IDF, Killing Aid Workers and Self-Investigation by Binoy Kampmark 5 Ukraine’s Brave1 Is Racing to Redefine Warfare by Scott Douglas Jacobsen