David Yaghoubian (history) discussed the U.S. Senate’s failure to override President Donald Trump’s veto of a bipartisan resolution on May 7 that asserted Congress’ authority on the president’s power to wage war against Iran.
Tony Coulson (director, CSUSB Cybersecurity Center) discussed developing the cybersecurity workforce, David Yaghoubian (history) was interviewed about the latest development in U.S.-Iranian relations, and Alemayehu G. Mariam (political science, emeritus) wrote about the Ethiopian Parliament’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
David Yaghoubian (history) discussed U.S. efforts to block an emergency loan to Iran to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, and Ahlam Muhtaseb (communication studies, director of the CSUSB's Center for Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies) was interviewed for the program “Palestine Files" to discuss a United Nations report that listed more than 100 companies that do business in the occupied West Bank.
Brian Levin (criminal justice), Scot Zentner (political science) and David Yaghoubian (history) discussed the COVID-19 outbreak from their areas of expertise.
L. Kottke (psychology), Meredith Conroy (political science), Brian Levin (criminal justice) and David Yaghoubian (history) are mentioned in news media coverage.
Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed for two articles about extremist groups and David Yaghoubian (history) discussed sanctions imposed by the U.S. over Iran’s missile program.
Meredith Conroy (political science), Brian Levin (criminal justice), David Yaghoubian (history) and Ahlam Muhtaseb (communication studies) were included in news coverage on various topics.
David Yaghoubian (history), was interviewed for his analysis and perspective on U.S.-Iran relations in the aftermath of Jan. 3 drone attack that killed Iran’s Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani and Iran’s subsequent rocket strike aimed at U.S. troops.
David Yaghoubian (history) was interviewed about a diplomatic row between Iran and the United Kingdom, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) was quoted in an article about the increase of anti-Semitic hate crimes.