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Cynthia Enloe Cynthia Holden Enloe is a feminist writer, theorist, and professor. She is best known for her work on gender and militarism and for her contributions to the field of feminist international relations. She has also had major impact on the field of feminist political geography, in particular feminist geopolitics.In 2015, the International Feminist Journal of Politics, in conjunction with the academic publisher Taylor & Francis, created the Cynthia Enloe Award "in honour of Cynthia Enloe's pioneering feminist research into international politics and political economy, and her considerable contribution to building a more inclusive feminist scholarly community."	Guest
Lina Khatib Dr. Lina Khatib is an authority on the Middle East. Her research focuses on the international relations of the Middle East, Islamist groups and security, political transitions and foreign policy, with special attention to the Syrian conflict. Currently, she is Director of the Middle East Institute at SOAS University of London. She also writes the weekly Middle East newsletter for the World Politics Review.Previously, Khatib was director of the Middle East and North Africa Programme at Chatham House, and was director of the Carnegie Middle East Center. Before that, she co-founded and led the Program on Arab Reform and Democracy at Stanford University’s Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law.Khatib has two books and has co-authored, edited, or co-edited four other books. She is a frequent writer and commentator on current affairs in the Middle East, with appearances on channels like CNN and BBC and op-eds in outlets such as Foreign Policy, TIME, Foreign Affairs, and the Guardian.Khatib is also a musician nad visual artist. Her work has been exhibited internationally, including in group shows like Newtopia: The State of Human Rights (Mechelen, 2012) and a solo show, 24 Hours on Hamra Street (London, 2018). She is currently developing a theatrical piece on politics and society in the Middle East.	Guest
David Courtwright Dr. David T. Courtwright is a historian who specializes in drug history. He writes about violence, political and policy history, aviation, and frontier environments. He is a Professor at the University of North Florida, where he teaches medical, U.S., and world history.Courtwright's first book, "Addicts Who Survived: An Oral History of Narcotic Use in America before 1965," was published in 2012. He has published seven books, including his most recent, "The Age of Addiction: How Bad Habits Became Big Business," which was published in 2019.Dr. Courtwright received his B.A. in English from the University of Kansas and his Ph.D. in History from Rice University.	Guest