Professor to speak on Middle East

CAMDEN COUNTY

Professor to speak on U.S. role

in Middle East, foreign policy

GLOUCESTER TWP. A Kent State University political science professor will examine the United States' role in the Middle East, exploring President Obama's foreign-policy options in a talk Thursday at Camden County College.

Steven Hook will deliver the talk, "U.S. Foreign Policy in the Middle East: Obama's Uphill Battle," at 7 p.m. in the Connector Building on the college's Blackwood campus at College Drive and Peter Cheeseman Road.

Hook, the author of U.S. Foreign Policy: The Paradox of World Power, will also "explore the sentiments of a war-weary American public," according to a news release from the school.

The free, public event is also being sponsored by the University of Pennsylvania's Middle East Center. Registration is required, by phone at 856-227-7200, ext. 4333, or CCLRregistrations@camdencc.edu

- Jonathan Lai