Study Group Details


764: *CANCELLED* The "Eastern Question": Then and Now

Thursday
9:45 - 11:15
Starting September 22
In-Person

The Eastern Question—European great powers' relations with the Ottoman Empire, the "sick man of Europe"—dominated European diplomacy during the 18th and 19th centuries. Many historians believe that the Eastern Question ended with the outcome of World War I, and the demise and later division of the Ottoman Empire into 40 independent countries. But did it? This course contends that the legacy of the Ottoman Empire and the geo-strategic factors of the Eastern Question are still being played out today in this very volatile region of the Middle East, the Balkans, the Caucasus, and the Black Sea.


This study group is a repeat with revisions
Class Type: Lecture and Discussion
Class Format: In-Person
Hours of Reading: No required reading

Study Group Leader(s):

Elizabeth Shelton

Elizabeth W. Shelton retired from the State Department after a career of nearly 30 years as a Foreign Service Officer. She served in Thailand, Malaysia, Nigeria, Turkey (both in Istanbul and Adana in the southeast), Azerbaijan, the UN, and Albania. She earned a Doctor of Liberal Studies degree at Georgetown University.