YETIV ON VOICE OF AMERICA TUESDAY

Steve A. Yetiv, associate professor of political science at Old Dominion University and an expert on Middle Eastern affairs, was quoted in a news item Tuesday on the international broadcast news outlet Voice of America.

The story, about the upsurge in violence in Iraq and the threat the Shiite and Sunni militants pose to the U.S. and coalition forces, aired Tuesday. A link to streamed audio, as well as a written transcript, of the report is available on the Web at: http://www.voanews.com/Focus/article.cfm?objectID=E2B893FE-2E6A-4044-9F56E824D2984194&title=Violence%20in%20Iraq%20Expected%20to%20Increase%20as%20Sovereignty%20Transfer%20Date%20Nears.

Yetiv is the author of the recent book "Explaining Foreign Policy: U.S. Decision-Making and the Persian Gulf War" (The Johns Hopkins University Press). More information is available on the Web at http://www.press.jhu.edu/books/title_pages/3358.html.

The story can also be found on the VOA Web site at http://www.voanews.com/focus under a link to news about Iraqi insurgents.