Iraq "Pretty Devastated" as US Leaves: Prof. Vikash Yadav '91

December 21, 2011

As the United States ends its military mission in Iraq, Vikash Yadav says, "I think it's good that we are leaving, but I'm not sure what the scenario will look like once we do leave." An associate professor of political science at Hobart and William Smith Colleges and 1991 graduate of DePauw University, Dr. Yadav is cited in an article in New York's Finger Lakes Times. "We're leaving a country that is pretty devastated," he notes.

"It was a very troubling decision to go to war, and we knew we were moving to a region when it would be a very difficult time to be there," Yadav adds.

Access the article at the newspaper's website.

Yadav's work is in the field of international relations with specializations in international political economy, comparative political economy and political theory. After receiving a bachelor's degree in history from DePauw, he earned a master's degree in social science from the University of Chicago and a Ph.D. in political science from the University of Pennsylvania.

Source: Finger Lakes Times (NY)

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