Middle East and North Africa Events
An Assessment of Iran’s Upcoming Parliamentary Elections
February 09, 2012 // 12:00pm — 1:15pm
Middle East Program
Hosein Ghazian, an expert on the electoral process, presented a preview of the March 2 Iranian parliamentary elections.
A Single Roll of the Dice: Obama’s Diplomacy with Iran
February 01, 2012 // 12:00pm — 1:00pm
Middle East Program
Trita Parsi discussed his latest book, focusing on the state of the Obama administration’s diplomatic relations with Iran, how a series of diplomatic failures led to the current state of affairs, and the steps that must be taken moving forward.
Saddam Hussein’s Ba‘th Party: Inside an Authoritarian Regime
January 23, 2012 // 12:00pm — 1:00pm
Middle East Program
Author Joseph Sassoon translated and analyzed the documents that form the basis of this revealing book about Saddam Hussein’s Ba‘th Party which came to power in 1968 and remained for 35 years, until the 2003 U.S. invasion.
The Transformation of the Middle East: Challenge and Response of the International Community
January 18, 2012 // 11:00am — 12:00pm
Middle East Program
A Director's Forum with Ambassador Peter Wittig, Permanent Representative of Germany to the United Nations
Justice Iranian Style: Tehran's Extrajudicial Assassinations
January 12, 2012 // 12:00pm — 1:00pm
Middle East Program
Roya Hakakian, an Iranian-American poet, writer, and journalist, discussed the Mykonos Restaurant assassination of 1992, in Berlin in which three exiled Kurdish-Iranian opposition leaders were killed, and its effects on Iran’s relationship with the West, as well as the case’s impact on Iran’s extrajudicial assassination program.
Opium Nation: Child Brides, Drug Lords, and One Woman's Journey Through Afghanistan
January 10, 2012 // 9:00am — 10:00am
Middle East Program
Journalist and author Fariba Nawa discussed her recently published book, Opium Nation, as well as the role of women in the drug trade in Afghanistan and within Afghan society during the war led by the United States.
Enemies or Allies in the New Middle East? Turkey, Iran, and Saudi Arabia
December 19, 2011 // 12:00pm — 1:30pm
Middle East Program
Three Middle East experts discussed the complicated and changing relationships between Turkey, Iran, and Saudi Arabia in the post-Arab Spring environment.
The Impact of the Israeli/Palestinian Conflict on the Arab and Jewish Diasporas in Latin America
December 09, 2011 // 9:00am — 10:30am
Middle East Program
Kaufman’s study builds on previously explored interactions among the homeland, diasporas, and the host country by highlighting the actual and potential links among both Arab and Jewish communities specifically in Latin America and their relation to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
In the Middle of the Storm: Development and Governance in the Arab World
December 06, 2011 // 9:00am — 2:00pm
Middle East Program
"A year has passed, and the state of play remains uncertain. Spring has turned to autumn, and autumn to winter," said IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde during a conference on the gap between development and governance in the Arab world.
Male Leaders Speak: Critical Strategies for Combatting Gender-Based Violence
November 22, 2011 // 12:00pm — 1:00pm
Middle East Program
Panelists discussed the importance of male engagement and the roles men and boys can play in effectively combating Gender-Based Violence (GBV). Held to launch the 16 days of activism against gender violence (Nov. 25 – Dec. 10), this conversation featured four of the world’s foremost male spokespeople for gender equality and women’s empowerment.