Middle East and North Africa Events
The Bush Administration's Decision for War in Iraq, 2003
April 27, 2011 // 4:00pm — 5:30pm
History and Public Policy Program
Wilson Center Public Policy Scholar Melvyn P. Leffler will review prevailing interpretations and suggest how his current research may refine our understanding of the decision to intervene militarily in Iraq in 2003.
Iran Primer V: U.S. Policy Considerations
April 27, 2011 // 12:00pm — 1:15pm
Middle East Program
This meeting is the fifth in a meeting series on subjects covered in a recently published book, The Iran Primer, edited by USIP-Wilson Center Distinguished Scholar Robin Wright. The two panelists provide an overview of U.S. policy considerations regarding Iran as well as offer context and analysis for what lies ahead. They also discuss Iran as a possible new driver for U.S. policy within the context of the recent developments in the region since The Iran Primer was published in December 2010.
A Conversation with Shaikh Ahmed bin Mohamed Al-Khalifa
April 19, 2011 // 2:30pm — 3:30pm
Middle East Program
Shaikh Ahmed bin Mohamed Al-Khalifa, Minister of Finance, Kingdom of Bahrain
Iraqi Women Leaders in Engineering and Applied Sciences
April 19, 2011 // 10:00am — 11:30am
Middle East Program
May Kassir, Lecturer, University of Technology, Baghdad; Visiting Scholar, University of California-San Diego; Mais Mohammed, Assistant Lecturer, Engineering College, University of Baghdad; Visiting Scholar, Caltech; Rawia Salih, Assistant Lecturer, College of Science, University of Baghdad; Visiting Scholar, Smith College
Saudi Arabia: The Kingdom Strikes Back
April 13, 2011 // 12:00pm — 1:00pm
Middle East Program
David Ottaway, Senior Scholar, Woodrow Wilson Center and former Bureau Chief, Washington Post, Cairo
The Political Situation in Lebanon with an Eye on What is Happening in Syria
April 11, 2011 // 12:00pm — 1:00pm
Middle East Program
May Chidiac, Professor, Prominent Lebanese Media and National Figure
Voices from Palestine: Women Leaders Speak on Peace and Security
April 07, 2011 // 1:30pm — 3:00pm
Middle East Program
Cairo Arafat, Government Media Center, Prime Minister's Office; Naila Ayesh, Director, Women's Affairs Training and Research Center; Amal Hadweh, former Program Manager, UN Refugee and Works Agency, West Bank; Enas H. H. Nazal, Financial Planning Department Manager, Strategic Planning Department, Ministry of the Interior, Palestinian National Authority; Moderator: Carla Koppell, Director, The Institute for Inclusive Security
Youth Activism, the January 25 Revolution, and Egypt's Transition
April 06, 2011 // 3:00pm — 4:30pm
Middle East Program
Esraa Abdel Fattah, Leading Egyptian democracy and human rights activist; Jason Brownlee, Fellow, Woodrow Wilson Center and Associate Professor, Department of Government, University of Texas at Austin; Stephen McInerney, Executive Director, Project on Middle East Democracy (POMED)
Iran: From Civil Society Protest to Political Alternative?
April 04, 2011 // 12:00pm — 1:00pm
Middle East Program
Roberto Toscano, Public Policy Scholar, Woodrow Wilson Center and Former Italian Ambassador to India and to Iran
New Media and Political Change in Egypt: Causes, Implications and Communication Strategies
March 30, 2011 // 12:00pm — 1:00pm
Middle East Program
Sahar Mohamed Khamis, Assistant Professor of Communication and Affiliate Professor of Women's Studies, University of Maryland