Events
The Price of Freedom and Democracy: Defiant Bahrainis and the Arab Spring
December 01, 2011 // 2:00pm — 6:00pm
Nabeel Rajab, president of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights receives the 2011 Ion Ratiu Democracy Award.
Male Leaders Speak: Critical Strategies for Combatting Gender-Based Violence
November 22, 2011 // 12:00pm — 1:00pm
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.
Engaging Faith-Based Organizations in the Response to Maternal Mortality
November 16, 2011 // 12:00pm — 2:00pm
Faith-based organizations (FBOs) are often at the frontline of healthcare in developing countries and have networks in the most remote regions. This panel discussion highlighted the successes and challenges of FBOs in the field.
Egypt's Parliamentary Elections: Expectations and Challenges
November 15, 2011 // 9:00am — 11:00am
The initiation of the Egyptian parliamentary elections on November 28 presented a critical test for Egypt's fragile transition to democratic rule and was watched closely throughout the region and the world.
Why Iran Negotiates as it Does
October 28, 2011 // 12:00pm — 1:30pm
With Shahram Chubin, Former Public Policy Scholar, Woodrow Wilson Center and Nonresident Senior Associate, Nuclear Policy Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
CWIHP Hosts International Conference on Iran-Iraq War with the National Defense University Conflict Records Research Center
October 26, 2011 // 9:45am — October 27, 2011 // 4:00pm
This conference is being held in connection with the release, by the National Defense University and CWIHP, of a new collection of documents detailing conversations between Saddam Hussein and his generals and officials during the Iran-Iraq War.
The Iran-Iraq War: The View from Baghdad
October 25, 2011 // 4:30pm — 6:00pm
Exclusive interviews with Mansour Farhang, David Newton, and William Miller on what they think newly-released Iraqi government documents and recorded conversations from Saddam Hussein mean for the retrospective view of the eight-year conflict.
The Israeli Domestic Scene after the "Spring," "Summer," and "September"
October 14, 2011 // 12:00pm — 1:00pm
Golan spoke about the domestic political implications in Israel of the Arab Spring revolutions, the Israel Summer Social Justice Protest, and the Palestinian September UN bid for recognition.
Bahrain: the Forgotten Uprising in the Arab Spring
October 04, 2011 // 12:00pm — 1:00pm
As the Arab Spring has swept across much of the Middle East and North Africa, large-scale popular protests have been generally absent in the Persian Gulf except in Bahrain where massive demonstrations have been met simultaneously with a strict government crackdown on dissent and only limited promises of reform. Al-Khawaja discussed the prospects for change in Bahrain, the current status of the protest movement, and options for U.S. policy in this regard.
Iran: Turmoil at Home, Assertiveness Abroad?
September 30, 2011 // 9:00am — 1:00pm
Six leading Iran experts discussed the country’s domestic and international developments since the contested 2009 presidential elections, looking at how the Iranian regime has managed its internal political, economic, and social affairs as well as its foreign policy.
