The Arabs: A History
Speaker: Eugene Rogan
March 10, 2010
Drone Attacks on the Quetta Shura? Pros and Cons
Speakers: Selig S. Harrison, Ahmar Mustikhan, Andrew Eiva, Raja Karthikeya, Ashraf Kakar, Marvin Weinbaum
March 5, 2010
Inside the Taliban
Speakers: Alex Strick van Linschoten, Felix Kuehn
March 3, 2010
Pakistan's Counterinsurgency Strategies:What's Working and What's Not
Speaker: Haider Mullick
February 24, 2010
Writing on Culture: The Missing Factor in Discussions on the Middle East
Speaker: Andrea Rugh
February 23, 2010
The Khamenei-Ahmadinejad Regime and the Challenge of the Iranian Opposition
Speakers: Ali Alfoneh, Alex Vatanka
February 3, 2010
Russian-Iranian Relations in the Obama Era
Speaker: Dr. Mark N. Katz
January 28, 2010
The Status and Fate of the Palestinian-Arab Minority in Israel
Speakers: As’ad Ghanem, Sammy Smooha
January 27, 2010
Addressing the Crisis in Yemen: Strategies and Solutions
Speakers: Thomas Krajeski, David Newton,
January 21, 2010
Reforming Radical Islam: The Moroccan Model
Speaker: Dr. Mohsine El Ahmadi
January 14, 2010
Saudi Arabia: The New Dynamics
Speaker: Thomas W. Lippman
December 16, 2009
While the World Slept: The Impact of the Bush Years on the Middle East
Speaker: Claude Salhani
December 1, 2009
Negotiating with Iran: Wrestling with the Ghosts of History
Speaker: John W. Limbert
November 23, 2009
Iran, the United States, Israel and Nuclear Weapons: Can Diplomacy Work?
Speaker: Trita Parsi, PhD
November 20, 2009
A Conversation on Turkish Foreign and Domestic Politics
Speaker: Prof. Dr. İlter Turan
November 18, 2009
Israel, Palestine, the United States, and the Middle East
Speaker: William R. Polk
November 12, 2009
MEI 63rd Annual Conference Podcasts
Middle East Institute 63rd Annual Conference
Banquet, November 9, 2009
Introduction
Speaker: Wendy Chamberlin
Keynote Address
Speaker: Zalmay Khalilzad
Award presentation to Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish
Speakers: Abbas S. “Eddy” Zuaiter, Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish
Conference, November 10, 2009
Introduction
Speaker: Wendy Chamberlin
Keynote Address
Speaker: William Burns
Panel I: Assessing the Iranian Nuclear Challenge
Speakers: Robert Einhorn, Karim Sadjadpour, Hans Blix, James Woolsey, Robin Wright
Panel II: Toward an Enhanced Gulf Security Framework
Speakers: Robert Hunter, Sami Alfaraj, Kevin Cosgriff, Emile Hokayem, Ellen Laipson
Panel III: Iraq in 2020
Speakers: Michael Corbin, Rend al-Rahim Francke, Ali Allawi, James Dobbins, Deborah Amos
Panel IV: Arab-Israeli Peace and the Domestic Political Obstacles
Speakers: Daniel Kurtzer, Daniel Levy, Khalil Shikaki, Murhaf Jouejati, Toni Verstandig
The Village of Ghajar: An Examination of the Syria-Lebanon-Israel Tri-Border Region
Speaker: Asher Kaufman
October 27, 2009
Egypt after Mubarak: Challenges and Opportunities in Egyptian Politics
Speaker: Bruce K. Rutherford
October 22, 2009
Saudi Women Today
Speaker: Saudi Sociologist Mona AlMunajjed
October 20, 2009
Turkish Foreign Policy between Ideology and Realpolitik
Speaker: Dr. Ibrahim Kalin
October 9, 2009
The Implications of the Final Election Results in Afghanistan for US Strategic Interests
Speakers: William Maley, Rani Mullen, Marvin Weinbaum
October 8, 2009
Gulf Capital and Islamic Finance: The Rise of New Global Players
Speaker: Aamir A. Rehman
October 6, 2009
The Role of Turkey in the Interplay between Islam and Europe
Speaker: Prof. Dr. Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu
October 2, 2009
What Does the Kurdish Opening in Turkey Entail? Comparative and Political Perspectives
Speakers: Assoc. Prof. Murat Somer and Prof. Dr. Kemal Kirişci
October 1, 2009
Who Speaks For the Palestinians at the Negotiating Table?
Speaker: Helena Cobban
September 24, 2009
Gulf Security and the Procurement Future: Challenges and Issues
Speaker: Roby C. Barrett
September 15, 2009
Israeli-Arab Peace Negotiations: What Works and What Doesn’t
Speakers: Ilan Peleg Paul Scham
September 11, 2009
Comparing the Politics of GCC Oil Booms and Busts
Speaker: Steffen Hertog
August 31, 2009
A Briefing on Kuwait and Gulf Affairs with the U.S. Ambassador to Kuwait
Speaker: Ambassador Deborah Jones
August 27, 2009
Development Challenges in Pakistan
Speaker: Dr. Shamsh Kassim-Lakha
August 19, 2009
Iraq and the Kurds: Trouble Along the Trigger Line
Speaker: Joost Hiltermann
August 18, 2009
The Arab-Israeli Peace Process from an Egyptian Perspective
Speaker: Abdel Moneim Said
August 13, 2009
Kurdistan After the Elections: A Discussion with Qubad Talabani
Speaker: Qubad Talabani
August 11, 2009
President Obama's Trip to Cairo and Middle East Initiative
Speaker: Howard Schneider
July 30, 2009
The Iranian Elections and the Struggle for Democratic Change
Speakers: Mariam Memarsadeghi, Akbar Atri
July 29, 2009
Militant Extremism in South Asia: Time to Resolve Kashmir
July 22, 2009
The Impact of Iran’s Protest Movement on Arab Civil Society
July 21, 2009
Shifting Dynamics in Iran: Growing Clerical Rifts and the Militarization of Iranian Politics in the Wake of the Disputed Elections
July 6, 2009
A View of the Current Situation in the Swat Valley and Waziristan
July 6, 2009
After the Fire: The United States and Iraq
June 29, 2009
A View from the Front Lines: The Condition of Pakistan's Internally Displaced
June 25, 2009
Stranger's Notebook: Poems
June 19, 2009
Stopping the Taliban: The View of Imran Khan
June 18, 2009
The 2009 Lebanon Elections: Outcomes and Implications
June 10, 2009
After the Visits What Next for Middle East Peace
June 1, 2009
Pakistan Civilian Democracy and the Role of Opposition Parties
May 19, 2009
Jew, Zionist, Israeli: A Clarification of Terms
May 18, 2009
The Future of US Syria Relations
May 1, 2009
Arab Citizens of Israel: Caught in the Crossfire?
April 24, 2009