Roundtable Series on Global Islamic Politics

Roundtable

Director:	Vali R. Nasr, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies

October 2007 - Present

The challenges facing the Muslim world occupy the forefront of U.S. foreign policy. The roundtable series on Global Islamic Politics facilitates discussion and debate on key issues that will shape the direction of politics in the Muslim world in the coming years and their ensuing impact on U.S. foreign policy. Roundtables are held in both New York and Washington, DC, ensuring a wide mix of participants working in policymaking, government, business, media, and academia. Sessions will address the implications of the changing balance of power in the Middle East, the future of radical Islam in Europe, as well as Hezbollah and Iran.

Meetings

Roundtable Series on Global Islamic Politics: What Iranians Think - The Attitudes and Political Views of the Revolution's Second Generation

Roundtable Meeting

April 16, 2008

Presider:	Vali R. Nasr, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
Speaker:	Farhad Khosrokhavar, Visiting Professor, Yale University

Roundtable Series on Global Islamic Politics: Dubai and the Emerging Economics of the Persian Gulf: Prospects and Threats

Roundtable Meeting

March 5, 2008

Presider:	Vali R. Nasr, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
Speakers:	Fareed Mohamedi, Partner and Head, Markets and Country Strategy Group, PFC Energy
	Jean-Francois Seznec, Visiting Associate Professor, Center for Contemporary Arab Studies, Georgetown University

Roundtable Series on Global Islamic Politics: The Growing Crises in Afghanistan and Pakistan - New Challenges for U.S. Policy

Roundtable Meeting

February 6, 2008

Presider:	Vali R. Nasr, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
Speakers:	Mumtaz Ahmad, Professor of Political Science, Hampton University
	J. Alexander Thier, Senior Rule of Law Adviser, U.S. Institute of Peace

Roundtable Series on Global Islamic Politics: Hezbollah and Iran

Roundtable Meeting

December 4, 2007

Presider:	Vali R. Nasr, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
Speakers:	Houchang E. Chehabi, Professor of International Relations and History, Boston University
	Augustus Richard Norton, Professor of International Relations and Anthropology, Boston University

Roundtable Series on Global Islamic Politics: The Implications of the Changing Balance of Power in the Middle East

Roundtable Meeting

October 9, 2007

Presider:	Vali R. Nasr, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
Speakers:	F. Gregory Gause III, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Vermont
	Jon B. Alterman, Director, Middle East Program, Center for Strategic & International Studies

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