Roundtable on Reform in the Arab and Islamic World
July 1, 2004 - Present
Since September 11, 2001, U.S.-Middle East policy has sought to promote reform in the Arab and Islamic World as a U.S. national security priority. This Roundtable series sheds light on the complex issues that the countries of the Middle East present and explores the different avenues available to U.S. policymakers seeking to promote change in that region. By drawing on the experience of a variety of speakers with particular expertise on social, political, and economic reform, women’s issues, education, and the media, this Roundtable series intends to enrich the current debate on reform promotion in the Arab world with a range of top-tier perspectives and policy recommendations in an informal discussion setting.
Meetings
Roundtable on Reform in the Arab and Islamic World: Domestic Developments in Turkey
Roundtable Meeting
February 14, 2008
Related Project: Roundtable on Reform in the Arab and Islamic World
| Presider: | Steven A. Cook, Douglas Dillon Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations |
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| Speaker: | Ahmet Evin, Dean of Arts and Social Sciences, Sabanci University |
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Roundtable on Reform in the Arab and Islamic World: Endless Stalemate? Lebanon's Political Crisis and Its Aftermath
Roundtable Meeting
January 17, 2008
Related Project: Roundtable on Reform in the Arab and Islamic World
| Presider: | Steven A. Cook, Douglas Dillon Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations |
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| Speaker: | Nadim S. Houry, Researcher, Lebanon and Syria, Middle East/North Africa, Human Rights Watch |
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Roundtable on Reform in the Arab and Islamic World: The European Union and Iran
Roundtable Meeting
December 20, 2007
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| Presider: | Steven A. Cook, Douglas Dillon Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations |
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| Speaker: | Emanuele Ottolenghi, Executive Director, The Transatlantic Institute |
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Roundtable on Reform in the Arab and Islamic World: Turkey's Legislative and Presidential Elections
Roundtable Meeting
October 9, 2007
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| Presider: | Steven A. Cook, Douglas Dillon Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations |
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| Speaker: | Umit Cizre, Professor, International Relations, Bilkent University |
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Roundtable on Reform in the Arab and Islamic World: A Conversation with David Shearer
Roundtable Meeting
June 21, 2007
Related Project: Roundtable on Reform in the Arab and Islamic World
| Speakers: | Steven A. Cook, Douglas Dillon Fellow, The Council on Foreign Relations |
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| David Shearer, Chief Coordinator for Humanitarian Affairs, United Nations |
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Roundtable on Reform in the Arab and Islamic World: A Conversation with Egemen Bagis
Roundtable Meeting
June 15, 2007
Related Project: Roundtable on Reform in the Arab and Islamic World
| Speakers: | Steven A. Cook, Douglas Dillon Fellow, The Council on Foreign Relations |
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| Egemen Bagis, Foreign Policy Advisor to the Prime Minister, Turkish Parliament |
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Roundtable on Reform in the Arab and Islamic World: Turkey's Political Battle - Secularism vs. Democracy
Roundtable Meeting
May 25, 2007
Related Project: Roundtable on Reform in the Arab and Islamic World
| Speakers: | Steven A. Cook, Douglas Dillon Fellow, The Council on Foreign Relations |
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| Mustafa Akyol, Intercultural Dialogue Platform |
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Roundtable on Reform in the Arab and Islamic World: Update on Turkey - A Conversation with Egemen Bagis
Roundtable Meeting
March 15, 2007
Related Project: Roundtable on Reform in the Arab and Islamic World
| Presider: | Steven A. Cook, Douglas Dillon Fellow, The Council on Foreign Relations |
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| Speaker: | Egemen Bagis, Foreign Policy Advisor to the Prime Minister, Turkish Parliament |
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Roundtable on Reform in the Arab and Islamic World: The Many Faces of Political Islam
Roundtable Meeting
March 6, 2007
Related Project: Roundtable on Reform in the Arab and Islamic World
| Speakers: | Steven A. Cook, Douglas Dillon Fellow, The Council on Foreign Relations |
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| Mohammed Ayoob, James Madison College, Michigan State University |
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Roundtable on Reform in the Arab and Islamic World: Trapped in the War on Terror - A Conversation with Ian Lustick
Roundtable Meeting
November 15, 2006
Related Project: Roundtable on Reform in the Arab and Islamic World
| Speaker: | Ian S. Lustick, University of Pennsylvania |
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| Presider: | Steven A. Cook, Council on Foreign Relations |
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Europe and the Middle East
Roundtable Meeting
March 21, 2005
Related Project: Roundtable on Reform in the Arab and Islamic World
| Presider: | Steven A. Cook |
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| Speaker: | Emanuele Ottolenghi, Visiting Scholar, American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research and,, Leone Ginzburg Research Fellow in Israel Studies, Oxford University |
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This meeting was made possible by the generous support of the German Marshall Fund of the United States.
Turkey Between Brussels and Baghdad
Roundtable Meeting
June 17, 2004
Related Project: Roundtable on Reform in the Arab and Islamic World
| Presider: | Steven A. Cook, Next Generation Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations |
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| Speaker: | Soner Cagaptay, Coordinator, Turkish Research Program, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy |
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