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| Director: | Richard W. Murphy |
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October 1, 1993 - June 30, 2004
This New York-based series analyzes topical issues in the Middle East and their affect on American policy concerns. Meetings will focus on the status of Palestinian refugees and their role in the Middle East Peace Process. The Roundtable also concentrates on U.S. relations with Iran and the U.S. military action against Iraq.
Meetings
A Conversation with Norman Pattiz
Related Project: Middle East Roundtable
| Presider: | Shibley Telhami, Anwar Sadat Professor for Peace and Development, University of Maryland |
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| Panelist: | Richard W. Murphy, Council on Foreign Relations |
| Speaker: | Norman Pattiz, Member, Broadcasting Board of Governors, Chairman and Founder, Westwood One |
Contact Kareem Idriss at 212-434-9680 or kidriss@cfr.org
Requirements for Palestinian Refugee Resettlement
Related Project: Middle East Roundtable
| Presider: | Richard W. Murphy, Council on Foreign Relations |
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| Speakers: | Geoffrey Aronson, Foundation for Middle East Peace |
| Muhammad Muslih, Long Island University |
Contact Sarah Saghir at 212-434-9492 or ssaghir@cfr.org
Iraq and the UN
Related Project: Middle East Roundtable
| Presider: | Richard W. Murphy |
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| Speaker: | Han Von Sponeck, Former UN Humanitarian Affairs Coordinator in Iraq |
Contact: Sarah Saghir at 212-434-9627 or ssaghir@cfr.org
Democracy and Islam in Turkey
Related Project: Middle East Roundtable
| Presider: | Richard W. Murphy |
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| Speaker: | Tayyip Erdogan, Ak Parti |
America's Response to Terrorism: Fundamentalist Movements in Africa
Related Projects: Africa Roundtable Series, Middle East Roundtable
| Presiders: | Gwendolyn Mikell |
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| Rachel Bronson | |
| Speaker: | John Voll, Center for Muslim/Christian Understanding, Georgetown University |
Contact: Sandra enimil: 212-434-9670 or senimil@cfr.org
Anti-Terrorism Policy, Retaliation, and the Phenomenon of the Suicide Bomber: Lessons from Israel and America
Related Project: Middle East Roundtable
| Presider: | Henry Siegman |
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| Speaker: | Ariel Merari, Tel Aviv University |
America’s Response to Terrorism: Assessing the Threat
Related Project: Middle East Roundtable
| Presider: | Kenneth M. Pollack |
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| Speaker: | Paul Pillar, National Intelligence Office for the Near East and south Asia |
Bringing Israelis and Palestinians Back to the Negotiating Table
Related Project: Middle East Roundtable
| Panelist: | Mel Levine, Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher |
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| Speaker: | Judith Kipper |
Any hope of agreement between Israelis and Palestinians has slowly slipped away over the past year and confidence on both sides has been severely damaged. Judith Kipper will discuss if it is possible for the Israelis and Palestinians to reengage in negotiations.
Palestinian Refugees and the Peace Process: The Role of Multilateral Refugee Working Group
Related Project: Middle East Roundtable
| Presider: | Richard W. Murphy |
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| Speakers: | Michael Molloy, Foreign Ministry Canada |
| Rex Brynen, McGill University |
Trip to the Center for Strategic Studies of the University of Jordan
Related Project: Middle East Roundtable
The Palestinian Refugee Issue in the Quest for Middle East Peace
Related Project: Middle East Roundtable
| Presider: | Richard W. Murphy, Hasib J. Sabbagh Senior Fellow for the Middle East, and Director, Middle East Studies, Council on Foreign Relations |
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| Speakers: | Rosemary Hollis, Royal Institute of International Affairs |
| Nadim Shehadi, Oxford University |
Contact: Negar Katirai 212-434-9627 or nkatirai@cfr.org
The Palestinian Refugee Issue in the Quest for Middle East Peace (Washington, DC)
Related Project: Middle East Roundtable
| Presider: | Richard W. Murphy, Hasib J. Sabbagh Senior Fellow for the Middle East, and Director, Middle East Studies, Council on Foreign Relations |
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| Speakers: | Rosemary Hollis, Royal Institute of International Affairs |
| Nadim Shehadi, Oxford University |
Contact: Negar Katirai 212-434-9627 or nkatirai@cfr.org
The Future of Palestinian Refugees: The Palestinian Perspective
Related Project: Middle East Roundtable
| Presider: | Richard W. Murphy |
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| Speakers: | Salim Tamari, Institute of Jerusalem Studies |
| Khalil Shikaki, Palestine Center for Policy and Survey Research |
The Future of the Caspian Sea Region
Related Project: Middle East Roundtable
| Presider: | Richard W. Murphy, Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations |
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| Speakers: | Howard Chase, BP-Amoco |
| Elizabeth Jones, U.S. Department of State |
Pakistan, Militant Islam, and Its Neighbors
Related Project: Middle East Roundtable
| Speaker: | Akbar Ahmed, Professor, Princeton University |
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India and Its Neighbors
Related Project: Middle East Roundtable
| Speaker: | Inder Kumar Gujral, Former P.M. and Foreign Minister |
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South Asia: Today and Tomorrow
Related Project: Middle East Roundtable
| Panelist: | Phillips Talbot, President Emeritus, Asia Society |
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| Speaker: | Inder Kumar Gujral, Former Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of India |
Former Prime Minister Gujral will discuss the history and future of India's foreign policy. He will be focusing on India's relations with its neighbors.
To reserve a place, please email Negar Katirai at nkatirai@cfr.org.
Is Peace at Hand in the Middle East?
Related Project: Middle East Roundtable
| Discussant: | Laurie Brand, Professor, School of International Relations, University of Southern California |
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| Panelist: | Michael Parks, Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Pacific Council on International Policy |
| Speaker: | Judith Kipper, Director, Middle East Forum, Council on Foreign Relations |
Islamist Movements and U.S. Foreign Policy
Related Project: Middle East Roundtable
| Presider: | Richard W. Murphy, Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations |
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| Speaker: | Ahmad Moussalli, American University of Beirut |
The European Union: A Context for Resolution of the Cyprus Problem?
Related Projects: Roundtable on Ethnic Conflict, Middle East Roundtable
| Presiders: | Richard W. Murphy, Hasib J. Sabbagh Senior Fellow for the Middle East, and Director, Middle East Studies, Council on Foreign Relations |
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| Radha Kumar, Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations | |
| Speakers: | Lellos Demetriades, Mayor of Nicosia |
| Nelson Ledsky, National Democratic Institute |
Post-Coup Politics in South Asia: Democracy, Islam and the Bomb
Related Project: Middle East Roundtable
| Speaker: | Najam Sethi, Reporter, Friday Times |
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Iraq and the Kurds: Status and Prospects
Related Project: Middle East Roundtable
| Presider: | Phebe A. Marr |
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| Speaker: | Jalal Talabani, Patriotic Union of Kurdistan |
Afghanistan: Are the Wars Over?
Related Project: Middle East Roundtable
| Presider: | Deborah Amos, Correspondent, ABC-News |
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| Speakers: | Ahmed Rashid, Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Preventive Action, Far Eastern Economic Review/The Daily Telegraph |
| Antonio Donini, United Nations | |
| Dr. Barnett R. Rubin, Council on Foreign Relations |
Does the Taliban's control of most of Afghanistan signal a continuation of or an end to regional conflict?
Revising Israeli History: The Debate about 1948
Related Project: Middle East Roundtable
| Presider: | Richard W. Murphy |
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| Speakers: | Michael D. McCurry, University of Chicago |
| Avi Shlaim, Oxford University |
Artistic Expression in Contemporary Iran: Women Filmmakers on Islam, Gender, and Cinema
Related Project: Middle East Roundtable
| Presider: | Hamid Dabashi |
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| Speakers: | Tahmineh Milani, Director |
| Fereshleh Taerpour, Producer and Production Manager | |
| Shirin Vahidi, Film Editor | |
| Farimah Farjami, Actress | |
| Niki Karimi, Actress | |
| Malak Djahan Khazai, Art Director and Product Designer |
A New Era in Iran's Domestic and Foreign Policies
Related Project: Middle East Roundtable
| Presider: | Farhad Kazemi |
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| Speaker: | Ebrahim Yazdi, Freedom Movement of Iran |
Algeria's Crisis: Roles and Responsibilities
Related Project: Middle East Roundtable
| Presider: | Lisa Anderson |
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| Speakers: | Rula Khalaf, Financial Times, Embassy of France to the United States |
| Herre Magro, Independent Consultant | |
| Mona Yacoubian |
Reflections on the Jordanian Elections
Related Project: Middle East Roundtable
| Presider: | Judith Kipper |
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| Speakers: | Rami Khouri, Jordan Time |
| Adnan Abu Odeh, Center for Strategic and International Studies |
Lebanon and the Peace Process
Related Project: Middle East Roundtable
| Presider: | Richard W. Murphy |
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| Speaker: | Fares Bouez, Foreign Ministry, Lebanon |
The Refah (Welfare) Party and Turkish Foreign Policy
Related Project: Middle East Roundtable
| Presider: | Matthew Nimitz |
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| Speaker: | Abdullah Gul, Minister of State, Turkey |
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For more information on the David Rockefeller Studies Program, contact:
Gary Samore
Vice President, Director of Studies, and Maurice R. Greenberg Chair
+1.212.434.9627
gsamore@cfr.org
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Director of the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for
Geoeconomic Studies, Deputy Director of Studies, and Paul A. Volcker Senior
Fellow for International Economics
smallaby@cfr.org
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