Middle East Forum

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Middle East Forum: A Critical Look at U.S. Efforts in Iraq - Counterinsurgency and Security Strategy

Speaker: James Gavrilis, Politico-Military Planner, The Pentagon
Presider: Judith Kipper, Director, Middle East Forum, Council on Foreign Relations
April 7, 2006

12:00 - 2:00 p.m.

Roundtable Meeting

Middle East Forum: A Conversation with Taher Helmy

Speaker: Taher Helmy, American Chamber of Commerce in Egypt
Presider: Judith Kipper
March 13, 2006

Conference

Middle East Forum: The Jeddah Economic Forum (Jeddah, Saudi Arabia)

February 11, 2006 - February 13, 2006

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Is the Geneva Initiative a Destination for the Roadmap?
Presider: Tamara C. Wittes, Saban Center for Middle East Policy, The Brookings Institution
Speakers: Salah Shafi, Gaza Community Mental Health Programme
Amnon Lipkin-Shahak, Former Chief of Staff, Israel Defense Forces
Nabil Amr, Palestinian Legislative Council
Daniel Levy, Lead Israeli Drafter of the Geneva Initiative
Ghaith Al-Omari, Lead Palestinian Drafter of the Geneva Initiative
February 9, 2004

Roundtable Meeting

Palestinian Committee for Peace and Reform
Presider: Judith Kipper
Speakers: Walid Al-Najjab, Management Consulting Services Company
Suheil Gedeon, The Palestinian American Chamber of Commerce
Samer Khoury, Consolidated Contractors Company
Tarek Aggad, Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld
Munzer Khalidi
Nabil Qaddumi
George R. Salem
September 30, 2003

General Meeting

Pakistan in Peril? Assessing the Impact of a War with Iraq
Presider: Pamela Constable, Deputy Foreign Editor, The Washington Post
Speakers: Husain Haqqani, Visiting Fellow, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Teresita Schaffer, Director, South Asia Project, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Karl F. Inderfurth, Professor of the Practice of International Affairs, George Washington University
March 20, 2003

Cosponsored with the Council's Washington Program

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Meeting with Barhim Salih
Presider: Judith Kipper
Speaker: Barhim Salih, Patriotic Union of Kurdistan
March 14, 2003

General Meeting

Iraqi Perspective: Iraq’s Destiny Postwar and Post-Saddam
Presider: Judith Kipper, Director, Middle East Forum
Speakers: Rend Francke, Executive Director, Iraq Foundation
Najeeb Al Salihi, General (Ret)., Iraqi Officers Movement
Jalal Talabani, Washington Representative, Patriotic Union of Kurdistan
March 12, 2003

Cosponsored with the Council's Washington Program

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Assessing the Threat: Security Challenges in the Middle East and South Asia
Presider: Judith Kipper
Speaker: Paul Pillar, Counter-Terrorism Center, Central Intelligence Agency
March 7, 2003

General Meeting

After the Elections: Where Does Israel Go From Here?
Presider: Peter Rosenblatt, Partner, Heller and Rosenblatt
Speakers: David Makovsky, Senior Fellow, Washington Institute for Near East Policy
Yossi Shain, Professor, Government Department, Georgetown University
January 30, 2003

Roundtable Meeting

Meeting with Ibrahim Kamel, Ph.D.
Presider: Judith Kipper
Speaker: Ibrahim Kamel, Kato Aromatic
January 24, 2003

Roundtable Meeting

North Korea's Nuclear Threat: Implications for Proliferation and Energy Policy
Presider: William F. Martin, Washington Policy and Analysis, Inc.
Speaker: Daniel Poneman, The Scowcroft Group
December 12, 2002

General Meeting

Back to the Future: How Will the Global Economy and Oil Markets Respond to a War in Iraq?
Presider: Alice Rivlin, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution and Cohen Professor, New School University, New York
Speakers: Lawrence Meyer, Distinguished Scholar, Center for Strategic & International Studies
James Placke, Senior Associate, Cambridge Energy Research Associates
December 9, 2002

Cosponsored with the Council's Corporate Affairs and Washington Programs

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What Arabs Think: Values, Beliefs & Political Concerns
Presider: Barbara Slavin, USA Today
Speakers: Christopher W.S. Ross, U.S. Department of State
James J. Zogby, Arab American Institute
December 2, 2002

Roundtable Meeting

Afghanistan: Challenges and Threats to National Security
Presider: Judith Kipper
Speaker: Zalmai Rassoul, State of Afghanistan
November 20, 2002

General Meeting

Arab Human Development Report 2002: Creating Opportunities for Future Generations
Presider: Judith Kipper, Director, Middle East Forum, Council on Foreign Relations
Speakers: Rima Khalaf Hunaidi, Assistant Secretary General, Regional Director, Regional Bureau for Arab States United Nations Development Programme
Elizabeth L. Cheney, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs, U.S. Department of State
November 19, 2002

Cosponsored with the Council's Washington Program

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An Update from the West Bank and Gaza: Palestinian Reform, Israel's Elections, and the U.S. Roadmap
Presider: Judith Kipper
Speaker: Khalil Shakaki, Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research
November 13, 2002

Roundtable Meeting

Roundtable on Saudi Arabia
Presider: Bernard Dunn
November 12, 2002

Roundtable Meeting

United States Relations With The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Presider: Judith Kipper
Speakers: Lubna S. Olayan, The Olayan Group
Khaled Al-Maeena, Arab News
Khalil Al Khalil
November 12, 2002

Roundtable Meeting

Turkey--A Key NATO Ally: Domestic & Foreign Challenges
Presider: Kenneth M. Pollack
November 6, 2002

General Meeting

Strategic Priorities in the Middle East: From the Arab-Israeli Conflict to Iraq
Presider: Robert L. Gallucci, Dean, Georgetown University, School of Foreign Service
Speaker: Anthony C. Zinni, USMC (Ret.); former Commander, U.S. Central Command
October 10, 2002

Cosponsored with the Corporate Affairs and Washington Meetings Programs.

General Meeting

Jordan's Perspective: A Plan of Action for Advancing the Peace Process
Presider: Edward P. Djerejian, Director, James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy
Speaker: Marwan Jamil Muasher, Foreign Minister of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
September 23, 2002

Cosponsored with the Council's Washington Program

General Meeting

Israel's Search for Peace
Presider: Robert S. Strauss, Senior Partner, Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld LLP
Speaker: Shimon Peres, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Israel
September 13, 2002

General Meeting

An American Perspective on Saudi Arabia: Are We in Crisis?
Presider: Judith Kipper
Speaker: Robert W. Jordan, United States Ambassador to Saudi Arabia
February 7, 2002

Cosponsored with the Council's Washington Program

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How Reauthorizing ILSA Will Impact on U.S. Energy Security?
Speakers: Robert H. Pelletreau, Chairman, Energy Security Group
William F. Martin
July 10, 2001

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Iran's Presidential Elections: Impact on Prospects for U.S.-Iranian Dialogue
Presider: Judith Kipper, Director, Middle East Forum, Council on FOreign Relations
Speakers: Azadeh Moaveni, Journalist, Time magazine, Economist, Intelligence Unit, Al Ahram Weekly
Siamak Namazi, Director, Business Consulting, Atieh Bahar; Editor, Iran Focus; Managing Editor, Iran Quarterly
June 28, 2001

Cosponsored with the Council's Corporate Affairs Program

General Meeting

Turkey in Crisis: On the Verge of Collapse or Change?
Presider: Ellen Laipson, Vice Chairman, National Intelligence Council
Speaker: Cengiz Çandar, Senior Political Columnist, Yeni Safak (New Dawn)
March 27, 2001

Cosponsored with the Council's Washington Program

General Meeting

Afghanistan: A Taliban Perspective
Presider: Selig S. Harrison, Senior Fellow, The Century Foundation
Speaker: Sayed Rahmatullah, Taliban Islamic Movement
March 20, 2001

Cosponsored with the Council's Washington Program

Roundtable Meeting

Reviving the Peace Process: Palestinian Expectations of the Bush Administrations
Presider: Nicholas A. Veliotes, American Academy of Diplomacy
Speaker: Hanan D. Ashrawi, Palestinian Legislative Council
February 14, 2001

Roundtable Meeting

A Conversation with H.E. Habib Ben Yahia
Presider: Judith Kipper
Speaker: Habib Ben Yahia, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Tunisia
February 9, 2001

General Meeting

Videoconference with Ariel Sharon
Presider: Judith Kipper, Director, Middle East Forum, Council on Foreign Relations
Speaker: Ariel Sharon, Chairman, Likud Party, Israel
January 24, 2001

This meeting will be on the record.

This meeting is cosponsored by the Council's Middle East Forum.

**Please Note: Chairman Sharon will be speaking from Tel Aviv.

This meeting will be videoconferenced to the Council in D.C. and N.Y.**

General Meeting

Videoconference with Ehud Barak
Speaker: Ehud Barak, Prime Minster, Israel
January 8, 2001

Prime Minister Barak will address the Council and respond to members’ questions via videoconference from Jerusalem.

Roundtable Meeting

Challenges for the New Administration in the Middle East and South Asia
Speaker: Anthony C. Zinni, U.S.Marine Corps and United States Central Command
December 11, 2000

Roundtable Meeting

Challenges for the Next Administration in the Middle East and South Asia
Presider: Robert S. Strauss, Former U.S. Ambassador to Russia, U.S. Department of State
Speaker: Anthony C. Zinni, Former Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Central Command Chairman
December 11, 2000

Roundtable Meeting

Threats and Challenges in the Middle East and South Asia
Speaker: Anthony C. Zinni, General, U.S. Marine Corps (Ret.); former Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Central Command; Chairman, Middle East Forum, Council on Foreign Relations
December 11, 2000

This event is hosted by Robert S. Strauss in honor of General Zinni.

Roundtable Meeting

How Is Israel Weathering the Storm? Domestic Politics and Prospects for New Negotiations
Presider: Daniel L. Schorr, Senior News Analyst, National Public Radio
Speaker: Hirsch Goodman, Senior Research Fellow, Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies, Tel Aviv University
November 14, 2000

General Meeting

Persian Mirrors: The Elusive Face of Iran
Presider: Toby T. Gati, Senior International Adviser, Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld
Speaker: Elaine Sciolino, Senior Writer, New York Times
November 13, 2000

Cosponsored by the Council's Middle East Forum

General Meeting

A Conversation with Yassir Arafat
Presider: Frank W. Sesno, Vice President and Washington Bureau Chief, CNN
Speaker: Yasir Arafat, President, Palestinian Authority
November 9, 2000

General Meeting

Crisis in the Middle East: From Violence to Negotiations
Presiders: Frank W. Sesno, Presider in Washington; Vice President and Washington Bureau Chief, CNN
Henry Siegman, Presider in New York; Senior Fellow and Director, U.S./Middle East Project, Council on Foreign Relations
Speaker: Yasir Arafat, President, Palestinian Authority
November 9, 2000

Cosponsored with the Council's New Meetings Program

General Meeting

Energy Security as a Foreign Policy Priority: Challenges for the New Administration
Presider: Robert G. Kaiser, Associate Editor and Senior Correspondent, The Washington Post
Speakers: Robert A. Manning, C.V. Starr Senior Fellow and Director, Asia Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
Edward L. Morse, Former Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Energy Policy, U.S. Department of State (1978-81); Executive Adviser, Hess Energy Trading Company, LLC
William F. Martin, Former Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Energy (1986-88); Chairman, Washington Policy and Analysis, Inc.
November 1, 2000

Cosponsored with the Council's Corporate Affairs and Washington Programs.

Roundtable Meeting

Is Palestinian-Israeli Peace a Shattered Dream? A Palestinian Perspective on Getting Back to Negotiations
Presider: Judith Kipper, Director, Middle East Forum, Council on Foreign Relations
Speaker: Hanan D. Ashrawi, Secretary-General, MIFTAH; Member, Palestinian Legislative Council
October 30, 2000

General Meeting

Crisis in the Middle East: The Agony and Rage of the Israelis and the Palestinians
Presider: Judith Kipper, Director, Middle East Forum, Council on Foreign Relations
Speakers: Khalil Jahshan, President, National American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee
David Makovsky, Senior Fellow, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
October 27, 2000

Cosponsored with the Council's Washington Program

General Meeting

Islam at a Crossroads: Understanding Islamic Movements a Generation after the Iranian Revolution
Presider: Robin L. Raphel, Senior Vice President, National Defense University
Speakers: Geneive Abdo, Correspondent, The Guardian and The Economist
Robin Wright, Chief Diplomatic Correspondent, The Los Angeles Times
October 25, 2000

Roundtable Meeting

The Crisis in the Middle East
Introductory Speaker: Henry Siegman
Presider: Judith Kipper
Speakers: Khalil Jahshan, Pepperdine University
David Makovsky, Washington Institute for Near East Policy
Raghida Dergham, Al-Hayat
Malcolm I. Hoenlein, Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations
October 23, 2000

Roundtable Meeting

Crisis in the Middle East: Assessing the Damage
Speakers: Judith Kipper
James Jobgy
Stephen Peter Rosen
October 19, 2000

Roundtable Meeting

Is This an Energy Crisis? High Prices and the Global Market
Presider: William F. Martin, Chairman, Middle East Forum Energy Security Group; Chairman, Washington Policy and Analysis, Inc.
Speaker: Vahan Zanoyan, President & Chief Executive Officer, The Petroleum Finance Company
October 10, 2000

General Meeting

U.S.-Middle East Relations: Perspectives on the Past, Present, and Future Relationship
Presider: Robin Wright, Chief Diplomatic Corrspondent, The Los Angeles Times
Speakers: Robert H. Pelletreau, Former Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern/South Asian Affairs (1994-97); Partner, Afridi, Angell & Pelletreau, LLP
Nicholas A. Veliotes, Former Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern/South Asian Affairs (1981-84);, American Academy of Diplomacy
George C. McGhee, Former Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern/South Asian Affairs (1949-51), Foundation for Middle East Peace
John Kelly, Former Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern/South Asian Affairs (1989-91); President, John Kelly Consulting, Inc., Asia Society
Lucius D. Battle, Former Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern/South Asian Affairs (1967-68); President, Sisco Associates
Phillips Talbot, Former Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern/South Asian Affairs (1961-65); President Emeritus, James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy, Rice University
Joseph J. Sisco, Former Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern/South Asian Affairs (1969-74); Partner
Edward P. Djerejian, Former Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern/South Asian Affairs (1991-93); Director
September 12, 2000

This meeting is cosponsored by the Middle East Forum.

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A Conversation on the Middle East Peace Process
Speakers: Henry Siegman, Senior Fellow and Director, U.S./Middle East Project, Council on Foreign Relations
Richard W. Murphy, Hasib J. Sabbagh Senior Fellow for the Middle East and Director, Middle East Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
Judith Kipper, Director, Middle East Forum, Council on Foreign Relations
June 13, 2000

Roundtable Meeting

Assessing the Threats in the Middle East and South Asia: U.S. Security Challenges and Responses
Presider: Sherri W. Goodman, Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Environmental Security, U.S. Department of Defense
Speaker: Anthony C. Zinni, General (USMC); Commander in Chief, U.S. Central Command, U.S. Marine Corps
June 2, 2000

Roundtable Meeting

Pakistan: Geopolitics and Economic Development
Presider: Judith Kipper, Director, Middle East Forum, Council on Foreign Relations
Speaker: Shaukat Aziz, Minister of Finance, Pakistan
April 21, 2000

Roundtable Meeting

Taliban: What Is the Threat? Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Central Asia
Presider: Christopher Isham, Senior Producer, Investigative Unit, ABC News
Speaker: Ahmed Rashid, Correspondent, Far Eastern Economic Review
April 13, 2000

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Israel's Security and Regional Peace
Presider: Robert S. Strauss, Senior Partner, Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld
Speaker: David Ivry, Ambassador of Israel to the United States
March 24, 2000

David Ivry, Israel's Ambassador to the United States since January 2000, was Israel's National Security Advisor and Head of the National Security Council during 1999. He served as Principal Assistant Minister of Defense for Strategic Affairs (1996-1999); Director-General, Ministry of Defense (1986-1999) and simultaneously as head of the Inter-Ministerial Steering Committee on Arms Control and head of Israel's delegation to the Multilateral Working Group on Arms Control and Regional Security. As Major General and Commander of the Israel Air Force (19771-1982), he commanded the IAF during Operation Peace for the Galilee and directed the destruction of the Osirak nuclear reactor in Iraq. A recipient of many awards including the Legion of Merit by the United States Air Force, Ivry served on the Board of Israel Aircraft Industries, El Al, and Technion University.

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Syria and the Peace Process: Domestic and Foreign Policy
Presider: Judith Kipper, Director, Middle East Forum, Council on Foreign Relations
Speakers: Christopher W.S. Ross, Executive Director, Search for Common Ground in the Middle East
Hisham Melhem, Correspondent, As-Safir, Al-Qabas, and Radio Monte Carlo
March 21, 2000

Christopher W. Ross served as Ambassador to Syria (1991-1998) and to Algeria (1988-1991). During his distinguished 30-year government career, he served in Lebanon, Libya, Morocco and in Washington, including as Special Assistant to the Presidential Emissaries to Lebanon and the Middle East. A graduate of Princeton, he received his MA from SAIS, John Hopkins University.

Hisham Melham, a frequent commentator on the Lehrer News Hour and other national and international media outlets, participated in the PBS Frontline special, The Mind of Saddam Hussein. He is the author of Dual Containment, the Demise of A Fallacy. A philosophy graduate of Villanova University, he joined the Philosophy Department at Georgetown University prior to becoming a full-time journalist.

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Iran's Elections: How Domestic and Foreign Policy May Change
Presider: Elaine Sciolino, Senior Writer, New York Times; Author, Persian Mirrors: The Elusive Face of Iran (forthcoming)
Speakers: Siamak Namazi, Editor, Iran Focus and Iran Quarterly Report
Hadi Semati, Professor, Tehran University
March 16, 2000

Roundtable Meeting

Jerusalem: Thinking About Possibilities
Presider: Robert Leiber, Professor, Department of Government, Georgetown University
Speaker: Daniel Seidemann, Legal Adviser, Ir Shalem
February 10, 2000

Roundtable Meeting

Palestinian Politics and Prerogatives for Peace
Presider: George R. Salem, Partner, Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld
Speaker: Khalil Shikaki, Director of Projects, Center for Palestine Research and Studies
January 24, 2000

Roundtable Meeting

Palestinian Perspectives on Peace
Presider: Lee H. Hamilton, Director, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Speaker: Yasir Arafat, President, Palestinian Authority
January 20, 2000

Roundtable Meeting

Israel—The Revised Edition
Presider: Judith Kipper, Director, Middle East Forum, Council on Foreign Relations
Speaker: Avi Shlaim, Professor of International Relations; Fellow, St. Antony's College, Oxford University
January 13, 2000

Roundtable Meeting

Assessing the Iraqi Opposition - A Work in Progress
Presider: Judith Kipper, Director, Middle East Forum, Council on Foreign Relations
Speaker: Francis J. Ricciardone, Special Coordinator for the Transition of Iraq, U.S. Department of State
December 13, 1999

Roundtable Meeting

Discussion with Massoud Barzani
Presider: Phebe A. Marr
Speaker: Massoud Barzani, President, Kurdish Democratic Party
September 14, 1999

Roundtable Meeting

Jerusalem and Final Status
Presider: Judith Kipper, Director, Middle East Forum, Council on Foreign Relations
Speaker: Faisal Husseini, Member, Executive Committee of the Palestinian Liberation Organization and Minister, Jerusalem File for the Palestinian National Authority
June 16, 1999

Roundtable Meeting

Jerusalem and Final Status Issues
Presider: Judith Kipper, Director, Middle East Forum, Council on Foreign Relations
Speaker: Faisal Husseini, Member, Executive Committee of the Palestinian Liberation Organization and Minister, Jerusalem File for the Palestine National Authority
June 16, 1999

Roundtable Meeting

Israel's Elections: How Internal Divisions Influence Peace
Presider: Judith Kipper, Director, Middle East Forum, Council on Foreign Relations
Speakers: Dov S. Zakheim, Corporate Vice President, System Planning Corporation; Chief Executive Office, SPC Corporation
Amos Perlmutter, Professor of Political Science and Sociology, American University
June 1, 1999

Roundtable Meeting

A Palestinian State: How to Negotiate Final Status
Presider: Judith Kipper
Speaker: Hanan D. Ashrawi, Former Minister Higher Education, Palestinian National Authority
May 12, 1999

Roundtable Meeting

A Palestinian State: How to Negotiate Final Status
Presider: Judith Kipper, Director, Middle East Forum, Council on Foreign Relations
Speaker: Hanan D. Ashrawi, Former Minister of Higher Education, Palestinian Authority
May 12, 1999

Roundtable Meeting

Iraq and the United Nations: Decison Making in the Security Council
Presider: Judith Kipper, Director, Middle East Forum, Council on Foreign Relations
Speaker: Sir Jeremy Greenstock, (KCMG), United Kingdom Permanent Representative to the United Nations
March 25, 1999

Roundtable Meeting

Negotiations and the Dilemma of May 4th: To Declare a Palestinian State or Not
Presider: Judith Kipper, Director, Middle East Forum, Council on Foreign Relations
Speaker: Saeb Erakat, Minister of Local Governments, Palestinian Authority
March 22, 1999

Roundtable Meeting

Food for Oil in Iraq: Does Its Implementation Work for the Regime or for the Iraqi People?
Presider: Thomas W. Lippman, Diplomatic Correspondent, The Washington Post
Speaker: Denis J. Halliday, Former U.N. Assistant Secretary-General and Humanitarian Coordinator for Iraq
March 4, 1999

Roundtable Meeting

The Politics of Turkey's Kurdish Problem
Presider: The Honorable Morton I. Abramowitz, Senior Fellow, The Century Foundation, Council on Foreign Relations
Speakers: Nicole Pope, Co-Author, Turkey Unveiled: Ataturk and After
Henri J. Barkey, Policy Planning Staff, U.S. Department of State
February 25, 1999

Roundtable Meeting

Upgrading the U.S.-Israel Strategic Relationship: A Review of the New Wye Agreement
Presider: Peter W. Rodman, Director, National Security Programs, The Nixon Center
Speaker: Uzi Arad, Foreign Policy Adviser to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
February 22, 1999

Roundtable Meeting

UNSCOM's Mandate to Disarm Iraq: Past Achievements and Current Challenges
Presider: William Rogers, Senior Partner, Arnold and Porter
Speaker: Richard Butler, former Executive Chairman, United Nations Special Commission; Diplomat-in-Residence, Council on Foreign Relations
January 28, 1999

Roundtable Meeting

Israel and the Palestinians: New Historical Perspectives on the Events of 1948
Presider: Richard W. Murphy, Hasib J. Sabbagh Senior Fellow for the Middle East, Council on Foreign Relations
Speakers: Avi Shlaim, Professor of International Relations and Fellow, St. Antony's College, Oxford University
Rashid I. Khalidi, Professor of Middle East History and Director, Center for International Studies, University of Chicago
December 9, 1998

Roundtable Meeting

Afghanistan's Taliban: Regional Threats and Links
Presider: Teresita Schaffer, Director, South Asia Project, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Speaker: Olivier Roy, Senior Researcher, French National Center for Scientific Research
December 1, 1998

Roundtable Meeting

An Israeli Participant's Assessment from Wye to Final Status Negotiations
Presider: Alfred L. Atherton Jr., Executive Director, Search for Common Ground
Speaker: Zalman Shoval, Ambassador of Israel to the United States
October 29, 1998

Roundtable Meeting

The Middle East Peace Process: A View from Europe
Presider: Richard W. Murphy, Hasib J. Sabbagh Senior Fellow for the Middle East, Council on Foreign Relations
Speaker: Miguel Angel Moratinos, European Union Special Envoy to the Middle East Peace Process
September 28, 1998

Roundtable Meeting

Afghanistan's Challenge to the United States
Presider: Judith Kipper, Director, Middle East Forum, Council on Foreign Relations
Speakers: Charles E. Santos, Term Member and International Affairs Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations
Barnett R. Rubin, Senior Fellow and Director of the Center for Preventive Action, Council on Foreign Relations
September 15, 1998

Roundtable Meeting

Meeting with the Prime Minister of Lebanon
Presider: Judith Kipper
Speaker: Rafik Hariri, Prime Minister, Lebanon
June 18, 1998

Roundtable Meeting

United States Central Command: Military and National Security Developments
Presider: P.X. Kelley, USMC (Ret.)
Speaker: Anthony C. Zinni, U.S.Marine Corps and United States Central Command
June 17, 1998

Roundtable Meeting

A Palestinian Voice for Peace
Presider: Stephen S. Rosenfeld
Speaker: Faisal Husseini, Palestinian Authority
May 7, 1998

Roundtable Meeting

Breaking the Deadlock: Security and Coexistence for Israel and the Palestinians
Presider: Richard M. Fairbanks III
Speaker: Ariel Sharon, Minister of National Infrastructure, Israel
May 6, 1998

Roundtable Meeting

Egypt's Economic Recovery
Presider: Robert H. Pelletreau Jr.
Speaker: Youssef Boutros, Minister of Economy, Egypt
April 16, 1998

Roundtable Meeting

Iraq: Mounting a Challenge to the Status Quo
Presider: Judith Kipper
Speaker: Ahmad Chalabi, President, Iraqi National Congress
March 10, 1998

Roundtable Meeting

'Jerusalem: City of Heaven': A Special Screening and Panel Discussion
Presider: Judith Kipper
January 26, 1998

Roundtable Meeting

Special Meeting with Yasir Arafat
Presider: Judith Kipper
Speaker: Yasir Arafat, President, Palestinian Authority
January 23, 1998

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