Middle East Roundtable
Director: Richard W. Murphy
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.
Publications
Meetings
Roundtable Meeting
A Conversation with Norman Pattiz
Presider: Shibley Telhami, Anwar Sadat Professor for Peace and Development, University of Maryland
Panelist: Richard W. Murphy, Council on Foreign Relations
Speaker: Norman Pattiz, Member, Broadcasting Board of Governors, Chairman and Founder, Westwood One
November 18, 2003
Contact Kareem Idriss at 212-434-9680 or kidriss@cfr.org
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Requirements for Palestinian Refugee Resettlement
Presider: Richard W. Murphy, Council on Foreign Relations
Speakers: Geoffrey Aronson, Foundation for Middle East Peace
Muhammad Muslih, Long Island University
March 20, 2003
Contact Sarah Saghir at 212-434-9492 or ssaghir@cfr.org
General Meeting
Iraq and the UN
Presider: Richard W. Murphy
Speaker: Han Von Sponeck, Former UN Humanitarian Affairs Coordinator in Iraq
May 22, 2002
Contact: Sarah Saghir at 212-434-9627 or ssaghir@cfr.org
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Democracy and Islam in Turkey
Presider: Richard W. Murphy
Speaker: Tayyip Erdogan, Ak Parti
February 4, 2002
Roundtable Meeting
America's Response to Terrorism: Fundamentalist Movements in Africa
Presiders: Gwendolyn Mikell
Rachel Bronson
Speaker: John Voll, Center for Muslim/Christian Understanding, Georgetown University
December 5, 2001
Contact: Sandra enimil: 212-434-9670 or senimil@cfr.org
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Anti-Terrorism Policy, Retaliation, and the Phenomenon of the Suicide Bomber: Lessons from Israel and America
Presider: Henry Siegman
Speaker: Ariel Merari, Tel Aviv University
October 15, 2001
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America’s Response to Terrorism: Assessing the Threat
Presider: Kenneth M. Pollack
Speaker: Paul Pillar, National Intelligence Office for the Near East and south Asia
October 3, 2001
National Program Meeting
Bringing Israelis and Palestinians Back to the Negotiating Table
Panelist: Mel Levine, Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
Speaker: Judith Kipper
August 28, 2001
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.
Roundtable Meeting
Palestinian Refugees and the Peace Process: The Role of Multilateral Refugee Working Group
Presider: Richard W. Murphy
Speakers: Michael Molloy, Foreign Ministry Canada
Rex Brynen, McGill University
May 24, 2001
General Meeting
Trip to the Center for Strategic Studies of the University of Jordan
May 21, 2001
Roundtable Meeting
The Palestinian Refugee Issue in the Quest for Middle East Peace
Presider: Richard W. Murphy, Hasib J. Sabbagh Senior Fellow for the Middle East, and Director, Middle East Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
Speakers: Rosemary Hollis, Royal Institute of International Affairs
Nadim Shehadi, Oxford University
May 15, 2001
Contact: Negar Katirai 212-434-9627 or nkatirai@cfr.org
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The Palestinian Refugee Issue in the Quest for Middle East Peace (Washington, DC)
Presider: Richard W. Murphy, Hasib J. Sabbagh Senior Fellow for the Middle East, and Director, Middle East Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
Speakers: Rosemary Hollis, Royal Institute of International Affairs
Nadim Shehadi, Oxford University
May 14, 2001
Contact: Negar Katirai 212-434-9627 or nkatirai@cfr.org
Roundtable Meeting
The Future of Palestinian Refugees: The Palestinian Perspective
Presider: Richard W. Murphy
Speakers: Salim Tamari, Institute of Jerusalem Studies
Khalil Shikaki, Palestine Center for Policy and Survey Research
April 26, 2001
General Meeting
The Future of the Caspian Sea Region
Presider: Richard W. Murphy, Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations
Speakers: Howard Chase, BP-Amoco
Elizabeth Jones, U.S. Department of State
April 24, 2001
Roundtable Meeting
Pakistan, Militant Islam, and Its Neighbors
Speaker: Akbar Ahmed, Professor, Princeton University
December 5, 2000
Roundtable Meeting
South Asia: Today and Tomorrow
Panelist: Phillips Talbot, President Emeritus, Asia Society
Speaker: Inder Kumar Gujral, Former Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of India
November 9, 2000
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.
Roundtable Meeting
India and Its Neighbors
Speaker: Inder Kumar Gujral, Former P.M. and Foreign Minister
November 9, 2000
National Program Meeting
Is Peace at Hand in the Middle East?
Discussant: Laurie Brand, Professor, School of International Relations, University of Southern California
Panelist: Michael Parks, Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Pacific Council on International Policy
Speaker: Judith Kipper, Director, Middle East Forum, Council on Foreign Relations
August 28, 2000
Roundtable Meeting
Islamist Movements and U.S. Foreign Policy
Presider: Richard W. Murphy, Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations
Speaker: Ahmad Moussalli, American University of Beirut
June 7, 2000
Roundtable Meeting
The European Union: A Context for Resolution of the Cyprus Problem?
Presiders: Richard W. Murphy, Hasib J. Sabbagh Senior Fellow for the Middle East, and Director, Middle East Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
Radha Kumar, Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations
Speakers: Lellos Demetriades, Mayor of Nicosia
Nelson Ledsky, National Democratic Institute
April 6, 2000
Roundtable Meeting
Post-Coup Politics in South Asia: Democracy, Islam and the Bomb
Speaker: Najam Sethi, Reporter, Friday Times
November 23, 1999
Roundtable Meeting
Iraq and the Kurds: Status and Prospects
Presider: Phebe A. Marr
Speaker: Jalal Talabani, Patriotic Union of Kurdistan
September 24, 1999
General Meeting
Afghanistan: Are the Wars Over?
Presider: Deborah S. Amos, Correspondent, ABC-News
Speakers: Ahmed Rashid, Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Preventive Action, Far Eastern Economic Review/The Daily Telegraph
Antonio Donini, United Nations
Barnett R. Rubin, Council on Foreign Relations
December 14, 1998
Does the Taliban's control of most of Afghanistan signal a continuation of or an end to regional conflict?
Roundtable Meeting
Revising Israeli History: The Debate about 1948
Presider: Richard W. Murphy
Speakers: Michael D. McCurry, University of Chicago
Avi Shlaim, Oxford University
December 8, 1998
Roundtable Meeting
Artistic Expression in Contemporary Iran: Women Filmmakers on Islam, Gender, and Cinema
Presider: Hamid Dabashi
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
November 18, 1998
Roundtable Meeting
A New Era in Iran's Domestic and Foreign Policies
Presider: Farhad Kazemi
Speaker: Ebrahim Yazdi, Freedom Movement of Iran
November 10, 1998
Roundtable Meeting
Algeria's Crisis: Roles and Responsibilities
Presider: Lisa Anderson
Speakers: Rula Khalaf, Financial Times, Embassy of France to the United States
Herre Magro, Independent Consultant
Mona Yacoubian
February 3, 1998
Roundtable Meeting
Reflections on the Jordanian Elections
Presider: Judith Kipper
Speakers: Rami Khouri, Jordan Time
Adnan Abu Odeh, Center for Strategic and International Studies
November 12, 1997
Roundtable Meeting
Lebanon and the Peace Process
Presider: Richard W. Murphy
Speaker: Fares Bouez, Foreign Ministry, Lebanon
September 29, 1997
Roundtable Meeting
The Refah (Welfare) Party and Turkish Foreign Policy
Presider: Matthew Nimitz
Speaker: Abdullah Gul, Minister of State, Turkey
February 26, 1997
Roundtable Meeting
Recent Political Developments in Iran
Presider: Farhad Kazemi
Speaker: Bijan Khajehpour, Iran Focus (journal)
February 12, 1997
Roundtable Meeting
State of Affairs and Affairs of State in Turkey
Presider: Richard W. Murphy
Speaker: Dogu Ergil, Ankara University, Turkey
November 22, 1996
Roundtable Meeting
Iraq: What Went Wrong in the Safe Haven?
Presider: Phebe A. Marr
Speakers: Ahmad Chalabi, President, Iraqi National Congress
Chibli Mallat, St. Josephs University, Lebanon
Barham Saleh, Patriotic Union of Kurdistan
Hoshyar Zibari, Kurdistan Democratic Party
October 18, 1996
Saudi Arabia on the Edge
American Force
The Struggle for Egypt
