Middle Eastern Studies Roundtable Series
Director: Elliott Abrams, Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies
May 2009 - Present
Conflict in the Middle East has been near the top of the American foreign policy agenda for a half century. Through discussions with academic experts and especially with current and former government officials, this roundtable series aims to inform the debate surrounding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as well as other challenges facing the region. These roundtables discuss developments in the region and the goals and impact of U.S. actions, with an eye to deepening understanding of the Middle East and analyzing how to make U.S. foreign policy more effective.
Publications
Meetings
Roundtable Meeting
Morocco and the Arab Spring
Speaker: His Excellency Rachad Bouhlal, Ambassador, Kingdom of Morocco
Presider: Elliott Abrams, Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
March 13, 2012
Roundtable Meeting
UNESCO, Palestine, and the UN System
Speaker: Irina Bokova, Director General, UNESCO
Presiders: Stewart M. Patrick, Senior Fellow and Director, International Institutions and Global Governance Program, Council on Foreign Relations
Elliott Abrams, Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
December 16, 2011
Roundtable Meeting
Tunisia's Challenge: A Conversation with Rashed Ghannouchi
Speaker: Rashed Ghannouchi, Co-founder, Ennahda Movement
Presider: Elliott Abrams, Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
November 30, 2011
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Dan Schueftan on Israel and the Palestinians
Speaker: Dan Schueftan, University of Haifa
Presider: Elliott Abrams, Council on Foreign Relations
October 26, 2011
Roundtable Meeting
Israel and the UN: A Conversation with Israeli Ambassador Ron Prosor
Speaker: His Excellency Ron Prosor, Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations
Presider: Elliott Abrams, Council on Foreign Relations
October 17, 2011
Roundtable Meeting
A Conversation with Ambassador Yaacov Amitai
Speaker: Ambassador Yaacov Amitai, Incoming Israeli Ambassador to Egypt
Presider: Elliott Abrams, Council on Foreign Relations
September 14, 2011
Roundtable Meeting
The Crisis In Syria
Speakers: Ammar Abdulhamid, Tharwa Foundation
Radwan Ziadeh, George Washington University
Amr Al-Azm, Shawnee State University
Presider: Elliott Abrams, Council on Foreign Relations
July 20, 2011
Roundtable Meeting
Peace and the Peace Process: A Conversation with Shalom Tourgeman
Speaker: Shalom Tourgeman, Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya
Presider: Elliott Abrams, Council on Foreign Relations
December 16, 2010
Roundtable Meeting
The Situation in Lebanon and Its Consequences for the Region
Speaker: Terje Rød-Larsen, International Peace Institute
Presider: Elliott Abrams, Council on Foreign Relations
November 30, 2010
Roundtable Meeting
Lebanon and Syria Update
Speakers: Lee Smith, The Weekly Standard
Andrew Tabler, Washington Institute for Near East Policy
Mona Yacoubian, United States Institute of Peace
Presider: Elliott Abrams, Council on Foreign Relations
November 30, 2010
Roundtable Meeting
The Friends of Israel Initiative
Speakers: H.E. José María Aznar, Former President of the Government of Spain
H.E. Alejandro Toledo, Former President of the Republic of Peru
Andrew Roberts, Historian and Writer
Presider: Elliott Abrams, Council on Foreign Relations
September 15, 2010
Roundtable Meeting
Israel and the UN
Speaker: H.E. Gabriela Shalev, Former Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations
Presider: Elliott Abrams, Council on Foreign Relations
September 13, 2010
Roundtable Meeting
A Conversation with Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat
Speaker: Nir Barkat, Mayor of Jerusalem
Presider: Elliott Abrams, Council on Foreign Relations
May 27, 2010
Roundtable Meeting
Syria and Lebanon Today: A Conversation with Michael Young
Speaker: Michael Young, Daily Star
Presider: Elliott Abrams, Council on Foreign Relations
April 28, 2010
Roundtable Meeting
Security in the West Bank: A Conversation with MG Gadi Shamni
Speaker: Major General Ghadi Shamni, Israeli Central Command
Presider: Elliott Abrams, Council on Foreign Relations
March 23, 2010
Roundtable Meeting
A Discussion with Ambassador Sallai Meridor
Speaker: Sallai Meridor, Embassy of Israel
Presider: Elliott Abrams, Council on Foreign Relations
May 14, 2009
Roundtable Meeting
A Discussion with Ed Husain
Speaker: Ed Husain, Quilliam
Presider: Elliott Abrams, Council on Foreign Relations
May 5, 2009
