Roundtable on Middle Eastern Politics--Distinctive Voices
This roundtable series engages scholars with a unique perspective on issues of law, democracy, and Islam in the context of the current state of affairs in the Middle East.
Meetings
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Of Justice and Drones: Foreign Policy, War Powers, and the Supreme Court
May 26, 2010
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Secret War: Israeli Intelligence, Iran, and Beyond
Speaker:
Ronen Bergman, Yedioth AhronothPresider:
Noah Feldman, Council on Foreign RelationsThis meeting is not for attribution.
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Are We Actually Leaving Iraq? The View After the Elections
Speaker:
Noah Feldman, Council on Foreign RelationsPresider:
Samuel Rascoff, New York UniversityThis meeting is not for attribution.
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Speakers:
Joshua Muravchik, Visiting Scholar, Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University, Mohsen Sazegara, Journalist and Political ActivistPresider:
Noah Feldman, Adjunct Senior Fellow, CFRThis meeting is not for attribution.
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Obama and the Middle East: The Multiple Battles of Moderates
Speaker:
Raghida Dergham, Al HayatPresider:
Noah Feldman, Council on Foreign RelationsThis meeting is not for attribution.
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What Publics in Egypt, Iran, and Turkey Say About Shari'a and Democracy
Speaker:
Dalia Mogahed, Gallup Center for Muslim StudiesPresider:
Daniel Senor, Council on Foreign RelationsThis meeting is not for attribution.
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Israeli Policy and the Question of Ideology
Speaker:
Avraham Burg, Former Speaker, Israeli KnessetPresider:
Noah Feldman, Council on Foreign RelationsThis meeting is not for attribution.
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The Surge in Afghanistan: Are We Misreading the Lessons from Iraq?
November 21, 2008
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Engaging from Strength: International Institutions and the Iran Question
Speakers:
Noah Feldman, Adjunct Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations, Matthew C. Waxman, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Law and U.S. Foreign Policy, Council on Foreign RelationsPresider:
Nader Mousavizadeh, The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.This meeting is not for attribution.
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Lebanon: Plain Fractured, Failing, or Failed State?
Presider:
Noah Feldman, Adjunct Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign RelationsSpeaker:
Hisham Melhem, Washington Bureau Chief, Al Arabiya News ChannelThis meeting is not for attribution.
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Morocco in Transition: Its Current Challenges
Presider:
Noah Feldman, Adjunct Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign RelationsSpeaker:
Aboubakr Jamai, Mason Fellow, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard UniversityThis meeting is not for attribution.
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America's Cold War with Iran: Consequences for Middle East Policy
Presider:
Noah Feldman, Adjunct Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign RelationsSpeaker:
Rashid I. Khalidi, Director, Middle East Insititute, Columbia UniversityThis meeting is not for attribution.
Presider:
Noah Feldman, Adjunct Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign RelationsSpeaker:
Hassan Abbas, Research Fellow, Belfer Center for Science & International Affairs, Harvard University
12:00-12:30 p.m. - Lunch
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On the Edge: Secularism, Security, and Politics in Turkey
Presider:
Noah Feldman, Adjunct Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign RelationsSpeaker:
Ömer Taspinar, Research Fellow, Foreign Policy Studies and Co-Director, Brookings Project on Turkey, The Brookings InstitutionThis meeting is not for attribution.
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Iraq from Inside: An Exit Interview with Ambassador Feisal al-Istrabadi
Presider:
Noah Feldman, Adjunct Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign RelationsSpeaker:
Feisal Ami Al-Istrabadi, Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Iraq to the U.NThis meeting is not for attribution.
CFR Experts Guide
The Council on Foreign Relations' David Rockefeller Studies Program—CFR's "think tank"—is home to more than seventy full-time, adjunct, and visiting scholars and practitioners (called "fellows"). Their expertise covers the world's major regions as well as the critical issues shaping today's global agenda.
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