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 Relations
April 7, 2010
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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 University
March 17, 2010
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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, CFR
December 2, 2009
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Obama and the Middle East: The Multiple Battles of Moderates
Speaker:
Raghida Dergham, Al HayatPresider:
Noah Feldman, Council on Foreign Relations
March 17, 2009
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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 Relations
March 3, 2009
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Israeli Policy and the Question of Ideology
Speaker:
Avraham Burg, Former Speaker, Israeli KnessetPresider:
Noah Feldman, Council on Foreign Relations
February 11, 2009
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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.
November 5, 2008
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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 Channel
April 30, 2008
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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 University
March 24, 2008
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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 University
January 30, 2008
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Presider:
Noah Feldman, Adjunct Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign RelationsSpeaker:
Hassan Abbas, Research Fellow, Belfer Center for Science & International Affairs, Harvard University
December 17, 2007
12:30-1:30 a.m. - Meeting
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 Institution
November 14, 2007
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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.N
October 18, 2007
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