Roundtable Series on Global Islamic Politics
Director: Vali R. Nasr, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies
October 2007 - Present
The challenges facing the Muslim world occupy the forefront of U.S. foreign policy. The roundtable series on Global Islamic Politics facilitates discussion and debate on key issues that will shape the direction of politics in the Muslim world in the coming years and their ensuing impact on U.S. foreign policy. Roundtables are held in both New York and Washington, DC, ensuring a wide mix of participants working in policymaking, government, business, media, and academia. Sessions will address the implications of the changing balance of power in the Middle East, the future of radical Islam in Europe, as well as Hezbollah and Iran.
Meetings
Roundtable Meeting
How the Intelligence Community Understood the Islamic Challenge
Speaker:
Emile A. Nakhleh, Author, "A Necessary Engagement: Reinventing America's Relations with the Muslim World"Presider:
Vali R. Nasr, Council on Foreign RelationsThis meeting is not for attribution.
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Iran's Economic Performance and What it Means for its Politics
Speaker:
Djavad Selhi-Isfahani, Virginia TechPresider:
Vali R. Nasr, Council on Foreign RelationsThis meeting is not for attribution.
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Hezbollah Since the 2006 War: Where is the Organization Heading?
Speaker:
Randa M. Slim, Rockefeller Brothers FundPresider:
Vali R. Nasr, Council on Foreign RelationsThis meeting is not for attribution.
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Where Are We with Al-Qaeda? A Progress Report After the Mumbai Attacks
Speaker:
Peter Lampert Bergen, New America FoundationPresider:
Vali R. Nasr, Council on Foreign RelationsThis meeting is not for attribution.
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The Implications of the Taliban Surge and the Rise of Extremism in Pakistan
Speaker:
Barnett R. Rubin, Center on International Cooperation, New York UniversityPresider:
Vali R. Nasr, Council on Foreign RelationsThis meeting is not for attribution.
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What Iranians Think: The Attitudes and Political Views of the Revolution's Second Generation
Presider:
Vali R. Nasr, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies, Council on Foreign RelationsSpeaker:
Farhad Khosrokhavar, Visiting Professor, Yale UniversityThis meeting is not for attribution.
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Dubai and the Emerging Economics of the Persian Gulf: Prospects and Threats
Presider:
Vali R. Nasr, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies, Council on Foreign RelationsSpeakers:
Fareed Mohamedi, Partner and Head, Markets and Country Strategy Group, PFC Energy, Jean-Francois Seznec, Visiting Associate Professor, Center for Contemporary Arab Studies, Georgetown UniversityThis meeting is not for attribution.
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The Growing Crises in Afghanistan and Pakistan: New Challenges for U.S. Policy
Presider:
Vali R. Nasr, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies, Council on Foreign RelationsSpeakers:
Mumtaz Ahmad, Professor of Political Science, Hampton University, J. Alexander Thier, Senior Rule of Law Adviser, U.S. Institute of PeaceThis meeting is not for attribution.
Roundtable Meeting
Hezbollah and Iran
Presider:
Vali R. Nasr, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies, Council on Foreign RelationsSpeakers:
Houchang E. Chehabi, Professor of International Relations and History, Boston University, Augustus Richard Norton, Professor of International Relations and Anthropology, Boston UniversityThis meeting is not for attribution.
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The Implications of the Changing Balance of Power in the Middle East
Presider:
Vali R. Nasr, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies, Council on Foreign RelationsSpeakers:
F. Gregory Gause III, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Vermont, Jon B. Alterman, Director, Middle East Program, Center for Strategic & International StudiesThis 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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