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Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
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May 20, 2013
Iran
Rafsanjani: "Moderate" or Terrorist?
Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has now declared his candidacy for president of Iran, and many Western media accounts suggest that he is the kind of “moderate” who could radically change Iran’s conduct …
April 18, 2024
Palestinian Territories
What Is Hamas?
The Palestinian militant group struggled to govern the Gaza Strip before launching a surprise attack on Israel in 2023. Now facing Israel’s military campaign to destroy it, Hamas’s future is in doubt…
June 7, 2007
Middle East and North Africa
Ali: Islamic Banking is a Rapidly Growing Industry
Jawad I. Ali, a lawyer who helps corporations structure sharia-compliant finance deals, discusses the boom in Islamic banking and the industry’s future.
March 23, 2007
Turkey
A Conversation with Ali Babacan
Watch Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Babacan discuss foreign policy challenges in the Caucasus and the Middle East.
June 16, 2005
Iran
Beeman: Rafsanjani Victory Probable, But Not Certain, in Iran’s ’Real Election’
William O. Beeman, professor of anthropology at Brown University and an expert on Iran’s culture and social patterns, says he was stunned on his recent trip to Tehran by the Western-style campaigning…
March 23, 2007
Turkey
A Conversation with Ali Babacan
7:45 - 8:00 a.m. Roundtable breakfast8:00 - 9:00 a.m. Discussion