PAST SPEAKERS

2021 Speakers

Since 2006, the Middle East Forum of Falmouth has presented over 70 lectures
on a wide range of subjects related to the Middle East, presented by a diverse array of experts.

The Western Sahara Conflict: Africa's Last Colony and Why it Matters 

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JACOB MUNDY, Professor, Peace and Conflict Studies, and Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, Colgate University

Israel-Palestine Confederation: A Vision that
Starts Today

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BERNARD AVISHAI, Professor, Hebrew University and Dartmouth College

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SAM BAHOUR, Independent political analyst and business consultant, Ramallah

Shifting Sands: The Future of Israeli-Palestinian Relations

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ASAF ROMIROWSKY, Director, Scholars for Peace in the Middle East

Gaza’s Struggle: Between Fading Hope and Growing Resilience

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YASSER ABU-JAMEI, Director, Gaza Community Mental Health Programme, Palestine 

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SARA ROY, Senior Research Scholar, Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Harvard University

How a Century of Wars, Invaders, Dictators, and Poverty Generated Today’s Dismal Arab Condition

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RAMI KOURI, Director, Global Engagement, American University of Beirut; Nonresident Senior Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School

Can the US Refashion Itself as a Peacemaker in the Middle East?

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TRITA PARSI, Executive Vice President, Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, Washington D.C.

International Law and its Application to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

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JULES LOBEL, Professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Law