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2023 Speakers
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Politics and Protest in the Islamic Republic of Iran

Sunday, June 25

Sanam Vakil, Director, Middle East and North Africa Programme, Chatham House

About the Speaker

Recording:  Vakil Lecture

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Turkey in an Age of Great Power Competition

Sunday, July 9 

Asli Aydintasbas, Visiting Fellow, The Turkey Project at the Brookings Institute, and columnist for the Washington Post

About the Speaker

Recording:  Aydintasbas Lecture

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75 Years of Nakba.  Where Next for Palestine?

Sunday, July 16

Husam Zomlot, Ambassador Zomlot is the Head of the Palestinian Mission to the United Kingdom

About the Speaker

Recording:  Zomlot Lecture

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Perceptions and Misperceptions of China's Growing Influence in the Middle East

Sunday, July 30 

Jonathan FultonNonresident senior fellow for Atlantic Council's Middle East Programs, and professor, International Relations/Political Science, Zayed University in Abu Dhabi.

About the Speaker

Recording:  Fulton Lecture

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The "Middle East" is once again West Asia

Sunday, August 6 

Chas Freeman, Visiting Scholar Brown University, Former U.S. Ambassador, Asst Secretary Defense, and other senior State Department positions 

About the Speaker

Recording:  Freeman Lecture

Text of Lecture is available HERE

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Israel in 2023: A 'Perfect Storm' of Crises

Sunday, August 27 

Daniel Kurtzer, U.S. Ambassador (Ret) and Professor, Middle East Policy Studies, Princeton University

About the Speaker

Recording:  Kurtzer Lecture

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