2023 Speakers
Politics and Protest in the Islamic Republic of Iran
Sunday, June 25
Sanam Vakil, Director, Middle East and North Africa Programme, Chatham House
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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
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
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Perceptions and Misperceptions of China's Growing Influence in the Middle East
Sunday, July 30
Jonathan Fulton, Nonresident senior fellow for Atlantic Council's Middle East Programs, and professor, International Relations/Political Science, Zayed University in Abu Dhabi.
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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
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
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The views expressed in our lectures are those of the speaker, and do not necessarily represent the views of MEFF.
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