We are pleased to present our 2023 Speakers
Confirmed to date:

Politics and Protest in the Islamic Republic of Iran
Sunday, June 25 @ 12:00 noon (EDT) (NOTE early time)
Sanam Vakil, Director, Middle East and North Africa Programme, Chatham House


Turkey in an Age of Great Power Competition
Sunday, July 9 @ 5:00 PM (EDT)
Asli Aydintasbas, Visiting Fellow, The Turkey Project at the Brookings Institute, and columnist for the Washington Post
75 Years of Nakba. Where Next for Palestine?
Sunday, July 16 @ 12:00 noon (EDT) (NOTE early time)
Hasum Zomlot, Ambassador Zomlot is the Head of the Palestinian Mission to the United Kingdom


Perceptions and Misperceptions of China's Growing Influence in the Middle East
Sunday, July 30 @ 5:00 PM (EDT)
Jonathan Fulton, Nonresident senior fellow for Atlantic Council's Middle East Programs, and assistant professor, Zayed University in Abu Dhabi.
The "Middle East" is once again West Asia
Sunday, August 6 @ 5:00 PM (EDT)
Chas Freeman, Visiting Scholar Brown U., Former U.S. Ambassador, Asst Secretary Defense, and other senior State Dept positions

Israel in 2023: A 'Perfect Storm' of Crises
Sunday, August 27 @ 5:00 PM (EDT)
Daniel Kurtzer, U.S. Ambassador (Ret) and Professor, Middle East Policy Studies, Princeton University