PAST SPEAKERS
Our 2023 Program Has Ended
(See links below for recordings of each lecture)
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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