PAST SPEAKERS
Thank you to our speakers and audience for a great season!
Please see links below for recordings
of our 2025 Lectures​
Can Trump Strike a "Better" Nuclear Deal with Iran?
Sunday, June 22
Trita Parsi, Executive Vice President, Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft
UNRWA: Past and Future
Sunday, July 13
James Lindsay, Former UNRWA General Counsel
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Forging a New Regional Order: The U.S. between the Arabs, Iranians, Israelis, and Turks
Sunday, July 27
Steven A. Cook, Senior Fellow for Middle East and Africa Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
Jordan-Israel Peace: Is the Strategic Value of the Agreement Evolving, or Eroding?
Sunday, August 10
Farah Bdour, Senior Advisor, U.S. Institute for Peace
Turkey's Regional Ascent Amid Democratic Decline
Sunday, August 24
Asli Aydintasbas, Fellow, Brookings Institute and Director of The Turkey Project