The discussion will cover the fallout from the US/UK invasion and occupation of Iraq, the handling of the Arab Spring protests, the new US-Saudi-Israel axis aimed at countering Iran, and military expenditures. This will be counterposed with recent survey findings on changing societal attitudes and how these might generate new socio-economic and political priorities.  

Recently, Professor Moghadam has worked on gender dynamics of right-wing populist movements; on the interaction of social norms, institutions, and policies behind low female labor-force participation in the Middle East and North Africa; and on feminist activism as a factor in the divergent outcomes of the Arab Spring. Professor Moghadam is Professor of Sociology and International Affairs, Northeastern University.