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Crisis in the Middle East: What Lies Ahead?
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,…
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Why the Palestinian, Zionist and Algerian National Movements Competed and (Mostly) Won
Listen to an audio recording of this program. Peter Krause’s research and teaching focus on international security, Middle East politics, terrorism and political violence, and national movements Professor Krause…
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The New Arab Wars: Anarchy and Uprising in the Middle East
Listen to a recording of this program. The hopes of the Arab uprisings of 2011 have faded into a nightmarish array of resurgent autocrats, failed states, and civil wars.…
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Saudi Arabia’s Sectarian Strategy at Home and Abroad: Rallying the Bases
Listen to a recording of this program. Sectarian enmity toward Shiism is a constant in Saudi history. It goes back to Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab’s attack on all forms…
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Saudi Arabia and the Politics of Islamic Militancy
Join us for a conversation with Professor Bernand Haykel, considered the leading authority on ISIS and radical jihadism in the Arab world. He is Professor of Near Eastern Studies; Director,…
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Lebanon’s Historic Encounter with Violence
Join us for a conversation with Elias Khoury, Lebanon’s most prominent novelists and activists who will read from his latest novel, Broken Mirrors: Sinacol, and discuss modern Lebanon’s historic…
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Tunisia Today
Is Tunisia a Secular State? Islam in the 2014 Tunisian Constitution Please join us for a fascinating presentation on contemporary Tunisia with guest speaker, Professor Malika Zeghal of Harvard…
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The Pioneer’s Progress: From Revolution to Constitutional Government in Tunisia
Listen to this program. Professor Roberts, Tufts University, began his career teaching politics and political history in the School of Development Studies at the University of East Anglia from…
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Iran and the United States: Eternal Enemies or Natural Partners?
Stephen Kinzer is an award-winning foreign correspondent who has covered more than 50 countries on five continents. His articles and books have led the Washington Post to place him “among the…
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Gaza: Inventions and Illuminations
The lecture will be divided into three parts. Part one will attempt to separate rhetoric from reality by examining key political, economic and social conditions and dynamics in Gaza…
