This Week’s Events
May 11th, 2009 by Jed
Monday, May 11
9:00-11:00 Wilson: Breakthrough or Breakdown: The Obama Adminsitration and the Arab-Israeli Peace Process
1:45-1:30 NAF: The Middle East Comes to Town: Expectations for Obama’s Visits with Netanyahu, Abbas, and Mubarak
5:00-7:00 Freedom House: Voices of Democracy in the Middle East
Tuesday, May 12
12:30-1:30 Heritage: The War In Iraq - Views from Two Veterans
12:30-2:00 NAF: To Live or to Perish Forever: Two Tumultuous Years in Pakistan
Wednesday, May 13
1:30-2:30 HCFA: Building Capacity to Protect U.S. National Security: The Fiscal Year 2010 International Affairs Budget
Thursday, May 14
10:30-11:30 HCFA Subcommittee on Europe: The United States and Turkey: A Model Partnership
12:30-1:30 NAF: War of Necessity, War of Choice: A Memoir of Two Iraq Wars
2:30-3:30 SFRC: The Middle East: The Road to Peace
2:30-5:00 Hudson: Public Diplomacy: Reaching Difficult Audiences
Friday, May 15
No Events.
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April 27th, 2009 by Jed
Monday, April 27
9:00-4:30 U.S.-Saudi Relations in a World Without Equilibrium
12:45-3:00 AEI: After the Ballot Box: U.S.-Iranian Relations in an Era of Change
Tuesday, April 28
9:30-4:30 Hudson: The Future of the Muslim Brotherhood
12:00-1:30 UMD: The Rentier Frontier: From Petroleum to Privatizations
12:00-2:00 The American Foreign Policy Council: How to Engage Syria
Wednesday, April 29
1:30-2:30 HCFA: The Future of the US-Pakistan Relationship
Thursday, Apil 30
12:00-2:30 MEI: Pathways to Modernization, the Tunisian Experience
Friday, May 1
12:00-1:00 MEI: The Future of U.S.-Syria Relations
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April 20th, 2009 by Jed
Monday, April 20
10:00-11:00 Wilson: A Discussion with Wijdan Mikha’il Salim, Minister of Human Rights, Iraq
12:00-1:00 GWU: The Psychology of Occupation and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Tuesday, April 21
8:30-1:30 Human Rights First: Re-establishing U.S. Leadership on Human Rights and National Security
10:00-11:00 CEIP: Bridging Gaza and Israel: A Palestinian Physician’s Quest to Heal Israeli-Palestinian Relations
Wednesday, April 22
9:30-11:00 HCFA: New Beginnings: Foreign Policy Priorities in the Obama Administration
3:30-5:00 NAF: Democracy Promotion in the Age of Obama
Thursday, April 23
12:00-1:00 CATO: The Power of Freedom: Uniting Human Rights and Development
Friday, April 24
8:30-11:00 Wilson: UNRWA at 60: The UN and the Palestinian Refugees
12:00-1:00 MEI: Arab Citizens of Israel: Caught in the Crossfire
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April 13th, 2009 by Jed
Monday, April 13
12:00-1:00 GWU: Regional Impact of the Global Economic Crisis on Africa and the Middle East
2:00-3:30 Brookings: U.S - Turkish Relations: A Historic Era
4:00-5:15 Wilson: Crisis of Anguish: A Report on Pakistan’s FATA
4:00-5:30 Wilson: Resistance: The Essence of the Islamist Revolution
Tuesday, April 14
11:00-5:00 GWU: Symposium - Politics and Society in the Contemporary Gulf
4:30-6:00 MSFS: Israeli Settlers in Focus
5:30-6:30 MEI: Descent into Chaos: Nation Building in Afghanistan and Pakistan
6:00-7:30 GWU: The Annual Kuwait Chair Lecture: The Gulf: Searching for a New Balance
Wednesday, April 15
12:30-1:30 MSFS: Book Launch: The House of Wisdom - Jonathan Lyons
Thursday, April 16
10:00-11:30 Wilson: Return from Turkey: Obstacles and Opportunities in Obama’s Agenda
4:00-5:00 Wilson: A World of Trouble: The White House and The Middle East: from the Cold War to the War on Terror
6:00-7:00 CCAS: Development in the Arab World: Successes and Challenges
Friday, April 17
3:00-4:00 CSIS Women’s Health in Afghanistan
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April 6th, 2009 by Jed
Monday, April 6
12:00-1:00: Wilson and Georgetown: The 3/11 Madrid Bombings: An Assessment After 5 Years
Tuesday, April 7
4:00-5:30: MSFS: Clenched Fists and Extended Hands: Iran’s Military History
Wednesday, April 8
No events scheduled.
Thursday, April 9
No events scheduled.
Friday, April 10
No events scheduled.
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March 30th, 2009 by Jed
Monday, March 30
No Events.
Tuesday, March 31
12:00-1:00 Wilson: Islam(s) in Post-Soviet Eurasia: One or Many?
12:15-1:45 NAF: My Hope for Peace
Wednesday, April 1
9:30-11:00 Brookings: The Future of Turkish Democracy
12:00-1:00 CEIP: A New Approach to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
3:00-4:00 SFRC: Enhanced Partnership with Pakistan
6:00-7:00 GWU: Israel’s Future in the Middle East
Thursday, April 2
8:00-7:00 CCAS: Symposium-Palestine and the Palestinians - Day 1
9:00-10:30 MEI: Kill Khalid: The Failed Mossad Assassination Attempt of Khalid Mishal
10:00-11:00 HCFA: U.S. Strategy for Afghanistan
12:00-2:00 Hudson: Elections, Democracy and the Future of Afghanistan
7:00-9:30 GMU: Screening and Discussion of “Torturing and Democracy”
Friday, April 3
8:00-4:45 CCAS: Symposium - Palestine and the Palestinians
11:00-12:00 CAP: A New Way Forward in Afghanistan
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March 23rd, 2009 by Jed
Monday, March 23
7:00-9:00: AUSIS: Alienation and Exile in the Arab World: Tamim Al-Bargouti
7:00-9:00: Politics and Prose: Engaging the Muslim World with Juan Cole
Tuesday, March 24
11:00-12:00: Heritage: Understanding Sharia Finance
12:45-1:45: NAF: Making A National Priority of Engaging Muslim
2:00-3:00: HCFA: Update on Lebanon
4:00-5:00: SIS: Dr. Robert Pastor: Hamas and the Future of Middle East Peace
6:00-7:00: CCAS: Iraqi Refugess: The New Crisis in the Middle East
6:00-7:00: MSFS: Obama’s Open Hand to the World: Will it Work?
Wednesday, March 25
9:30-12:00: SFRC: Confirmation Hearing for Christopher Hill to become Ambassador to Iraq
12:00-1:00: MEI: Engaging the Muslim World, with Juan Cole
Thursday, March 26
9:30-12:00: SFRC: Nominationg Hearing for Karl Eikenberry to become Ambassador to Afghanistan
10:30-11:30: Hudson: Syria: Challenges and Opportunities for the New Administration
5:30-8:30: CCAS: Film Screening: About Baghdad
Friday, March 27
No events currently scheduled.
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March 16th, 2009 by Jed
Monday, March16
No events currently scheduled
Tuesday, March 17
2:00-3:30 POMED and Wilson Center: Democratic Reform: Conflict or Stability
Wednesday, March 18
10:00-11:00 HCFA: Striking the Appropriate Balance: The Defense Department’s Expanding Role in Foreign Assistance
10:00-1:00 Heritage: A Re-Evaluation of U.S.-Saudi Relations - Based on Historical and Contemporary Events
12:00-1:00 MEI: Human Rights, Education and Freedom of the Press in Morocco
Thursday, March 19
10:30-11:30 CAP: Swords and Ploughshares: Sustainable Security in Afghanistan
Friday, March 20
12:00-1:30 Wilson Center: Iran’s Nuclear Program and the IAEA: An Assessment of the Record
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March 9th, 2009 by Cecile
Monday, March 9
No events currently scheduled
Tuesday, March 10
10:00 Senate Budget Committee Hearing: The President’s Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Proposal
1:00-2:00 GW: The Islamic State: Myths and Realities
2:30-3:00 Press Conference - Open Letter to Obama on Supporting Democracy in the Middle East
Wednesday, March 11
No events currently scheduled
Thursday, March 12
10:00 Senate Budget Committee Hearing: The President’s FY2010 Budget and Revenue Proposal
10:00-11:30 Wilson: Religion and US Foreign Policy: the Orthodox Church in Russia, Europe and the Middle East
12:00-1:00 MEI: The Role of Pakistani-Americans in Helping Pakistan
Friday, March 13
No events currently scheduled
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March 2nd, 2009 by Jed
Monday, March 2
12:00-1:00 Heritage: Khomenei’s Ghost: The Iran Revolution and the Rise of Militant Islam
4:30-6:00 SAIS: What What Can We Do? Development in Conflict: Examples From Palestine, Afghanistan and Iraq
Tuesday, March 3
10:00-11:30 Hudson: Resetting the “War on Terror”: Change, Challenges, and Continuity
10:00-11:00 SFRC: IRANIAN POLITICAL AND NUCLEAR REALITIES AND U.S. POLICY OPTIONS
10:00-12:00 USIP: More Than “Shiites” and “Sunnis”: Post-Sectarian Strategy in Iraq
12:30-2:00 SAIS: Towards a Secure Democratic Future: Pakistan’s Challenges and Opportunities
4:30-6:00 CEIP: Democracy Promotion Under Obama
Wednesday, March 4
12:00-1:00 MEI: What is Happening in Swat? Peace deals, shariah, and the Taliban insurgency in northwest Pakistan
Thursday, March 5
9:00-10:00 MEI: Sowing Crisis: The Cold War and American Dominance in the Middle East
10:30-11:30 SFRC: U.S Strategy Regarding Iran
2:00-3:30 USIP: A View of Iraq in 2009 from Sadiq al-Rikabi, Senior Political Advisor to the Iraqi Prime Minister
Friday, March 6
No events currently scheduled.
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February 23rd, 2009 by Jed
Monday, February 23
2:00-3:00 Stimson: Iraq: Recent Events and Challenges Ahead
Tuesday, February 24
12:00-1:00 Library of Congress Iraq Society Lecture Series: “The Iraqi Revolution: Why is it Relevant to Modern Iraq?”
7:30-9:00 GWU: Democracy in the Middle East: Religious Tensions in Middle Eastern Democracies
Wednesday, February 25
9:00-10:00 CEIP: Public Opinion in the Islamic World on Terrorism, Al Qaeda, American Policies, and Islamist Politics
12:00-1:15 AEI: Winning the War in Afghanistan
12:00-1:00 Wilson Center: Egypt in Tumultuous Times
3:00-5:00 Brookings: Pakistan: Dream Deferred or Denied?
6:30-7:30 CCAS: Power Relations Inside Israel Today
Thursday, February 26
9:00-10:00 CAP: Dr. Rangin Dadfar Spanta, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Afghanistan
9:30-10:30 SASC: testimony on strategic options for the way ahead in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
10:00-11:30 AU-SIS: Stephen Walt, Grabbing the Third Rail: Reflections on The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy
Friday, February 27
9:00-11:00 Wison Center: U.S.-Iran: Lessons from the Past for the Present and Future
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February 17th, 2009 by Cecile
Tuesday, February 17
12:00 - 1:00 Library of Congress: Iraq History and Society Lecture Series
12:00 - 1:00 MEI: Women’s Rights in Pakistan
4:30 - 5:30 SFS: U.S. Perspective on the Gaza Conflict
5:00 - 6:00 CCAS: Lecture by Rashid Khalidi
Wednesday, February 18
9:00 - 10:30 AEI: Afghanistan on the Brink: Assessing U.S. Strategic Options
4:00 - 5:30 WC: Civilian Casualties in Afghanistan: Compensation, Aid, and Relief Efforts
6:30 - 7:30 CCAS: Gaza and International Law
Thursday, February 19
9:00 - 5:00 SFS: The American Mosque in the 21st Century
10:00 - 11:00 Brookings: Now What? The Path Forward for Israel’s New Government
12:00 - 1:00 CCAS: Political Reform and Confessional Identities in Bahrain
5:15 - 7:00 CUA: Justice Interrupted: Historical Perspectives on Promoting Democracy in the Middle East
6:00 - 7:00 CCAS: Myths and Truths Regarding Islamic Education
Friday, February 20
10:30 - 12:00 Heritage: Defining and Achieving U.S. Objectives in Pakistan
12:00 - 1:00 CGD: U.S. Aid and State-Building in Egypt, Jordan, South Korea, and Taiwan
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January 21st, 2009 by Cecile
Thursday, January, 22, 2009
5:30 pm CCAS: Shi’ism: Life and the Legacy of Twelve Imams
Friday, January, 23, 2009
11:00 am Woodrow Wilson Center: Conflict Resolution in the Middle East: Capacity Building to Meet Peace and Security
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January 13th, 2009 by Jason
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
All day Cato: Shaping the New Administration’s Counterterrorism Strategy
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
10:00am The Century Foundation: Restoring Credibility: Voices from the Arab World
12:00pm Heritage: Vital Triangle: The Shifting Dynamics of the Saudi-U.S.-Sino Relationship
12:15pm NAF: Diplomacy and America’s Purpose in a Changing World
2:00pm Brookings: The Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza
Friday, January 16, 2009
11:00am USIP: Reaching the People?: Civilian and Military Experiences with Local Engagement in Afghanistan
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January 5th, 2009 by Jason
Monday, January 5, 2008
2:30pm Brookings: Memo to the President: Renew Diplomacy in the Middle East
Tuesday, January 6, 2008
All day AEI: Development Beyond Aid: Remaking U.S. Development Policy for a Changed World
12:00pm Center for American Progress: Closing Guantanamo
2:00pm USIP: Dr. Mowaffak Al-Rubaie: Is Iraq Secure?
4:00pm Wilson: Book Discussion: “The Life and Times of the Shah”
Wednesday, January 7, 2008
All day AEI: Development Beyond Aid: Remaking U.S. Development Policy for a Changed World
Thursday, January 8, 2008
All day USIP: Foreign Policy Challenges and Opportunities Facing the New Administration
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December 22nd, 2008 by Sarah
Monday, December 22, 2008
12:15pm New America Foundation: A Pro-Israel Approach That Delivers On Palestine
Seasons Greetings! POMED wishes everyone a WONDERFUL holiday season!
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December 15th, 2008 by Sarah
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
10:00am USIP: Economic Reconstruction In Iraq
2:30pm Brookings: Afghanistan, Iraq, and Iran: An Update
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
12:00pm Cato: Obama’s National Security Policy: A New Approach or More of the Same?
12:30pm Brookings: Expand the Agenda in Afghanistan and Pakistan
4:00pm AEI: Baghdad at Sunrise: Book Forum: A Brigade Commander’s War in Iraq
Thursday, December 18, 2008
9:30am Hudson: The Vice President and Foreign Policy
12:15pm New America Foundation: How America Lost Her Moral Mantle
Friday, December 19, 2008
10:00pm USIP: The Challenge of Return for Iraq’s Displaced
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December 8th, 2008 by Jason
Monday, December 8, 2008
6:30pm WAC: Water Politics and Implications for Security in the Middle East
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
9:00am SFCG/SAIS: Toward a Bi-Partisan Foreign Policy: What Can Religious Leaders Contribute?
10:00am CDG: Henrietta Fore on Reforming U.S. Foreign Assistance
12:00pm Heritage: The Shifting Dynamics of the Saudi-US-Sino Relationship
12:00pm USIP: Dr. Ali al-Dabbagh: Official Spokesman for the Government of Iraq
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
10:00am CDG: The Fate of Young Democracies
10:15am Hudson: The Future of Democracy
2:00pm Georgetown: Globalization of Autocracy, US Foreign Policy, & Democracy
Thursday, December 11, 2008
11:00am Cato: Afghanistan Seven Years Later
12:00 Wilson: Iran: International Pressure and an Economic Crisis
Friday, December 12, 2008
10:00am USIP: The Urgent Need for National Security Reform
11:00am Brookings: The Doha Compact: New Directions for the United States and Muslim World Relations
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December 1st, 2008 by Sarah
Monday, December 1, 2008
10:00am NAF: Public Diplomacy 2.0
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
11:00am AEI: Iran’s Nuclear Timeline and the West’s Options
2:00pm CGD: Which Countries Will the Millennium Challenge Corporation Choose?
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
12:00pm LOC: Bedouin Community Challenges
12:30pm GWU: Understanding Pakistan’s Aid Crisis
3:00pm NAF: The U.S.-Israeli Relationship
Thursday, December 4, 2008
12:00pm MEI: The Future of the Peace Process: A Palestinian Perspective
4:00pm Wilson: Democracy and Freedom as Fundamental Human Rights
5:30pm CCAS: Film Screening: The Myth of the ‘Clash of Civilizations’
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November 24th, 2008 by Sarah
Monday, November 24, 2008
All Day: MESA Annual Conference
12:30pm GWU: From Nakhbah to Ghurbah: The Palestinian Diaspora and the Peace Process
2:00pm Georgetown: Jerusalem Women Speak
4:00pm Hudson: A Counterterrorism Legal Agenda for the New Administration
4:00pm Wilson: Charity in Islamic Societies
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
All Day: MESA Annual Conference
10:00am Brookings: U.S. Public Diplomacy for the 21st Century
12:00pm MEI: Libya: From Colony to Independence
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
All Day: MESA Annual Conference
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Happy Thanksgiving!
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