UPCOMING EVENTS
The Origins of Global Jihad: Explaining the Arab Mobilization to 1980s Afghanistan
Brown Bag Lunch
Open to the Public - Belfer Center Library, Littauer-369
January 22, 2009
12:15-2:00 p.m.
Speaker: Thomas Hegghammer, Research Fellow, International Security Program/Initiative on Religion in International Affairs
Related Projects: International Security, Religion in International Affairs
In the 1980s, thousands of Arabs volunteered to fight in Afghanistan against the Soviet occupation. Why had the Muslim world not seen private transnational mobilization for war before the 1980s? Who initiated and led the mobilization effort and why?
Please join us! Coffee and tea provided. Everyone is welcome, but admittance will be on a first come-first served basis.
What Can We Expect from the Obama Administration on Middle East Policy?
Brown Bag Lunch
Open to the Public - Belfer Center Library, Littauer-369
January 29, 2009
Speaker: Gregory Aftandilian, Former Middle East Analyst, U.S. State Department, Former Foreign Policy Adviser, U.S. Congress
Related Project: International Security
The seminar will analyze President-elect Obama's positions during the campaign, where he staked out differences with the Bush Administration, where there might be some areas of congruence, and possible policy initiatives toward the Arab-Israeli dispute, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, and democratization.
Please join us! Coffee and tea provided. Everyone is welcome, but admittance will be on a first come-first served basis.
Trading with Sanctioned States
Brown Bag Lunch
Open to the Public - Belfer Center Library, Littauer-369
February 6, 2009
Speaker: Bryan Early, Research Fellow, The Dubai Initiative
Related Project: The Dubai Initiative
Coffee, tea, and cookies will be served.
The Financial Tremor of Violence Events
Brown Bag Lunch
Open to the Public - Belfer Center Library, Littauer-369
February 18, 2009
12:15-1:45 p.m.
Speaker: Mohamad M. Al-Ississ, Dubai Initiative Fellow
Related Project: The Dubai Initiative
Coffee, tea, and cookies will be served
The Islamic Financialization of the GCC Energy Sector
Brown Bag Lunch
Open to the Public - Belfer Center Library, Littauer-369
March 11, 2009
12:15-1:45 p.m.
Speaker: Justin Dargin, Dubai Initiative Fellow
Related Project: The Dubai Initiative
Coffee, tea, and cookies will be served
Environment and Politics in Egypt and the Gulf
Brown Bag Lunch
Open to the Public - Belfer Center Library, Littauer-369
April 8, 2009
Speaker: Jeannie Sowers, Dubai Initiative Fellow
Related Project: The Dubai Initiative
Coffee, tea, and cookies will be served
What Accounts for the Success or Failure of Islamist Parties in the Arab World?
Brown Bag Lunch
Open to the Public - Belfer Center Library, Littauer-369
May 6, 2009
12:15-1:45 p.m.
Speaker: Michael Robbins, Dubai Initiative Fellow
Related Project: The Dubai Initiative
An examination of the cases of Jordan, the West Bank and Gaza, and Yemen
Coffee, tea, and cookies will be served
