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Events: Conferences
Upcoming Conferences
Please check back soon for a listing of upcoming events.
Recent Conferences
Conference: The Legacy of Kamal Salibi
April 20, 2012
Coolidge Room, Ballou Hall
In his research and writing, the preeminent historian of Lebanon Dr.
Kamal Salibi has specialized in the history of Arabia, early Islamic Syria,
the Hashemite monarchy of Jordan, Biblical studies, and, most importantly,
the history of Lebanon, which he transformed for all future generations with
his extraordinary insights and analyses. In his work he has demonstrated a
unique ability to question traditional interpretations and then to combine
imagination and creativity with a meticulous attention to detail to produce
narratives that have changed our understanding of the Middle East. One conference
cannot do justice to the range of Dr. Salibi's interests and contributions to
history; we have therefore limited the conference's scope to his research and
writings on the history of Lebanon, Syria, and Palestine.
The New Middle East: Challenges and Opportunities
October 13-14, 2011
Cabot Intercultural Center, Tufts University, Medford Campus
The past year has been a critical time for the Middle East.
Popular uprisings, as in Tunisia, Algeria, and Egypt, may
have opened a new chapter in the region’s politics, while
the change of government in Lebanon, the stalemate in the
Palestinian-Israeli peace process, and the impasse in nuclear
negotiations with Iran have presented new challenges to the
United States and the region. All this adds to the economic
problems, the threat of extremism, and the conflicts in Afghanistan,
Iraq, Pakistan, Yemen, and Somalia. How should we view the
state of the region, and what are the implications for U.S.
foreign policy?
Engaging the Middle East: After the Cairo Speech
October 14-15, 2010
Cabot Intercultural Center, Tufts University, Medford Campus
On June 4, 2009, President Obama delivered remarks at Cairo University
entitled "A New Beginning." The President stated that he went "to Cairo
to seek a new beginning between the United States and Muslims around
the world, one based on mutual interest and mutual respect, and one
based upon the truth that America and Islam are not exclusive and need
not be in competition." Since that speech, a number of developments have
taken place for example in Afghanistan, Iraq, Palestine, Israel, Pakistan,
and Yemen that affect American interests. Participants in the conference
are asked to expound on the challenges facing the United States in the
Middle East today and to evaluate how the Obama Administration's policy
of engagement has progressed a little more than a year after his major address.
Foreign Policy Challenges for the New Administration: Iran and the Middle East
March 5-6, 2009
Cabot Intercultural Center, Tufts University, Medford Campus
The purpose of this conference is to identify issues that,
in light of a new American administration, will be of
concern to Americans in 2009, specifically the continuing
confrontation between the United States and Iran. The
U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003 and subsequent
developments in that country have had a significant impact
on Iran’s position and policy there. Yet, American and
Iranian interests and policies have collided in the Gulf and
in the Eastern Mediterranean region, as well. Nuclear issues
in particular have brought the United States and Iran into
renewed confrontation. The conference will address these
concerns and how the new administration can take steps to
change the dynamic in a helpful way.
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