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The "War on Terrorism": Where Do We Stand?
January 25-26, 2007
Cabot Intercultural Center, Tufts University, Medford Campus
The aim of the conference is to assess the current state of the "War on Terrorism" - its causes, impacts, and proposed solutions. What have been the costs and results of the war, and what are the likely scenarios for the future?

Conference Schedule:

THURSDAY, JANUARY 25

Registration - 2:00-3:00 p.m. Cabot Intercultural Center

Welcome - 3:00-3:15 p.m. - Watch the Video

• Lawrence S. Bacow, President, Tufts University
• Fares I. Fares, Trustee, and Executive Committee Member, Fares Center for Eastern Mediterranean Studies, Tufts University; Managing Director, Wedge Alternatives, Ltd.
• Leila Fawaz, Issam M. Fares Professor of Lebanese and Eastern Mediterranean Studies, and Founding Director, Fares Center for Eastern Mediterranean Studies, Tufts University

KEYNOTE ADDRESS
"What Drives the Threat of Suicide Terrorism?" - 3:15-4:45 p.m.

SPEAKER: Robert Pape, Professor of Political Science, Founder and Director of the Chicago Project on Suicide Terrorism, University of Chicago

CHAIR: Jamshed Bharucha, Provost, Senior Vice President, and Professor of Psychology, Tufts University

SESSION I - Watch the Video
The Roots of Terrorism - 4:30-6:15 p.m.

SPEAKERS:

• Hisham Melhem, Washington Correspondent for An-Nahar
• Micheline Ishay, Professor, Director of International Human Rights Program, Graduate School of International Studies, University of Denver
• Peter Bergen, Schwartz Senior Fellow at the New America Foundation; Adjunct Professor at the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University

DISCUSSANT: Feroz Ahmad, Chair, International Relations & Political Science Dept., Yeditepe University, Istanbul

CHAIR: Jeswald W. Salacuse, Henry J. Braker Professor of Law and former Dean, The Fletcher School

Reception - 6:15-7:15 p.m. Hall of Flags

FRIDAY, JANUARY 26

SESSION II - Watch the Video
Legal, Religious, and Social Issues - 9:00-10:45 a.m.

SPEAKERS:

• Ayesha Jalal, Director of the Center for South Asian and Indian Ocean Studies, and Professor of History, Tufts University
• David Kretzmer, Transitional Justice Institute, University of Ulster; Professor of Law, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
• As'ad Abukhalil, Professor of Political Science, California State University

DISCUSSANT: Ali Banuazizi, Professor of Cultural Psychology, and co-Director of the Middle Eastern & Islamic Studies Program, Boston College

CHAIR: Malik Mufti, Associate Professor of Political Science, Director of International Relations Program, Tufts University

SESSION III - Watch the Video
Political Issues - 11:00 a.m.-12:45 p.m.

SPEAKERS:

• Mia Bloom, Assistant Professor of International Affairs, University of Georgia
• Fawaz Gerges, Christian A. Johnson Professor in International Affairs and Middle Eastern Studies, Sarah Lawrence College
• Ian Lustick, Bess W. Heyman Chair in Political Science, University of Pennsylvania

DISCUSSANT: Stephen M. Walt, Professor, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University

CHAIR: Robert M. Hollister, Dean, Jonathan M. Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service, Tufts University

SESSION IV - Watch the Video
Organization and Tactics - 2:15-4:00 p.m.

SPEAKERS:

• Richard H. Shultz, Professor of International Politics, Director of International Security Studies Program, The Fletcher School
• Steven Simon, Hasib J. Sabbagh Senior Fellow in Middle Eastern Studies,
  Council on Foreign Relations; Adjunct Professor of Middle East Security Studies, Georgetown University
• Sumantra Bose, Professor of International and Comparative Politics, London School of Economics and Political Science

DISCUSSANT: Stephen Van Evera, Professor of Political Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

CHAIR: The Honorable Stephen W. Bosworth, Dean, The Fletcher School

SESSION V - Watch the Video
Implications for U.S. Foreign Policy - 4:15-6:15 p.m.

SPEAKERS:

• John L. Esposito, University Professor, Founding Director, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, Georgetown University
• The Honorable Cofer Black, Vice-Chairman, Blackwater USA
• Rami G. Khouri, Editor-at-large, The Daily Star (Beirut); Director, Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs, American University of Beirut

DISCUSSANT: Sugata Bose, Gardiner Professor of Oceanic History and Affairs, Harvard University

CHAIR: The Honorable William A. Rugh, Adjunct Scholar, The Middle East Institute; Associate, Institute for the Study of Diplomacy, Georgetown University

Concluding Remarks - 6:15-7:15 p.m. - Watch the Video

SPEAKER: Seymour M. Hersh, The New Yorker

CHAIR: Richard Shultz, Professor of International Politics, and Director, International Security Studies Program, The Fletcher School

Closing
Jamshed Bharucha, Provost, Senior Vice President, and Professor of Psychology, Tufts University

View printable brochure of conference.

The "War On Terrorism": Where Do We Stand? was sponsored by The Fares Center for Eastern Mediterranean Studies, Tufts University, in conjunction with the Office of the Provost, Tufts University; the Wedge Foundation (Fares Family); the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service, Tufts University; The Fletcher School, Tufts University; and the International Relations Program, Tufts University.

The "War On Terrorism": Where Do We Stand? was made possible through the generous support of our cosponsors.  In addition, for their support and advice, we thank Mr. Fares I. Fares, Provost Jamshed Bharucha, Dean Robert Hollister, Dean Stephen W. Bosworth, and Dr. Malik Mufti.

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