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Conference Schedule:

THURSDAY, MARCH 27

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
• Jamshed Bharucha, Provost, Senior Vice President, and Professor of Psychology, Tufts University
• Fares I. Fares, Trustee, Tufts University; Executive Vice President, Wedge Group
• Leila Fawaz, Issam M. Fares Professor of Lebanese and Eastern Mediterranean Studies and Founding Director, The Fares Center for Eastern Mediterranean Studies, Tufts University

KEYNOTE ADDRESS - Watch the Video
"Iraq: Today, Tomorrow, and Beyond" - 3:15-4:30 p.m.

SPEAKER: The Honorable Lee H. Hamilton, President and Director, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars; Co-Chair, Iraq Study Group; Vice-Chair, 9/11 Commission

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

SESSION I - Watch the Video
The Gulf - 4:30-6:15 p.m.

SPEAKERS:

• Judith S. Yaphe, Distinguished Research Fellow, Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University
• The Honorable Ronald E. Neumann, President, The American Academy of Diplomacy; Former Ambassador of the United States to Afghanistan (2005-2007)
• Vali Nasr, Professor of International Politics, The Fletcher School; Associate Director, The Fares Center for Eastern Mediterranean Studies, Tufts University
• Anthony H. Cordesman, Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy, Center for Strategic and International Studies

CHAIR: John L. Esposito, University Professor and Founding Director, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, Georgetown University

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

FRIDAY, MARCH 28

SESSION II - Watch the Video
The Arab-Israeli Conflict - 8:45-10:30 a.m.

SPEAKERS:

• William Quandt, Edward R. Stettinius, Jr. Professor of Politics, University of Virginia
• Shai Feldman, Judith and Sidney Swartz Director of the Crown Center for Middle East Studies, Brandeis University
• Shibley Telhami, Anwar Sadat Professor for Peace and Development, University of Maryland, College Park; Non-Resident Senior Fellow, Saban Center for Middle East Policy, The Brookings Institution
• Aaron David Miller, Public Policy Scholar, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

CHAIR: Rashid Khalidi, Edward Said Professor of Arab Studies and Director of the Middle East Institute, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University

SESSION III - Watch the Video
Democracy and Reform - 10:45 a.m. -12:30 p.m.

SPEAKERS:

• F. Gregory Gause III, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Vermont
• Mona Eltahawy, Syndicated Columnist and Lecturer on Arab and Muslim Issues
• Khalil Shikaki, Director, Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research (Ramallah)
• Fawaz Gerges, Christian A. Johnson Professor in International Affairs and Middle Eastern Studies, Sarah Lawrence College

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

WEBCAST KEYNOTE ADDRESS - Watch the Video
Iraq: Lessons Learned - 1:15-2:15 p.m.

• General Anthony Zinni, Executive Vice President, DynCorp International; U.S. Peace Envoy in the Middle East; Commander of the Combined Task Force for Operation UNITED SHIELD

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

SESSION IV - Watch the Video
Islamic Parties and Groups - 2:45-4:30 p.m.

SPEAKERS:

• Malik Mufti, Associate Professor of Political Science, Tufts University
• Abdel Monem Said Aly, Director, Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies (Cairo)
• Amr Hamzawy, Senior Associate, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
• John L. Esposito, University Professor and Founding Director, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim Christian Understanding, Georgetown University

CHAIR: Ibrahim Warde, Adjunct Professor of International Business, The Fletcher School; Associate Director of Business Programs, The Fares Center for Eastern Mediterranean Studies, Tufts University

SESSION V - Watch the Video
Challenges Facing U.S. Policy and Public Diplomacy - 4:45-6:30 p.m.

SPEAKERS:

• Richard Shultz, Professor of International Politics and Director, International Security Studies Program, The Fletcher School
• The Honorable William A. Rugh, Edward R. Murrow Visiting Professor of Public Diplomacy, The Fletcher School; Adjunct Scholar, The Middle East Institute; Associate, Institute for the Study of Diplomacy, Georgetown University
• Thom Shanker, Pentagon Correspondent, The New York Times
• Rami G. Khouri, Editor-at-Large, The Daily Star (Beirut); Director, Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs, American University of Beirut

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

Concluding Remarks - 6:30-7:30 p.m. - Watch the Video
The New Cold War in the Middle East

SPEAKER: Rashid Khalidi, Edward Said Professor of Arab Studies and Director of the Middle East Institute, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University

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

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

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The United States and the Middle East: What Comes Next After Iraq? is 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 Fletcher School, Tufts University; the International Relations Program, Tufts University; the International Security Studies Program, The Fletcher School; and the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service, Tufts University.
 

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