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Events:
Conferences
Academic Year 2008-2009
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.
Academic Year 2007-2008
The United States and the Middle East: What Comes Next after
Iraq?
March 27-28, 2008
Cabot Intercultural Center, Tufts University, Medford Campus
This conference aims to identify issues pertaining to the
Middle East that will be of concern to Americans in the
coming years. Questions and discussions will center on how
other Middle Eastern states have been affected by the war in
Iraq and by regional challenges; how the new leadership in
Washington should understand and deal with political and
military developments that are unfolding in the Middle East;
and how the United States should best serve its own
interests while helping parties in the Middle East manage
ongoing conflicts.
Academic Year 2006-2007
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?
Academic Year 2005-2006
Democratizing the Middle East?
January 26-27, 2006
Cabot Intercultural Center, Tufts University, Medford Campus
This conference seeks to make a significant contribution to
an American understanding of the Middle East. The conference
also aims at helping students, faculty, and policy makers
put into perspective current U.S. policies that aspire to
promote "freedom" and "democracy" in the Middle East.
Academic Year 2004-2005
Engaging in Dialogue on U.S.
Foreign Policy
November 8-9, 2004
Cabot Intercultural Center, Tufts University, Medford Campus
This conference was planned to take place just after the
U.S. presidential elections, in the hope that the
discussions of our expert participants on how best to move
forward in the Middle East will provide valuable insights
and suggestions to a new or returning U.S. administration.
The centrality of American leadership in the world and the
inevitability of its involvement with the Middle East for
years to come make it imperative to reflect on what we can
learn from recent foreign policy and world events, and what
we can recommend to those who are in a position to shape the
future of our world.
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