The Fares Center announced the initiation of a new series of informal discussions, “Fares Center Forum on U.S.-Middle East Diplomacy.” The purpose of the Forum is to provide all Fletcher students who are interested in Middle Eastern issues with the opportunity to discuss informally some of the difficult issues that diplomats and other professionals confront in their work. It is not intended as a strictly academic program but rather a chance for students to explore the dilemmas and practical choices that professionals working on difficult Middle Eastern questions must face. The Fares Center will post subsequent Forum sessions in due course.

Academic Year 2009-2010: Upcoming Forums

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Academic Year 2009-2010: Recent Forums

Regional Stability in the Levant: Israel, Lebanon, and Syria
October 14, 2009, 12:30PM
Fares Center Conference Room
Speakers: Rabeh Ghadban (MALD '11), Hammad Hammad (MALD '11), Trevor McNeil (MALD '10), David Wallsh (MALD '11), and Maggie Williams (MALD '10)
Moderator: Ambassador William A. Rugh, Fares Center Visiting Scholar; Edward R. Murrow Visiting Professor of Public Diplomacy, The Fletcher School
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Academic Year 2008-2009: Recent Forums

How Should the Obama Administration Deal with the Problem of Terrorism?
Wednesday, December 3, 12:30PM
The Fares Center Conference Room, Tufts University
Speakers: Stephen Allen, Erin Clancy, Hawazin Naseef, Andrea Walther, Tarek Zeidan
Moderator: Ambassador William A. Rugh, Fares Center Visiting Scholar; Edward R. Murrow Visiting Professor of Public Diplomacy, The Fletcher School
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Should the U.S. promote democracy in the Middle East and, if so, how?
Wednesday, November 5, 12:30PM
The Fares Center Conference Room, Tufts University
Speakers: Shahla Al-Kli, Erin Clancy, Mohammed Herzallah, Ivan Rasmussen, Dahlia Shaham, and Tarek Zeidan
Moderator: Ambassador William A. Rugh, Fares Center Visiting Scholar; Edward R. Murrow Visiting Professor of Public Diplomacy, The Fletcher School
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Cancelled: Reflections on Tunisia and Habib Bourguiba
October 29, 2008, 12:30PM
Cabot Intercultural Center, 7th Floor
Speaker: Ambassador Stephen W. Bosworth, Dean, The Fletcher School
Chaired by: Ambassador William A. Rugh, Fares Center Visiting Scholar; Edward R. Murrow Visiting Professor of Public Diplomacy, The Fletcher School
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Is Petroleum the Mainspring of U.S. Policy in the Middle East?
Wednesday, October 1, 2008, 12:30PM
The Fares Center Conference Room, Tufts University
Speaker: Ambassador Charles F. Dunbar, Professor of International Relations, Boston University
Chaired by: Ambassador William A. Rugh, Fares Center Visiting Scholar; Edward R. Murrow Visiting Professor of Public Diplomacy, The Fletcher School
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When are U.S. Military Interventions in the Middle East Useful?
September 23, 2008
The Fares Center Conference Room, Tufts University
Speaker: Ambassador George Lane
Chaired by: Ambassador William A. Rugh, Fares Center Visiting Scholar; Edward R. Murrow Visiting Professor of Public Diplomacy, The Fletcher School
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