This Week’s Events
November 10th, 2008 by Sarah
Monday, November 10, 2008
1:00pm Brookings: Toward a New U.S. Strategy in the Middle East
2:00pm MEI: Two Important Initiatives for Bridging with the Muslim World
2:00pm Georgetown: ‘Memo to the President’ by Madeleine Albright
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
2:30pm USIP: Abrahamic Alternatives to War
4:30pm Wilson: The King’s Messenger: Prince Bandar bin Sultan and America’s Tangled Relationship with Saudi Arabia
6:00pm EPPC: The Defense of the West: How to Respond to the Islamist Challenge
Friday, November 14, 2008
11:00am Georgetown: “What Was Promised” Private Film Screening
4:00pm Howard: A Conversation with General Colin L. Powell
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Egypt: Blogs, the Brotherhood, and Old Boys of the NDP
November 4th, 2008 by Tariq
Michael Allen has another post worthy of reading today at Democracy Digest, this time he sums up the conclusion of Egypt’s National Democratic Party’s annual conference. There is nothing new to mention here: “most commentators [agree] that it had failed to meet the meeting’s declared purpose of offering ‘New Thoughts for Egypt’s Future’” More interestingly, however, he mentions the influence of the parallel cyber-conference, and the effects of blogging on the old actors of the Egyptian stage, the Muslim Brotherhood, and the NDP. “As the regime has stifled freedom of criticism, harassing journalists and seeking to curb satellite TV, the web has become a vital outlet for expressing grievances and criticism of the regime - and for confronting opposition elites too.”
On a related note, here is an interesting video on internet freedom in Egypt.
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This Week’s Events
September 29th, 2008 by Jason
Tuesday, September 30, 2008:
2:00pm IMES: Public Diplomacy and the War of Ideas: Agendas for the Next Administration
6:30pm WAC: Author Series Event with Dr. Robert Fisk - The Age of the Warrior
Wednesday, October 1, 2008:
4:00pm Wilson: Dexter Filkins: Book Discussion, The Forever War
Thursday, October 2, 2008:
12:00pm Cato: Global Terror’s Central Front: Pakistan and Afghanistan
Friday, October 3, 2008:
4:00pm IMES: Disarming Libya: Background to an Agreement
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This Week’s Events
September 22nd, 2008 by Sarah
Monday, September 22, 2008
2:00pm Project on Middle East Democracy: A Time of Transition: U.S. Impact on Reform in a Changing Middle East
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
10:00am New America: Jihadists’ Revolt Against Al Qaeda
10:00am Wilson: The Other Euro-Islam: Sufism in Turkey and the Balkans
12:00pm Heritage: They Must Be Stopped: Why We Must Defeat Radical Islam and How We Can Do It
12:00pm MEI: How Terrorist Groups End: Lessons for Countering al-Qaeda
1:30pm Brookings: Reforming U.S. Public Diplomacy and Strategic Communication: Views from Congress
3:00pm National Press Club: Radical Islam and Its Muslim Critics
4:00pm CGD: Beyond Population: Everybody Counts in Development
5:30pm IMES: The Middle East: For the Next Administration
7:00pm Georgetown: Prospects for Peace: 2009 and Beyond in Middle East
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
11:30am Heritage: Security in Afghanistan: Progress and Challenges
12:00pm Wilson: Algeria’s Efforts to Fight Terrorism
Thursday, September 25, 2008
4:00pm Wilson: Book Launch—To Lead the World: American Strategy After the Bush Doctrine
6:30pm IMES: The Honorable John D. Negroponte
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This Week’s Events
September 8th, 2008 by Sarah
Monday, September 8, 2008
12:00pm Wilson Center: Freedom “After” Speech, Saad Eddin Ibrahim
1:30pm U.S. Institute of Peace: Antiquities in Iraq: Cultural Heritage and Iraq’s Future
6:30pm World Affairs Council: Author Series Event with Marwan Mausher - The Arab Center
7:00pm Politics and Prose: Ron Suskind
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
11:00am Heritage Foundation: Politics, Priorities, and American Defense Spending
12:00pm Middle East Institute: Dubai & Co.: Global Strategies for Doing Business in the Gulf States
3:30pm New America Foundation: Against Us, The New Face of America’s Enemies in the Muslim World
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
1:00pm Heritage Foundation: Experiencing America: Public Diplomacy at its Best
2:00pm POMED: Egypt Today: The State of Human Rights and Rule of Law
4:00pm Brookings Institution: Can the World Be Governed?
4:30pm SAIS: Tell Me How This Ends: General David Petraeus and the Search For a Way Out of Iraq
Thursday, September 11, 2008
12:00pm Hudson Institute: The Strongest Tribe: War, Politics, and the Endgame in Iraq
12:00pm Middle East Institute: A Path Out of the Desert: A Grand Strategy for America in the Middle East
Friday, September 12, 2008
12:00pm Wilson Center: Book Launch: Undeclared War and the Future of U.S. Foreign Policy
And you can always check out POMED’s Events Calendar for a current listing of events in the Washington D.C. area related to democratic reform, U.S. foreign policy, and the Middle East.
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This Week’s Events
August 25th, 2008 by Adam
Tuesday August 26, 2008
12:00 Middle East Institute: The Iranian Nuclear Challenge
Wednesday August 27, 2008
12:oo Hudson Institute: “NATO’s Counterterrorism Strategies: Quo Vadis?”
Thursday August 28, 2008
12:00 Middle East Institute: “The Arab Center: The Promise of Moderation”
And you can always check out POMED’s Events Calendar for a current listing of events in the Washington D.C. area related to democratic reform, U.S. foreign policy, and the Middle East.
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This Week’s Events
August 18th, 2008 by Adam
Tuesday August 19, 2008
12:15 New America Foundation: Pakistan: Toward Democracy and Stability: A Conversation on Pakistan’s Turbulent Political Environment
Wednesday August 20, 2008
3:00 Center for Strategic & International Studies: Managing Pakistan’s Transition: A Discussion Session with Ambassador Husain Haqqani Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States
Thursday August 21, 2008
12:15 New America Foundation: Does Nation-Building Have a Future?
And you can always check out POMED’s Events Calendar for a current listing of events in the Washington D.C. area related to democratic reform, U.S. foreign policy, and the Middle East.
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This Week’s Events
August 11th, 2008 by Adam
Monday August 11, 2008
12:oo Center for American Progress: How to Redeploy from Iraq Quickly and Safely
12:00 Middle East Institute: Iraq’s Refugee and IDP Crisis: Human Toll and Implications: A Special MEI Viewpoints Launch
Tuesday August 12, 2008
12:15 New America Foundation: 400 Years of Foreign Policy from America and Its Roots
6:oo Busboys & Poets: Author Event, Raed Jarrar - The Iraq War Blog, An Iraqi Family’s Inside View of the First Year of the Occupation
Thursday August 14, 2008
12:oo American Enterprise Institute: Back from Baghdad: Views from Veterans of the Iraq Mission
6:30 Busboys & Poets: Steel and Mettle: Snapshots of Palestinian Perseverance
Friday August 15, 2008
9:30 Wilson Center: Cities and Fundamentalisms
And you can always check out POMED’s Events Calendar for a current listing of events in the Washington D.C. area related to democratic reform, U.S. foreign policy, and the Middle East.
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POMED Notes: “New Directions for Democracy Promotion”
August 8th, 2008 by Adam
Yesterday, the International Republican Institute (IRI), National Democratic Institute (NDI), American Academy of Diplomacy, and the Better World Campaign held a presentation for the new paper by Kenneth Wollack, President of NDI, and Lorne Craner, President of IRI. Wollack and Craner are also both members of POMED’s Board of Advisors. Their paper, entitled “New Directions for Democracy Promotion” urges the U.S. to continue its engagement in democracy programs abroad and looks at the opportunities and challenges facing the next administration. Ronald Neumann, former ambassador to Afghanistan moderated the discussion.
For POMED’s complete notes on the presentation, click here.
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This Week’s Events
August 4th, 2008 by Adam
Wednesday August 6, 2008
11:oo Brookings Institution: Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan: U.S. Foreign Policy Challenges This Fall and Beyond
3:30 Brookings Institution: The Implications of Turkey’s Constitutional Court Decision on the Justice and Development Party (AKP)
Thursday August 7, 2008
2:00 NDI/IRI: New Directions for Democracy Promotion: Opportunities and Challenges for the Next Administration in Pursuing Global Good Governance
7:00 Politics & Prose: Kenneth Pollack
And you can always check out POMED’s Events Calendar for a current listing of events in the Washington D.C. area related to democratic reform, U.S. foreign policy, and the Middle East.
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This Week’s Events
July 28th, 2008 by Adam
Tuesday July 29, 2008
12:00 Middle East Institute/Project on Middle East Democracy: Democratic Development in the Middle East and North Africa
2:00 United States Institute of Peace: Thwarting Afghanistan’s Insurgency: A Pragmatic Approach to Peace and Reconciliation
4:00 Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia: Update on the Situation in Lebanon
Wednesday July 30, 2008
10:00 United States Institute of Peace: Iraqi Minister of Interior, Jawad al-Bolani
12:00 Wilson Center: The US and the Middle East: Assessing the Bush Era Balance Sheet
Thursday July 31, 2008
9:00 Center for American Progress: Senator Kerry: A New Approach to Fighting Terrorism
10:30 House Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade: Foreign Aid and the Fight Against Terrorism and Proliferation: Leveraging Foreign Aid to Achieve U.S. Policy Goals
2:00 Senate Committee on Foreign Relations: Defining the Military’s Role Towards Foreign Policy
2:00 Senate Committee on Homeland Security: A Reliance on Smart Power - Reforming the Foreign Assistance Bureuacracy
And you can always check out POMED’s Events Calendar for a current listing of events in the Washington D.C. area related to democratic reform, U.S. foreign policy, and the Middle East.
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POMED Notes: “Turkey’s Political Crisis: Implications for the Middle East”
July 25th, 2008 by Adam
Yesterday, the Project on Middle East Democracy (POMED) held a discussion regarding the current political crisis in Turkey and the potential consequences for Turkey, the broader Middle East, U.S. relations with the region, and prospects for democracy. Panelists included Abdullah Akyuz, President of TUSIAD, the United States office of Turkish Industrialists and Businessmen’s Association, Bulent Aliriza, Senior Associate at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and Director of CSIS’ Turkey Project, and Omer Taspinar, Professor of National Security Strategy at the U.S. National War College and Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution where he directs Brookings’ Turkey Project. The discussion was moderated by Stephen McInerney, POMED’s Director of Advocacy.
For POMED’s full notes on the discussion, click here.
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This Week’s Events
July 21st, 2008 by Adam
Tuesday July 22, 2008
10:00 Heritage: The Future of U.S.-Pakistan Military Ties: Weathering the Strains of Regional Terrorism
12:00 Hudson: After Bush: The Case for Continuity in Foreign Policy
12:00 Heritage: U.S. Strategic Communication and Public Diplomacy: A New Organization Needed?
6:30 World Affairs Council: Author Series Event: After Bush: The Case for Continuity in American Foreign Policy
Wednesday July 23, 2008
2:00 House Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight: Possible Extension of the UN Mandate for Iraq: Options
4:00 Stimson Center: Transnational Trends: Middle Eastern and Asian Views Book Launch
Thursday July 24, 2008
11:15 AEI: The 2008 Iraq Debate: An Assessment from the Ground
2:00 Project on Middle East Democracy: Turkey’s Political Crisis: Implications for the Middle East
Friday July 25, 2008
10:00 USIP: The Future of the U.S. Military Presence in Iraq
And you can always check out POMED’s Events Calendar for a current listing of events in the Washington D.C. area related to democratic reform, U.S. foreign policy, and the Middle East.
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This Week’s Events
July 14th, 2008 by Adam
Monday July 14, 2008
10:00 USIP: Israel’s Airstrike on Syria’s Nuclear Reactor: Preventive War and the Nonproliferation Regime
Tuesday July 15, 2008
11:00 Freedom House: Fighting Internet Censorship
Wednesday July 16, 2008
10:00 American Enterprise Institute: The Frontline Country Team: A New Model for Building Security Partnerships
12:00 Middle East Institute: Can the Taliban Win in Pakistan?
Thursday July 17, 2008
2:00 Senate Appropriations Committee: FY09 State and Foreign Operations Markup
3:30 Heritage Foundation: Notions of Liberty in Islam
Friday July 18, 2008
9:00 Center for American Progress: Humanity as a Weapon of War
12:00 Hudson Institute: Egypt’s Coptic Christians: The Experience of the Middle East’s largest Christian community during a time of rising Islamization
And you can always check out POMED’s Events Calendar for a current listing of events in the Washington D.C. area related to democratic reform, U.S. foreign policy, and the Middle East.
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POMED Notes: Opportunities and Challenges in Pakistan’s Foreign Policy
July 11th, 2008 by Adam
On Friday, the Brookings Institution held a discussion with Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Foreign Minister of Pakistan, to discuss the latest developments in Pakistan’s foreign policy. Qureshi also addressed the future course of Pakistan’s foreign policy and its impact on U.S.-Pakistan relations, the war in Afghanistan, and domestic turmoil within Pakistan. Stephen Cohen, Senior Fellow in Foreign Policy at the Brookings Institution, provided commentary. The discussion was moderated by Bruce Riedel, Senior Fellow in Foreign Policy at Brookings’ Saban Center for Middle East Policy.
For POMED’s complete notes on the discussion, click here.
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POMED Notes: Understanding Khamenei: The Writings of Iran’s Supreme Leader
July 10th, 2008 by Adam
On Thursday, the Center for Strategic and International Studies hosted a discussion with Karim Sadjadpour, an associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and author of Reading Khamenei: The Worldview of Iran’s Most Powerful Leader. The discussion focused on the political, philosophical, and religious worldview of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei. Sadjadpour was interviewed by Sally Quinn of the Washington Post.
For POMED’s complete notes on the discussion, click here.
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This Week’s Events
July 7th, 2008 by Adam
Monday July 7, 2008
No events scheduled.
Tuesday July 8, 2008
9:00 SAIS: “Conflict Prevention and Resolution Forum: Isolation vs. Engagement: When Diplomats Do Their Job”
2:30 Senate Committee on Foreign Relations: Meeting The Iranian Challenge
3:00 Brookings: Europe’s Role in Nation-Building
Wednesday July 9, 2008
10:00 House Committee on Foreign Affairs: U.S. Policy Towards Iran
12:00 Center for National Policy: Mapping the Global Future
2:00 Subcommittee on Europe and Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia: Europe and Israel: Strengthening the Partnership
4:00 Wilson Center: Aid Effectiveness in Pakistan: Case Study of the Health and Population Sector
Thursday July 10, 2008
10:00 Brookings: Iraq, Afghanistan and Beyond: Military Operations in the 21st Century
Friday July 11, 2008
6:oo Middle East Institute: Deconstructing Myths, Part 2: “Turkish Groove”
And you can always check out POMED’s Events Calendar for a current listing of events in the Washington D.C. area related to democratic reform, U.S. foreign policy, and the Middle East.
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This Week’s Events
June 23rd, 2008 by Adam
Monday June 23, 2008
9:oo Wilson Center: NATO’s Evolving Role in Afghanistan
12:00 Middle East Institute: Israel-Palestine Peace Talks: Where are they Going? What are the Prospects?
2:oo Brookings: Law and the Long War: The Future of Justice in the Age of Terror
Tuesday June 24, 2008
9:30 Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and Freedom House: Petro-Authoritarianism and Europe’s New Divides
10:00 USIP: Foreign Policy and the Next U.S. Administration
12:00 Project on Middle East Democracy: What Women Want: Voices From the Middle East
12:00 Library of Congress: Publishing Trends in Iran
2:15 Senate Committee on Foreign Relations: Hearing: Business Meeting
Wednesday June 25, 2008
10:00 House Committee on Foreign Affairs: Foreign Assistance Reform: Rebuilding U.S. Civilian Development and Diplomatic Capacity in the 21st Century
Thursday June 26, 2008
12:00 Center for National Policy: Iran’s Nuclear Program: Reflections from Nuclear Tourists
Friday June 27, 2008
10:00 USIP: Mullahs, Money, and Militias: How Iran Exerts its Influence in the Middle East
12:00 Middle East Institute: The Future of Democracy in Lebanon
And you can always check out POMED’s Events Calendar for a current listing of events in the Washington D.C. area related to democratic reform, U.S. foreign policy, and the Middle East.
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This Week’s Events
June 16th, 2008 by Adam
Monday June 16, 2008
12:30 New America Foundation: Examining the Next Year on the Israeli-Palestinian Front
2:00 Brookings Institution: A New Millennium of Knowledge: Human Development in the Arab World
Tuesday June 17, 2008
12:00 CATO: Smart Power: Toward a Prudent Foreign Policy for America
Wednesday June 18, 2008
12:00 Middle East Institute: Developments in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
1:00 CSIS: Smart Power Speaker Series: America: Our Next Chapter: Tough Questions, Straight Answers
Thursday June 19, 2008
12:00 Wilson Center: Iran: The Impact of Electoral Trends on Iran’s Security Policies
And you can always check out POMED’s Events Calendar for a current listing of events in the Washington D.C. area related to democratic reform, U.S. foreign policy, and the Middle East.
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“Time to Talk with Iran” Event
June 11th, 2008 by Adam
On June 10th, the Campaign for a New American Policy on Iran (CNAPI) held an event and press conference on Terrace of the West Side of Cannon House Office Building. Represenatives Barbara Lee, Lynn Woolsey, Ron Paul, Marcy Kaptur and Sheila Jackson-Lee spoke in favor of bilateral talks between the U.S. and Iran without preconditions. The members of Congress and ordinary American citizens used a row of telephones to speak to ordinary Iranian citizens to stress the need for engagement.
For CNAPI’s summary of the event and photos, click here.
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