Steven C. Caton Prince Khalid Bin Abdullah Bin Abdulrahman Al Saud Professor of Contemporary Arab Studies, Department of Anthropology, Harvard University
This talk will examine the politics of water sustainability in three different eco-systems—oasis, coast, and highlands—of the Arabian Peninsula and how these are connected to very different kinds of state regimes and development histories. Some lessons for development and sustainable water use will be drawn.
Doors open at 4:45 pm. Light refreshments will be provided.
CMES, 38 Kirkland Street, Room 102, Cambridge, MA 02138
The Center for Middle Eastern Studies is pleased to present
Ousmane Kane Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Professor of Contemporary Islamic Religion and Society, Professor of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, Harvard University
CMES, Room 102, 38 Kirkland St, Cambridge, MA 02138
The Center for Middle Eastern Studies is pleased to present
Ellis Goldberg Professor, Department of Political Science, Washington University; Spring 2013 Kuwait Foundation Visiting Scholar, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School
CMES, Room 102, 38 Kirkland St, Cambridge, MA 02138
The Center for Middle Eastern Studies is pleased to present
Benny Morris Professor of History, Middle East Studies Department, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev; Spring 2013 Rohr Visiting Professor of Modern Israeli Studies, NELC Department, Harvard University... Read more about How Israelis See the Arab Spring
CGIS, Knafel Building, Room 262, 1737 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA
The Middle East Seminar is pleased to present
Ambassador Thomas Pickering, Vice Chair, Hills & Company, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, 1997-2000, and U.S. Ambassador to the Russian Federation, India, El Salvador, Nigeria, Jordan, and Israel and the United Nations