2012-13

2013 Mar 28

Is a Two-State Solution to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Still Possible? The Perspective of a Strategic Optimist

4:00pm to 6:00pm

Location: 

CGIS, Knafel Building, Room 262, 1737 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA

The Middle East Seminar is pleased to present

Herbert C. Kelman
Richard Clarke Cabot Professor of Social Ethics, Emeritus, Harvard University; and co-chair, The Middle East Seminar... Read more about Is a Two-State Solution to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Still Possible? The Perspective of a Strategic Optimist

2013 Mar 26

Toward a Jewish Theology of Liberation on its 25th Anniversary: Where Were We Then? Where Are We Now?

1:00pm to 3:00pm

Location: 

CMES, 38 Kirkland Street, Room 102, Cambridge, MA 02138

The Middle East Forum is pleased to present

Marc Ellis
Senior Visiting Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies, University for Peace, Costa Rica; and, University Professor of Jewish Studies, Baylor University (retired)... Read more about Toward a Jewish Theology of Liberation on its 25th Anniversary: Where Were We Then? Where Are We Now?

2013 Feb 19

Politics of Water Sustainability on the Arabian Peninsula

5:00pm to 6:30pm

Location: 

Sheerr Room, Fay House, 10 Garden Street

A lecture by

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.

Professor...

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2013 Mar 13

POSTPONED to March 13: Why there was no Arab Spring in Palestine

4:00pm to 5:30pm

Location: 

CMES, Room 102, 38 Kirkland St, Cambridge, MA 02138

The Center for Middle Eastern Studies is pleased to present

Salim Tamari
Director, Institute of Palestine Studies, and adjunct professor at the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies, Georgetown University; Spring 2013 Shawwaf Visiting Professor at the Center for Middle Eastern Studies.... Read more about POSTPONED to March 13: Why there was no Arab Spring in Palestine

2013 Feb 28

Gaza and the Future of Palestine: A Changing Paradigm

4:00pm to 6:00pm

Location: 

CGIS, Knafel Building, Room 262, 1737 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA

The Middle East Seminar is pleased to present

Jean-Pierre Filiu, Professor of Middle East Studies, Institut d'Etudes Politiques (Sciences Po) 

Contact: Marina Ivanova
Sponsors: Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Harvard University

As a Title VI National Resource Center, CMES is partially funding this program with U.S. Department of Education grant funds. The...

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2013 May 02

U.S. Policy in a time of Transition: Ending Occupation, Enhancing Israel's Security, Realizing Palestinian Sovereignty (DATE CHANGE to APRIL 18)

4:00pm to 6:00pm

Location: 

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

Geoffrey Aronson, Director of Research and Publications, Foundation for Middle East Peace, Washington, DC... Read more about U.S. Policy in a time of Transition: Ending Occupation, Enhancing Israel's Security, Realizing Palestinian Sovereignty (DATE CHANGE to APRIL 18)

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