UPCOMING EVENTS
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Revolution and War in Iran: The Iranian Revolutionary Guards' Representations of the Iran-Iraq War
Brown Bag Lunch
Open to the Public - Belfer Center Library, Littauer-369
May 17, 2012
12:15-2:00 p.m.
Speaker: Annie Tracy Samuel, Research Fellow, International Security Program
Related Project: International Security
The Iran-Iraq War began eighteen months after the establishment of Iran's Islamic Republic and lasted for what now amounts to one quarter of its existence. The war has had a profound impact on all aspects of life in Iran. Non-Iranian studies of the conflict, however, have failed to appreciate the war's significance, in part because scholars have neglected Persian-language sources on the conflict. Some of the most notable Iranian sources are those produced by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps. This seminar will use those sources to examine how the Revolutionary Guards have represented the history of the war and their roles in the conflict.
Please join us! Coffee and tea provided. Everyone is welcome, but admittance will be on a first come–first served basis.
Book Talk: The Rise and Fall of Arab Presidents for Life
Lecture
Open to the Public - Center for Middle Eastern Studies, 38 Kirkland Street, Room 102
May 17, 2012
5:00-6:00 p.m.
Related Project: Middle East Initiative
A discussion with Roger Owen about his new book.
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Did Democracy Promotion Cause the Arab Spring?
Brown Bag Lunch
Open to the Public - Malkin Penthouse, Littauer 4th Floor
May 21, 2012
12:15-2:00 p.m.
Speaker: Heidi Lane, Research Fellow, International Security Program
Related Project: International Security
The emerging dominant narrative of the Arab Spring, even as its direction continues to unfold in different ways, is one in which popular protest is driven by citizens who can no longer tolerate political and economic stagnation, the absence of basic religious and political freedoms, and top-down corruption within their national institutions. This seminar will explore the basis for an alternative explanation. Has the Arab Spring instead been facilitated and perhaps even hastened by democracy promotion over the past two decades?
Please join us! Coffee and tea provided. Everyone is welcome, but admittance will be on a first come–first served basis.
Nuclear Disarmament, Change, and the NPT Regime
Seminar
Open to the Public - Belfer Center Library, Littauer-369
May 22, 2012
10:00-11:30 a.m.
The disarmament 'pillar' of the 1968 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty has historically been its most controversial. This work in progress considers how perceptions of disarmament have evolved within the context of the NPT regime. How have treaty parties defined Article VI obligations? How has the debate changed over the course of the treaty's lifetime, and what does it mean for the future of the regime?
Israeli Government Change: What could it Possibly Mean?
Luncheon
RSVP required - Belfer Center Library, Littauer-369
May 22, 2012
12:00-1:30 p.m.
A discussion with Shai Feldman, Judith and Sidney Swartz Director, Crown Center for Middle East Studies; Professor of Politics, Brandeis University.
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The Truth about Hearts and Minds: Counterinsurgency and Development in the Postwar British Empire
Brown Bag Lunch
Open to the Public - Belfer Center Library, Littauer-369
May 31, 2012
12:15-2:00 p.m.
Speaker: Erik Linstrum, Ernest May Fellow in History and Policy, International Security Program
Related Project: International Security
Thanks to its reputation as the one of the few successful counterinsurgencies of the twentieth century, the Malayan Emergency of the early 1950s has figured prominently in recent histories of military strategy. Yet an equally important context for the winning of "hearts and minds" is the model of rural development which dominated colonial policy at the same time and shared important features with the military campaign: the extensive use of propaganda, the close attention to personal relationships, and the delicate balance between coercion and persuasion. Why did British civilians and soldiers alike find it necessary to consider the thoughts and feelings of colonial subjects? Ultimately, officials embraced a psychological approach because their strategy for the postwar empire—the diversion of popular aspirations from constitutional reform to economic improvement—required it.
Please join us! Coffee and tea provided. Everyone is welcome, but admittance will be on a first come–first served basis.
International Conference on Technology and Innovation for Global Development: Schumpeter and Polymer Research
Conference
Open to the Public - Starr Auditorium
June 4, 2012 - June 5, 2012
Related Projects: Science, Technology, and Public Policy, Science, Technology, and Globalization
The aim of the “International Conference on Technology and Innovation for Global Development” (4–5 June, 2012) is to explore how emerging technologies are shaping global economies and human wellbeing.
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