VIDEO AND MULTIMEDIA
Here you can find video and audio recordings of Middle East Initiative events.
May 13, 2013
Podcast: Syria's "Endless" Nightmare: Humanitarian and Political Consequences
On Monday, May 6, the Middle East Initiative hosted a panel discussion addressing the most pressing concerns in the deepening, unabated Syrian crisis that has plagued the country since March of 2011. Moderated by Hilary Rantisi, Director of the Middle East Initiative, the panelists addressed the political, economic and humanitarian consequences of the violence in Syria, as well as the responses and responsibilities of the global community.
Photo Credit: Ellis Goldberg
May 7, 2013
Ellis Goldberg: "Sectarian Violence: The Third Rail of Egyptian Politics" Podcast
The Middle East Initiative hosted Professor Ellis Goldberg for a lecture on May 1, 2013 to discuss sectarian violence in Egypt. Professor Goldberg is currently the Kuwait Foundation Visiting Scholar at the Middle East Initiative at Harvard Kennedy School, and is a professor of political science at the University of Washington.
April 30, 2013
Energy and the Arab Awakening: A View from Riyadh
The Middle East Initiative and Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs hosted distinguished scholars and energy experts from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for a panel discussion on Thursday, April 25. The panelists included Dr. Mohammed Al Sabban, Professor, King Abdulaziz University, former advisor to Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources; Mr. Ali Al Shihabi, Founder, Rasmala Investment Bank; and Mr. Abdulaziz al Fahad, Principal of Abdulaziz al Fahad Law Firm.
April 29, 2013
Prince Turki on Saudi Arabia's Role after Arab Awakening
In a speech for the Belfer Center’s Middle East Initiative, Prince Turki al Faisal laid out Saudi Arabia’s two–pronged security strategy as the Gulf kingdom contends with the fallout from the 2011 Arab uprisings and fast-changing global energy trends. Prince Turki, who directed the Saudi intelligence service for more than two decades and served as ambassador to the United Kingdom and Ireland, and then to the United States, said Saudi foreign policy doctrine is based on two themes: external security and energy security.
The full text as prepared for delivery is attached (pdf).
April 18, 2013
Rashid Khalidi: "Brokers of Deceit" Podcast
An audio recording of a talk by Rashid Khalidi, Edward Said Professor of Modern Arab Studies at Columbia University, on his new book, Brokers of Deceit: How the U.S. Has Undermined Peace in the Middle East, at MEI on April 10, 2013.
April 12, 2013
Egypt: A Look to the Future
An audio recording of a talk by the Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt to the United States, Amb. Mohamed Tawfik, at MEI on April 3, 2013.
April 12, 2013
Iran's Economy Under Sanctions
An audio recording of Professor Djavad Salehi-Isfahani's March 25th talk at MEI on sanctions and Iran's economy.
March 12, 2013
Revolution, Islamism and Jihadism in North Africa
An audio recording of a conversation with Jean-Pierre Filiu, Professor of Middle East Studies at Sciences Po, at the Middle East Initiative on March 5, 2013.
March 11, 2013
Libya: A Year of Revolution and State-Building
An audio recording of a conversation with Dirk Vandewalle, Associate Professor of Government, Dartmouth College, and author, A History of Modern Libya, on February 25, 2013 at the Middle East Initiative.
March 1, 2013
"My Neighbourhood" Panel Discussion
An audio recording of the panel discussion following a screening of Just Vision's documentary short, "My Neighbourhood" on February 20, 2013.
