MEDIA FEATURES
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December 19, 2007
Putin Deserves Credit for Russia's Resurgence
By Graham Allison, Director, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs; Douglas Dillon Professor of Government; Faculty Chair, Dubai Initiative, Harvard Kennedy School and Brigadier General (ret.) Kevin Ryan, Senior Fellow, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
Time magazine has named Russian President Vladimir Putin its Person of the Year for 2007. Belfer Center experts Graham Allison and Brigadier General (ret.) Kevin Ryan weigh in on his selection.
December 12, 2007
The Middle East: Between Progress and Conflict Photo Gallery
"The Middle East: Between Progress and Conflict" was held at the Kennedy School of Government on November 8, 2007. The conference featured panels on "The Shifting Balance of Power," "The Challenge of Islamism," "Managing Ongoing Conflicts," and "Prospects for Economic Transformations" and two keynote speeches by Ambassadors Lakhdar Brahimi and Edward Djerejian.
December 7, 2007
A discussion about the new intelligence on Iran
By Vali Nasr, Senior Fellow, Dubai Initiative
Vali Nasr discusses the new intelligence on Iran with Charlie Rose.
December 5, 2007
"Documentary Depicts Life Of Islamic Leader"
The documentary discusses the history of the Ismaili Shia sect and the policies of the three previous Aga Khans. The current Aga Khan, Prince Karim al-Husayn, also appears in the film to reiterate the importance of tolerance during times of conflict. The Initiative on Religion in International Affairs co-sponsored the screening and the panel discussion which followed.
December 5, 2007
The Shifting Balance of Power
By Joseph S. Nye, Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor, Rami Khouri, Senior Fellow, The Dubai Initiative, Vali Nasr, Senior Fellow, Dubai Initiative and Dr. Ashton B. Carter, Co-Director, Preventive Defense Project (on leave), Harvard & Stanford Universities
"The Middle East: Between Progress and Conflict," an inaugural conference jointly hosted by The Dubai Initiative and the Dubai School of Government, was held on November 8, 2007 at the Kennedy School of Government.
Panel I: The Shifting Balance of Power was chaired by Joseph Nye and featured the following presentions, followed by a Q&A:
- America and the Arab World - Rami Khouri
- Contending with Iran's Regional Role - Vali Nasr
- Challenges of Nuclear Proliferation - Ashton Carter
December 5, 2007
The Challenge of Islamism
By Emad Shahin, Former Faculty Affiliate, The Dubai Initiative, Richard Bulliet, Carrie Wickham and Olivier Roy
"The Middle East: Between Progress and Conflict," an inaugural conference jointly hosted by The Dubai Initiative and the Dubai School of Government, was held on November 8, 2007 at the Kennedy School of Government.
Panel II: The Challenge of Islamism was chaired by Emad Shahin
- Continuity and Change in Islamist Ideology - Richard Bulliet, Columbia University, Middle East Institute
- Muslim Brotherhood: Between Democracy and Ideology - Carrie Wickham, Emory University
- The Challenges of Radical Ideologies - Olivier Roy, Center for International Studies and Research
December 5, 2007
The Broader Middle East: From the Perspective of the Iraq Study Group, An Insider's View
"The Middle East: Between Progress and Conflict," an inaugural conference jointly hosted by The Dubai Initiative and the Dubai School of Government, was held on November 8, 2007 at the Kennedy School of Government.
Ambassador Edward Djerejian, Director of the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy, Rice University was lunch's keynote speaker. He spoke on "The Broader Middle East; From the Perspective of the Iraq Study Group, An Insider's View"
December 5, 2007
Managing Ongoing Conflicts
By E. Roger Owen, Shibley Telhami, Toby Dodge and Paul Salem
"The Middle East: Between Progress and Conflict," an inaugural conference jointly hosted by The Dubai Initiative and the Dubai School of Government, was held on November 8, 2007 at the Kennedy School of Government.
Panel III: Managing Ongoing Conflicts was chaired by E. Roger Owen of Harvard University's Center for Middle East Studies and included the following presentations:
- New Developments in the Arab-Israeli Conflict - Shibley Telhami, University of Maryland, College Park
- Managing the Conflict in Iraq - A Balancing Act - Toby Dodge, Queen Mary, University of London
- Implications of the Conflict in Lebanon - Paul Salem, Carnegie Middle East Center
December 5, 2007
Prospects for Economic Transformations
"The Middle East: Between Progress and Conflict," an inaugural conference jointly hosted by The Dubai Initiative and the Dubai School of Government, was held on November 8, 2007 at the Kennedy School of Government.
Panel IV: Prospects for Economic Transformations was chaired by Jeffrey Frankel and included the following presentations:
- Prospects for Economic Reform - TarikYousef, Dubai School of Government
- The Gulf Economic Boom - Kito de Boer, Mckinsey & Company
- Economic Development Challenges - Mustapha Nabli, World Bank
Winter 2007/2008
Issues of War and Peace in the Middle East: A Few Remarks
By Graham Allison, Director, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs; Douglas Dillon Professor of Government; Faculty Chair, Dubai Initiative, Harvard Kennedy School, Tarik Yousef, Senior Fellow, The Dubai Initiative, Vali Nasr, Senior Fellow, Dubai Initiative, Nabil Ali Alyousuf and Lakhdar Brahimi
"The Middle East: Between Progress and Conflict," an inaugural conference jointly hosted by The Dubai Initiative and the Dubai School of Government, was held on November 8, 2007 at the Kennedy School of Government.
The conference opened with remarks by Graham Allison, Nabil Ali Alyousuf, Tarik Yousef, and Vali Nasr. Lakhdar Brahimi, former Special Advisor to the UN Secretary General, opened the conference with his keynote speech, "Issues of War and Peace in the Middle East: A Few Remarks."
