Copyright 2012 Middle East Forum Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:04:08 -0500 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Lecture Recordings from the Middle East Forum. http://www.meforum.org/audio/ webmaster@meforum.org webmaster@meforum.org en-us News & Politics Middle East Forum Lecture Recordings from the Middle East Forum. Lecture Recordings from the Middle East Forum. Middle East Forum webmaster@meforum.org No http://www.meforum.org/3167/muslims-west-loyalty http://www.meforum.org/3167/muslims-west-loyalty (Mark Durie) Mark Durie is a theologian, human rights activist and pastor of an Anglican church. He has published many articles and books on the language and culture of the Acehnese, Christian-Muslim relations and religious freedom. A graduate of the Australian National University and the Australian College of Theology, he has held visiting appointments at the University of Leiden, MIT, UCLA and Stanford, and was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities in 1992. ... Thu, 2 Feb 2012 10:03:22 EST No Mark Durie is a theologian, human rights activist and pastor of an Anglican church. He has published many articles and books on the language and culture of the Acehnese, Christian-Muslim relations and religious freedom. A graduate of the Australian National University and the Australian College of Theology, he has held visiting appointments at the University of Leiden, MIT, UCLA and Stanford, and was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities in 1992. ... http://www.meforum.org/3156/islamic-civilization-is-dying http://www.meforum.org/3156/islamic-civilization-is-dying (David P. Goldman) David P. Goldman is best known for his "Spengler" column at Asia Times Online, which draws a million readers a month. He headed global bond research for Bank of America as well as other Wall Street research groups. Trained in music theory as well as economics at City University of New York and the London School of Economics respectively, he has written extensively on music, mathematics, religion, and the cultural heritage of the West, in Forbes, The Tablet, First Things, and Pajamas Media. Mr. ... Sun, 22 Jan 2012 15:46:19 EST No David P. Goldman is best known for his "Spengler" column at Asia Times Online, which draws a million readers a month. He headed global bond research for Bank of America as well as other Wall Street research groups. Trained in music theory as well as economics at City University of New York and the London School of Economics respectively, he has written extensively on music, mathematics, religion, and the cultural heritage of the West, in Forbes, The Tablet, First Things, and Pajamas Media. Mr. ... http://www.meforum.org/3120/changing-middle-east-danny-yatom http://www.meforum.org/3120/changing-middle-east-danny-yatom (Danny Yatom) Major General Danny Yatom has had a distinguished career serving his country both in the IDF and in the political arena. He served as head of the Israeli Central Command, and later, under Yitzhak Rabin was the prime minister's military secretary, involved in negotiations with Syria, Jordan and the Palestinians. Between 1996 and 1998 he served as head of the Mossad Intelligence Service, subsequently serving as chief of staff to Ehud Barak during his terms as Prime Minister and Defense Minister. ... Wed, 7 Dec 2011 14:00:51 EST No Major General Danny Yatom has had a distinguished career serving his country both in the IDF and in the political arena. He served as head of the Israeli Central Command, and later, under Yitzhak Rabin was the prime minister's military secretary, involved in negotiations with Syria, Jordan and the Palestinians. Between 1996 and 1998 he served as head of the Mossad Intelligence Service, subsequently serving as chief of staff to Ehud Barak during his terms as Prime Minister and Defense Minister. ... http://www.meforum.org/3119/north-africa-challenges http://www.meforum.org/3119/north-africa-challenges (Bruce Maddy-Weitzman) Bruce Maddy-Weitzman is Principal Research Fellow at the Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies, Tel Aviv University, and an expert on the Maghreb. He is a frequent contributor to the Middle East Quarterly and has authored three books, the most recent of which is The Return to History: Berber Identity and the Challenge to North African States (2011). Mr. Maddy- ... Tue, 6 Dec 2011 10:54:34 EST No Bruce Maddy-Weitzman is Principal Research Fellow at the Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies, Tel Aviv University, and an expert on the Maghreb. He is a frequent contributor to the Middle East Quarterly and has authored three books, the most recent of which is The Return to History: Berber Identity and the Challenge to North African States (2011). Mr. Maddy- ... http://www.meforum.org/3096/middle-east-upheavals-israel http://www.meforum.org/3096/middle-east-upheavals-israel (Efraim Inbar) Efraim Inbar is professor of Political Studies at Bar-Ilan University and director of its Begin-Sadat (BESA) Center for Strategic Studies, specializing in Middle Eastern strategic issues with a special reference to the politics and strategies of Israel's national security. He served as a member of Israel's Political Strategic Committee of the National Planning Council and has authored five books ,most recently Israel's National Security: Issues and Challenges since the Yom Kippur War (2008). ... Thu, 10 Nov 2011 16:55:46 EST No Efraim Inbar is professor of Political Studies at Bar-Ilan University and director of its Begin-Sadat (BESA) Center for Strategic Studies, specializing in Middle Eastern strategic issues with a special reference to the politics and strategies of Israel's national security. He served as a member of Israel's Political Strategic Committee of the National Planning Council and has authored five books ,most recently Israel's National Security: Issues and Challenges since the Yom Kippur War (2008). ... http://www.meforum.org/2973/totten-lebanon-matters http://www.meforum.org/2973/totten-lebanon-matters (Michael J. Totten) Michael J. Totten is a foreign policy analyst who has reported from the Middle East, the Balkans, and the Caucasus. His work has appeared in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and the Jerusalem Post. Author of the book The Road to Fatima Gate: The Beirut Spring, the Rise of Hezbollah and the Iranian War against Israel," Mr. Totten addressed the Middle East Forum in New York on May 23, concerning the situation in Lebanon amid the Arab uprisings. Mr. ... Fri, 24 Jun 2011 05:09:50 EST No Michael J. Totten is a foreign policy analyst who has reported from the Middle East, the Balkans, and the Caucasus. His work has appeared in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and the Jerusalem Post. Author of the book The Road to Fatima Gate: The Beirut Spring, the Rise of Hezbollah and the Iranian War against Israel," Mr. Totten addressed the Middle East Forum in New York on May 23, concerning the situation in Lebanon amid the Arab uprisings. Mr. ... http://www.meforum.org/2923/syria-strategic-significance http://www.meforum.org/2923/syria-strategic-significance (Jonathan Spyer) Jonathan Spyer is a senior research fellow at the Global Research in International Affairs Center in Israel, a columnist for the Jerusalem Post, and author most recently of The Transforming Fire: The Rise of the Israel-Islamist Conflict (Continuum, 2011). On May 16, he addressed the Middle East Forum in Philadelphia on the strategic significance of Syria in the context of Arab uprisings. ... Thu, 2 Jun 2011 14:11:39 EST No Jonathan Spyer is a senior research fellow at the Global Research in International Affairs Center in Israel, a columnist for the Jerusalem Post, and author most recently of The Transforming Fire: The Rise of the Israel-Islamist Conflict (Continuum, 2011). On May 16, he addressed the Middle East Forum in Philadelphia on the strategic significance of Syria in the context of Arab uprisings. ... http://www.meforum.org/2905/egypt-at-crossroads http://www.meforum.org/2905/egypt-at-crossroads (Saad Eddin Ibrahim) Saad Eddin Ibrahim is founder of the Ibn Khaldoun Center for Development Studies, a leading think tank for the study of democracy and civil society in the Muslim world, and a visiting professor of Arab and Islamic Studies at Harvard University. On April 7, Mr. Ibrahim, formerly a political prisoner of Hosni Mubarak, discussed the topic of Egypt and democracy in an event presented by the Middle East Forum and the University of Pennsylvania's Middle East Center. ... Wed, 18 May 2011 00:58:35 EST No Saad Eddin Ibrahim is founder of the Ibn Khaldoun Center for Development Studies, a leading think tank for the study of democracy and civil society in the Muslim world, and a visiting professor of Arab and Islamic Studies at Harvard University. On April 7, Mr. Ibrahim, formerly a political prisoner of Hosni Mubarak, discussed the topic of Egypt and democracy in an event presented by the Middle East Forum and the University of Pennsylvania's Middle East Center. ... http://www.meforum.org/2888/ngo-demonize-isolate-israel http://www.meforum.org/2888/ngo-demonize-isolate-israel (Gerald Steinberg) Gerald Steinberg, president of NGO Monitor and a professor at the Political Studies Department at Bar Ilan University, has emerged as the leading critic of the NGO assault on Israel. On March 14, he addressed the Middle East Forum in New York on the international community's growing attempts to demonize and isolate Israel. Founded in 2002, NGO Monitor challenges the "halo effect" allowing unaccountable groups to push a misleading agenda with dangerous results for Israel and other nations. ... Tue, 26 Apr 2011 02:34:28 EST No Gerald Steinberg, president of NGO Monitor and a professor at the Political Studies Department at Bar Ilan University, has emerged as the leading critic of the NGO assault on Israel. On March 14, he addressed the Middle East Forum in New York on the international community's growing attempts to demonize and isolate Israel. Founded in 2002, NGO Monitor challenges the "halo effect" allowing unaccountable groups to push a misleading agenda with dangerous results for Israel and other nations. ... http://www.meforum.org/2868/libya-military-intervention-us-interests http://www.meforum.org/2868/libya-military-intervention-us-interests (Dirk Vandewalle) On March 11, before the United States and its allies launched attacks against Libyan leader Muammar al-Qaddafi, Dirk Vandewalle, a professor in the department of government at Dartmouth College and author of A History of Modern Libya, spoke to the Middle East Forum via conference call, explaining why it is not in U.S. interest to engage Libya militarily. Mr. ... Thu, 31 Mar 2011 15:21:51 EST No On March 11, before the United States and its allies launched attacks against Libyan leader Muammar al-Qaddafi, Dirk Vandewalle, a professor in the department of government at Dartmouth College and author of A History of Modern Libya, spoke to the Middle East Forum via conference call, explaining why it is not in U.S. interest to engage Libya militarily. Mr. ... http://www.meforum.org/2841/egypt-future http://www.meforum.org/2841/egypt-future (David Bukay) David Bukay is a professor of Middle East Studies at the University of Haifa and author of several books, including Arab-Islamic Political Culture. He specializes in several themes, including the role of militaries in the Middle East. On February 14, he addressed the Middle East Forum via conference call on Egypt's military in the post-Mubarak era. Mr. ... Fri, 4 Mar 2011 08:47:43 EST No David Bukay is a professor of Middle East Studies at the University of Haifa and author of several books, including Arab-Islamic Political Culture. He specializes in several themes, including the role of militaries in the Middle East. On February 14, he addressed the Middle East Forum via conference call on Egypt's military in the post-Mubarak era. Mr. ... http://www.meforum.org/2836/palestine-arab-world http://www.meforum.org/2836/palestine-arab-world (Efraim Karsh) Efraim Karsh is editor of the Middle East Quarterly and Professor of Middle East and Mediterranean Studies at King's College London. He served as an intelligence officer in the Israel Defense Forces for seven years before obtaining graduate and doctoral degrees in international relations from Tel Aviv University. He is the author of fifteen books, including Arafat's War, Islamic Imperialism, and most recently Palestine Betrayed. ... Mon, 21 Feb 2011 04:27:49 EST No Efraim Karsh is editor of the Middle East Quarterly and Professor of Middle East and Mediterranean Studies at King's College London. He served as an intelligence officer in the Israel Defense Forces for seven years before obtaining graduate and doctoral degrees in international relations from Tel Aviv University. He is the author of fifteen books, including Arafat's War, Islamic Imperialism, and most recently Palestine Betrayed. ... http://www.meforum.org/2848/muslims-in-the-west-loyal http://www.meforum.org/2848/muslims-in-the-west-loyal (Mark Durie) Mark Durie is a theologian, human rights activist, and pastor of an Anglican church in Australia. He has held visiting appointments at the University of Leiden, MIT, UCLA, and Stanford. During his years in Indonesia, he observed a society in which a Muslim majority tried to enforce Islamic law on its sizable Christian minority, leading to his acclaimed 2010 book, The Third Choice, which examines the status of non-Muslims under Islamic rule. ... Thu, 10 Mar 2011 03:45:55 EST No Mark Durie is a theologian, human rights activist, and pastor of an Anglican church in Australia. He has held visiting appointments at the University of Leiden, MIT, UCLA, and Stanford. During his years in Indonesia, he observed a society in which a Muslim majority tried to enforce Islamic law on its sizable Christian minority, leading to his acclaimed 2010 book, The Third Choice, which examines the status of non-Muslims under Islamic rule. ... http://www.meforum.org/2815/wikileaks-revelations http://www.meforum.org/2815/wikileaks-revelations (Lee Smith) Lee Smith is a visiting fellow at the Hudson Institute and author of The Strong Horse: Power, Politics, and the Clash of Arab Civilizations. On December 28, Mr. Smith addressed the Middle East Forum via conference call on the implications of Wikileaks regarding the Middle East, and their significance for U.S. policy in the region, a topic he has focused on in recent articles. According to Mr. Smith, the Wikilieaks have some positive aspects revealing an interesting dynamic in the Middle East. ... Wed, 5 Jan 2011 01:43:02 EST No Lee Smith is a visiting fellow at the Hudson Institute and author of The Strong Horse: Power, Politics, and the Clash of Arab Civilizations. On December 28, Mr. Smith addressed the Middle East Forum via conference call on the implications of Wikileaks regarding the Middle East, and their significance for U.S. policy in the region, a topic he has focused on in recent articles. According to Mr. Smith, the Wikilieaks have some positive aspects revealing an interesting dynamic in the Middle East. ... http://www.meforum.org/2790/battle-for-iraq http://www.meforum.org/2790/battle-for-iraq (Amatzia Baram) Amatzia Baram is a professor in the Department of the History of the Middle East and director of the Center for Iraq Studies at the University of Haifa, Israel. Prior to the invasion of Iraq, he served as a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. In 2003-2005 he was Senior Fellow at the USIP and the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington, D.C., and in 2006 taught an honors course on Iraq at Melbourne University. He also advised various branches of the Clinton and George W. ... Tue, 30 Nov 2010 00:56:21 EST No Amatzia Baram is a professor in the Department of the History of the Middle East and director of the Center for Iraq Studies at the University of Haifa, Israel. Prior to the invasion of Iraq, he served as a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. In 2003-2005 he was Senior Fellow at the USIP and the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington, D.C., and in 2006 taught an honors course on Iraq at Melbourne University. He also advised various branches of the Clinton and George W. ... http://www.meforum.org/2779/islamists-assault-free-speech http://www.meforum.org/2779/islamists-assault-free-speech (Daniel Huff) Daniel Huff is director of the Middle East Forum's Legal Project, which defends the free speech rights of authors and activists commenting on radical Islam and related issues. A graduate of Columbia Law School, he previously served as counsel on the Senate Judiciary Committee to then Ranking Member Arlen Specter, handling a host of national security, civil and criminal matters. ... Sat, 13 Nov 2010 14:05:06 EST No Daniel Huff is director of the Middle East Forum's Legal Project, which defends the free speech rights of authors and activists commenting on radical Islam and related issues. A graduate of Columbia Law School, he previously served as counsel on the Senate Judiciary Committee to then Ranking Member Arlen Specter, handling a host of national security, civil and criminal matters. ... http://www.meforum.org/2770/engaging-damascus http://www.meforum.org/2770/engaging-damascus (David Schenker) David Schenker, a senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, previously served as the Pentagon's top policy aide on the Arab countries of the Levant. He has authored Dancing with Saddam: the Strategic Tango of Jordanian-Iraqi Relations; more recently, he published a chapter on U.S.-Lebanese relations in Lebanon: Liberation, Conflict, and Crisis. On October 14, Mr. ... Mon, 1 Nov 2010 14:20:15 EST No David Schenker, a senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, previously served as the Pentagon's top policy aide on the Arab countries of the Levant. He has authored Dancing with Saddam: the Strategic Tango of Jordanian-Iraqi Relations; more recently, he published a chapter on U.S.-Lebanese relations in Lebanon: Liberation, Conflict, and Crisis. On October 14, Mr. ... http://www.meforum.org/2765/al-dura-hoax-karsenty http://www.meforum.org/2765/al-dura-hoax-karsenty (Philippe Karsenty) Philippe Karsenty, a former stockbroker, was elected deputy mayor of Neuilly, France, in 2008 (where President Sarkozy was formerly mayor). Most of his time is currently dedicated to combating the "al-Dura hoax": in 2000, France 2 television showed a Palestinian boy, 12-year old Mohammed al-Dura, being killed by Israeli soldiers during a gun battle in Gaza, sparking widespread anti-Israel hysteria. Doubting the veracity of the tape, Mr. ... Tue, 26 Oct 2010 16:42:03 EST No Philippe Karsenty, a former stockbroker, was elected deputy mayor of Neuilly, France, in 2008 (where President Sarkozy was formerly mayor). Most of his time is currently dedicated to combating the "al-Dura hoax": in 2000, France 2 television showed a Palestinian boy, 12-year old Mohammed al-Dura, being killed by Israeli soldiers during a gun battle in Gaza, sparking widespread anti-Israel hysteria. Doubting the veracity of the tape, Mr. ... http://www.meforum.org/2744/obama-failed-middle-east-policy http://www.meforum.org/2744/obama-failed-middle-east-policy (Efraim Karsh) Efraim Karsh is editor of the Middle East Quarterly and Professor of Middle East and Mediterranean Studies at King's College London. The author of fifteen books, he has held various academic posts at Harvard and Columbia universities, the Sorbonne, the London School of Economics, the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London, the Kennan Institute for Advanced Russian Studies in Washington D.C., and the Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies at Tel-Aviv University. ... Wed, 8 Sep 2010 06:58:30 EST No Efraim Karsh is editor of the Middle East Quarterly and Professor of Middle East and Mediterranean Studies at King's College London. The author of fifteen books, he has held various academic posts at Harvard and Columbia universities, the Sorbonne, the London School of Economics, the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London, the Kennan Institute for Advanced Russian Studies in Washington D.C., and the Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies at Tel-Aviv University. ... http://www.meforum.org/2682/islamization-of-turkey http://www.meforum.org/2682/islamization-of-turkey (Zeyno Baran) Zeyno Baran has been the director of the Hudson Institute Center for Eurasian Policy since April 2006. Prior to this, she directed the International Security and Energy Programs at the Nixon Center from January 2003, informing policy-makers on Eurasian political, economic, and social dynamics and U.S. interests in the region. On June 15, she addressed the Middle East Forum via conference call on the subject of Turkey's Islamization. Ms. ... Fri, 2 Jul 2010 04:12:25 EST No Zeyno Baran has been the director of the Hudson Institute Center for Eurasian Policy since April 2006. Prior to this, she directed the International Security and Energy Programs at the Nixon Center from January 2003, informing policy-makers on Eurasian political, economic, and social dynamics and U.S. interests in the region. On June 15, she addressed the Middle East Forum via conference call on the subject of Turkey's Islamization. Ms. ...