Southwest Asia/Gulf Program
Events
Bad Days in Basra
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
The Henry L. Stimson Center
BAD DAYS IN BASRA: My Turbulent Time as Britain’s Man in Southern Iraq, by Hillary Synnott
Syria: From Isolation to Acceptance?
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
The Henry L. Stimson Center
On April 23, 2008, the Henry L. Stimson Center's Southwest Asia/Gulf project and the Stanley Foundation co-hosted an event titled Syria: From Isolation to Acceptance? Speakers included Andrew Tabler, editor of Syria Today and former Fellow at the Institute of Current World Affairs; Daniel Levy of the New America Foundation; and Emile El-Hokayem of the Stimson Center.
The UN's Expanding Role in Iraq
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Conference Room
This panel discussion examined the current and prospective role of the United Nations in supporting stabilization and reconstruction in Iraq. This event was co-sponsored with the Council of Organizations of the United Nations Association.
Towards a More Secure and Stable Lebanon: Prospects for Security Sector Reform
Thursday, December 13, 2007
The Henry L. Stimson Center
Lebanon is going through a critical period of its history. The security vacuum left by the withdrawal of the Syrian forces in 2005, the campaign of political violence and assassinations of leading public figures, the continued presence of armed militias operating from Lebanon outside the authority of the state and supported by external actors, and the recent war between Lebanon and Israel emphasize the necessity and importance of rebuilding Lebanon’s security sector to address challenges that could fatally threaten stability in Lebanon and its neighborhood.
Roundtable on Iraq
Friday, June 22, 2007
The Henry L. Stimson Center
With Ellen Laipson and Professor Paolo Cotta-Ramusino
A Look from the Inside and Dismantling Iraq's Militias
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
The Henry L. Stimson Center
Two presentations made by analysts from the Baghdad Institute for Public Policy Research
Talk by Sheikha Lubna Al Qassimi
Monday, March 12, 2007
Talk by Sheikha Lubna Al Qassimi at the Stimson Center.
Does a Demographic Transition Promote a Democratic Transition?
Thursday, January 25, 2007
The Henry L. Stimson Center
Richard Cincotta's presentation on demographics and democratic reform
Israel's Security Environmnent Post-Lebanon War
Friday, December 15, 2006
The Henry L. Stimson Center
With Yossi Alpher, Co-editor, Bitterlemons and Bitterlemons International
Conducting Policy-Revelant Social Science Research in Iraq
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
Beirut, Lebanon
Workshop
Roundtable discussion on Saudi views of Iraq and Iran
Tuesday, November 7, 2006
The Henry L. Stimson Center
with Nawaf Obaid, managing director of the Saudi National Security Assessment Projec
Roundtable discussion on Iraq and Arab diplomacy
Friday, October 13, 2006
The Henry L. Stimson Center
with Ambassador Mokhtar Lamani, Arab League Representative in Iraq
Iraq and America: Addressing the Challenges
Tuesday, October 10, 2006
Capitol Hill
featuring Gordon Adams, Avis Bohlen, Kenneth Katzman, Laith Kubba, Dov Zakheim, and Ellen Laipson
Iraq and America: Addressing the Challenges
Tuesday, September 19, 2006
Center for National Policy
featuring Senator Jack Reed, Representative Chris Van Hollen, former Iraqi speaker Hajim al-Hasani, Peter Galbraith, Paul Pillar, Robin Raphel and Ellen Laipson
Understanding the GCC Perceptions of Iran's Nuclear Program
Friday, September 8, 2006
The Henry L. Stimson Center
featuring Afshin Molavi, Frederic Wehrey and Emile El-Hokayem
Roundtable discussion on Iraq with Sheikh Fatih al-Ghitaa, director of the Thagalayn Center for Strategic Center
Wednesday, March 29, 2006
The Henry L. Stimson Center
Security Sector Reform in the Gulf
Thursday, February 23, 2006
The Henry L. Stimson Center
Workshop
Supporting Iraq's Emerging Policy Community
Thursday, January 19, 2006
Beirut, Lebanon
Workshop
Roundtable discussion on Iraq with Kamal Field el-Basri, Iraqi Deputy Minister of Finance
Friday, January 6, 2006
The Henry L. Stimson Center
The Challenge of Dealing with Syria
Monday, December 19, 2005
The Henry L. Stimson Center
featuring David Ignatius and Joshua Landis
NATO's Evolving Role in the Middle East: The Gulf Dimension
Friday, June 3, 2005
The Henry L. Stimson Center
NATO's Evolving Role in the Middle East: The Gulf Dimension