Lecture Series

AY19 MES Lecture Series "Revisionist Powers, Rogue Regimes, and the International Order"

• "Iran's ‘Active Resistance’ vs. the United States’ ‘Maximum Pressure’: How will it end?", Panel, 5 November 2019
• "The Geopolitical Implications of China’s One Belt, One Road Initiative", Ambassador Karl Eikenberry, 31 October 2019
• "Turkey and the Regional Balance of Power", Panel, 29 April 2019
• "Norwegian Perspective s on the Relationship with the Russian Federation and the High North", H.E. Ambassador Kåre R. Aas &  RADM Ole Morten Sandquist, 29 October 2018
• "Iran: Building Bridges and Widening Gulfs", Panel, 7 November 2018

"Israel's Security Outlook and Geopolitical Competition in the MENA Region", Panel, 2 October 2017

• "Who and What Matters in the Libya Conflict and Possible U.S. Responses", Ms. Amanda Kadlec, 24 April 2017
   
• "Turkey: Back to the Future", Panel, 17 April 2017
   
• "What the Middle East Meltdown Means for the Transatlantic Relationship", Mr. Derek Chollet, 30 March 2017
   
• "Untangling the Indo-Pakistani Tussle Over Afghanistan", Prof. Sumit Ganguly, 6 February 2017
  
• "Continuity, Change, and the Islamic Republic of Iran", Panel, 10 January 2017

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  Part 2

• "Russia in Syria: Doubling Down on Failure", Dr. Brandon Valeriano, 7 November 2016
  
• "China in the Middle East: A 'New Great Game' or 'Strategic Necessity'?", Dr. Christopher Yung, 20 October 2016
  

• MES AfPak Lecture Series Presents Dr James Caron (flyer)
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• MES AfPak Lecture Series Presents Dr James Caron (audio)
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• MES AfPak Lecture Series Presents Prof Robert McChesney (flyer)
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• MES AfPak Lecture Series Presents Prof Robert McChesney (audio)
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• MES AfPak Lecture Series Presents Amb Peter Galbraith (audio)
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• MES AfPak Lecture Series Presents Amb Peter Galbraith (flyer)
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• MES AfPak Lecture Series Presents Prof Shah Mahmoud Hanifi (audio)
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• MES AfPak Lecture Series Presents Prof Shah Mahmoud Hanifi (flyer)
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• MES AfPak Lecture Series Presents Mr Qamar Jabarkheil (flyer)
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• MES AfPak Lecture Series Presents Mr Qamar Jabarkheil (audio)
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• MES AfPak Lecture Series Presents Amb Ronald Neumann (flyer)
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• MES AfPak Lecture Series Presents Amb Ronald Neumann (audio)
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• MES AfPak Lecture Series Presents Mr Abubakar Siddique (flyer)
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• MES AfPak Lecture Series Presents Mr Haider Mullick (audio)
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• MES AfPak Lecture Series Presents Mr Haider Mullick (flyer)
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• MES AfPak Lecture Series DVD Requests (video)
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• MES AfPak Lecture Series Presents Prof Robert Crews (flyer)
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• MES AfPak Lecture Series Presents Prof Robert Crews (audio)

• MES Iran Lecture Series Presents Dr Kenneth Katzman (Audio)
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• MES Iran Lecture Series Presents Dr Kenneth Katzman (Flyer)
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• MES Iran Lecture Series Presents Mr Simon Shercliff OBE (Flyer)
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• MES Iran Lecture Series Presents Dr Anthony Cordesman (PPT)
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• MES Iran Lecture Series Presents Dr Anthony H Cordesman (Flyer)
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• MES Iran Lecture Series Presents Dr Anthony H Cordesman (Audio)
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• MES Iran Lecture Series Presents Mr Michael Eisenstadt (Audio)
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• MES Iran Lecture Series Presents Mr Michael Eisenstadt (Flyer)
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• MES Iran Lecture Series Presents Amb John W Limbert (Audio)
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• MES Iran Lecture Series Presents Amb John Limbert (Flyer)
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• MES Iran Lecture Series Presents Mr Afshin Molavi (Flyer)
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• MES Iran Lecture Series Presents Mr Afshin Molavi (Audio)
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• MES Iran Lecture Series Presents Dr Trita Parsi (Flyer)
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• MES Iran Lecture Series Presents Dr Trita Parsi (Audio)
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• MES 2010-2011 Iran Lecture Series Background

• MES 2011-2012 Lecture Series Background
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• MES Lecture Series Dr Jon Alterman (Flyer)
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• MES Arab Revolt Lecture Series Presents Dr Jon Alterman (Audio)
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• MES Lecture Series Dr David Ottaway (Flyer)
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• MES_11-12_LecSer_Diwan_audio
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• MES_AY12-13_UziRubin
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• MES_AY12-13_IranPanel
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• MES_AY12-13_EfraimInbar
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• MES_AY12-13_MeirLitvak
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• MES_AY12-13_AmbMousavian
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• MES_AY12-13_TurkeyPanel

• "Roadblocks to U.S.-Iran Rapprochement," 5 November 2013, MES AY13-14 Lecture Series
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• "Syria's Civil War - No Resolution in Sight," Amb. Theodore Kattouf, 20 November 2013, MES AY13-14 Lecture Series
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• "Egypt in Upheaval," Prof. Nathan Brown, 3 December 2013, MES AY13-14 Lecture Series
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• "Yemen After the Spring," Gregory Johnsen, 28 February 2014, MES AY13-14 Lecture Series
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• "Bringing the Military Back In," Dr. Steven Cook, 19 March 2014, MES AY13-14 Lecture Series
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• "The Intellectual Challenge of Totalitarian Islamism," Dr. Doug Streusand, 8 April 2014, MES AY13-14 Lecture Series
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• "Turkey at the Crossroads," 5 May 2014, MES AY13-14 Lecture Series
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• "Yemen After the Spring," Gregory Johnsen, 28 February 2014, MES AY13-14 Lecture Series (Audio)
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• "Bringing the Military Back In," Dr. Steven Cook, 19 March 2014, MES AY13-14 Lecture Series (Audio)

• "U.S. Democracy Promotion in the Arab World: Illusory Promise or Potential Opportunity," Dr. Dafna Rand, 6 October 2014, MES AY14-15 Lecture Series
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• "Dealing or Dueling with Iran," 4 November 2014, MES AY13-14 Lecture Series
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• "Ottomans and Armenians: A Study in Counterinsurgency," Prof. Edward Erickson, 14 November 2014, MES Book Discussion
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• "Perspectives on the ISIL Crisis for Saudi Arabia," Dr. Janet Breslin-Smith, 9 December 2014, MES AY14-15 Lecture Series
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• "Egypt: What Went Wrong," Dr. Steven Cook, 10 March 2015, MES AY14-15 Lecture Series
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• "We like democracy, but elections ruined it’: Thoughts on Democratization in Afghanistan after 2014," Mr. Scott Smith, 7 April 2015, MES AY14-15 Lecture Series
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• "Turkey: A Rising Power Falling Behind," 1 May 2015, MES AY14-15 Lecture Series
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• "The Intellectual Challenge of Totalitarian Islamism," Dr. Doug Streusand, 8 April 2014, MES AY13-14 Lecture Series (Audio)
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• "U.S. Democracy Promotion in the Arab World: Illusory Promise or Potential Opportunity," Dr. Dafna Rand, 6 October 2014, MES AY14-15 Lecture Series (Audio)
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• "Ottomans and Armenians: A Study in Counterinsurgency," Prof. Edward Erickson, 14 November 2014, MES Book Discussion (Audio)

• "Egypt's Adaptable Officers", Dr. Zeinab Abul-Magd, 21 Oct 2015, MES AY15-16 Lecture Series
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• “Pakistan Between Mosque and Military," Ambassador Husain Haqqani, 7 March 2016, MES AY15-16 Lecture Series
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• “Yemeni Armed Forces and the Ties that Bind and Divide," Mr. Adam Seitz 25 Feb 2016, MES AY15-16 Lecture Series
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• Panel, "Clout of the Islamic Republic after the JCPOA," 20 November 2015, MES AY15-16 Lecture Series
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• “People’s National Army (ANP) and its Acolytes: Civil-Military Relations in Algeria,"Hamid Lellou, 14 April 2016, MES AY15-16 Lecture Series