Timing
A Year of Turmoil

A Year of Turmoil

Date: Wednesday, January 18, 2012 / Time: 2:30am - 4:00am 

In May, President Obama defined the Arab Spring as a “historic opportunity” to redefine and strengthen America’s relationships in the Middle East, demonstrating that “America values the dignity of the street vendor . . . more than the raw power of the dictator.” One year after the “Jasmine Revolution” in Tunisia, has the promise of the Arab Awakening been realized? Please join former national security adviser Stephen Hadley and former Jordanian foreign minister Marwan Muasher on Wednesday, Ja...

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Democratization and Conflict in the Arab World: Challenges, Opportunities and Dangers

Date: Wednesday, May 4, 2011 / Time: 6:00am - 1:00pm 

Over the last four months, mass protests have rocked the Arab world. Protestors seek democracy, the rule of law and greater social justice. Whether democracy will be the harbinger of greater internal conflict and instability, or instead will provide the institutional, legal and normative framework for processes of domestic reconciliation and peacemaking, is the question that this conference will address. Read the event analysis

Forecasting the Future

Date: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 / Time: 4:30am - 6:30am 

This panel introduced new and original data on the impact of social media across the Middle East.

U.S.Relations with the Muslim World

Date: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 / Time: 4:00am - 2:30pm 

USIP, CSID, George Mason and ISESCO co-hosted this day-long conference examining America's relations with the Muslim world one year after President Obama's Cairo speech.