Iraq and the Middle East
2009
A View of Iraq in 2009 from Sadiq al-Rikabi, Senior Political Advisor to the Iraqi Prime Minister
March 5, 2009 | Public Event Off the Record
More Than "Shiites" and "Sunnis": Post-Sectarian Strategy in Iraq
March 3, 2009 | Public Event
Dr. Mowaffak Al-Rubaie: Is Iraq Secure?
January 6, 2009 | Public Event
2008
Coming Home: The Challenge of Return for Iraq’s Displaced
December 19, 2008 | Public Event co-sponsored with the International Organization for Migration
[Audio Available]
Economic Reconstruction in Iraq: Some Lessons for Planners and Practitioners
December 16, 2008 | Public Event
[Audio Available]
Dr. Ali al-Dabbagh, Official Spokesman for the Government of Iraq
December 9, 2008 | Public Event
[Audio Available]
Iraqi Recommendations to the Incoming Administration
October 3, 2008 | Public Event
[Audio Available]
Antiquities in Iraq: Cultural Heritage and Iraq's Future
September 8, 2008 | Public Event
Iraqi Minister of Interior, Jawad al-Bolani
July 30, 2008 | Public Event
[Audio Available]
The Future of the U.S. Military Presence in Iraq
July 25, 2008 | Public Event
[Audio Available]
Israel's Airstrike on Syria's Nuclear Reactor: Preventive War and the Nonproliferation Regime
July 14, 2008 | Public Event
[Audio Available]
Mullahs, Money, and Militias: How Iran Exerts its Influence in the Middle East
June 27, 2008 | Public Event
[Audio Available]
New Avenues for National Reconciliation in Iraq
June 12, 2008 | Public Event
[Audio Available]
Major General Douglas Stone, MNF-I Deputy Commanding General for Detainee Operations
June 11, 2008 | Public Event
[Audio Available]
Is Lebanon Sliding Toward a New Civil War?
May 15, 2008 | Public Event
[Audio Available]
Religious Reconciliation in Iraq
April 29, 2008 | Public Event
[Audio Available]
Can Hip Hop Beat Conflict?
April 18, 2008 | Public Event
[Audio Available]
Fixing the Interior Ministry and Police in Iraq
April 7, 2008 | Public Event
[Audio Available]
Negotiating Arab-Israeli Peace: A Guidebook for American Policymakers
March 13, 2008 | Public Event
[Audio Available]
Beyond Bricks And Mortar: The "Civilian Surge" In Iraq
March 11, 2008 | Public Event
[Audio Available]
Riding the Surge? The Progress of Iraq's National Government
March 7, 2008 | Public Event
[Audio Available]
Resurrecting the Wall of Fear: The Human Rights Situation in Syria
February 29, 2008 | Public Event
[Audio Available]
Iraq: Are Politics Beginning to Move?
February 21, 2008 | Public Event
[Audio Available]
Embedded Provincial Reconstruction Teams in Iraq
February 5, 2008 | Public Event
[Audio, Summary, and Transcript Available]
Iraq's Mystery Men: Insurgent, Tribes and Sadrists
January 29, 2008 | Public Event
[Audio Available]
Rethinking Democracy Promotion in the Middle East
January 16, 2008 | Public Event
[Audio Available]
2007
Iraq After the Surge: The Perspective of H.E. Sayyed Abdul Aziz Al-Hakim
December 3, 2007 | Public Event
[Audio and Remarks Available]
Dialogue on Islamic Peacemaking: Report on a Mission to Iran
November 20, 2007 | Public Event
[Audio and Trip Report Available]
The Role of Kurds in the New Iraq
November 19, 2007 | Public Event
[Audio Available]
The Dynamics of Iraq's Media
October 25, 2007 | Public Event
[Audio Available]
Iraq Through Iraqi Eyes
October 22, 2007 | Public Event
[Audio Available]
Challenges and Dilemmas Facing Liberal Muslim Thinkers
October 18, 2007 | Public Event
Crossing the Rubicon: Next Steps in Iraq
July 19, 2007 | Public Event
Suicide Bombers in Iraq
July 10, 2007 | Public Event
[Audio Available]
Iraq's Oil Law: How and When?
May 18, 2007 | Public Event
Iraq: Sustaining America's Support
May 10, 2007 | Public Event
[Audio Available]
The Cultural Knowledge Gap and Its Consequences for National Security
May 10, 2007 | Senior Fellow Project Report
[Audio Available]
Arab Scholarship on Israel: A Critical Assessment
May 2, 2007 | Senior Fellow Project Report
[Audio and Summary Available]
The Dual Narrative Teaching Process: Palestinians and Israelis Learning the Historical Narrative of the Other
April 27, 2007 | Public Event
A Conversation with Dr. Ali al-Dabbagh, Iraqi Government Spokesman
April 11, 2007 | Public Event
[Audio Available]
Trends in Iraqi Political Values
April 3, 2007 | Public Event
[Audio Available]
Opportunities and Challenges for Economic Growth in Iraq
March 23, 2007 | Public Event
[Audio Available]
Defining Conflict and Its Effects on Health: Case Study on Iraq
March 22, 2007 | Johns Hopkins University/U.S. Institute of Peace Task Force on Public Health Symposium Series
[Video Available]
Combating Terrorism in Democratic States
March 5, 2007 | Public Event
[Audio Available]
Reconstructing Lebanon: A Discussion with Sami Haddad, Lebanese Minister of Economy and Trade
March 1, 2007 | Public Event
[Audio Available]
Provincial Reconstruction Teams in Iraq
February 14, 2007 | Public Event
[Audio Available]
Iraq: Assessing Political Development
February 6, 2007 | Public Event
Iraq: Assessing Economic and Reconstruction Issues
January 26, 2007 | Public Event
The Utility of Force in Peace Operations: When and How?
January 25, 2007 | Public Event
The Crisis in Interfaith Relations in the Middle East
January 24, 2007 | Public Event
[Audio Available]
Iraq Petroleum Draft: Between Fiction and Reality
January 19, 2007 | Public Event
[Audio Available]
Civilian Deaths in Iraq: Quantitative Estimates and Policy Implications
January 10, 2007 | This public event is off-the-record.
Iraq: Assessing Military and Security Issues
January 8, 2007 | Public Event
2006
An Update from Iraq: Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi
December 14, 2006 | Public Event
[Video and Audio Available]
Experts Discuss the Iraq Study Group
December 13, 2006 | Public Event
After Lebanon: The View from Israel
December 13, 2006 | Public Event featuring former Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Zalman Shoval
Reconciling Iraq: The Perspective of HE Sayyed Abdul Aziz Alhakim
December 4, 2006 | Public Event
Meeting Resistance: A Film on the Organization, Opposition, and Motives of Baghdad's Insurgents
November 30, 2006 | Public Event/Film Screening
The United States and Syria: Policy Options
November 27, 2006 | Public Event
Generals in the Cabinet Room: How the Military Shapes Israeli Policy
November 17, 2006 | Public Event/Book Launch
Political Oppositions in the Arab World: A New Path?
November 9, 2006 | Public Event
Combating Serious Crimes in Postconflict Societies
October 26, 2006 | Public Event
What Does it Mean to be Iraqi? The Politics of Identity in Iraq
October 17, 2006 | A public meeting of the Iraq Working Group
[Audio Available]
Ayatollah Sistani and the Democratization of Post-Baathist Iraq
September 14, 2006 | Senior Fellow Project Report
Putting Lebanon Back Together
August 31, 2006 | Public Event
[Audio Available]
The Religious Dimensions of Conflict in the Middle East
August 28, 2006 | Public Event
[Audio Available]
Understanding the Hezbollah-Iran Connection
August 17, 2006 | Public Event
[Audio Available]
Crisis in Lebanon: Is Peacekeeping Possible?
August 16, 2006 | Public Event
[Audio & Briefing Available]
When Will Iraq Stand Up?
July 28, 2006 | Public Event
[Audio Available]
Children of Chronic War: Vulnerability, Resilience and Prospects for Peace in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
July 20, 2006 | Senior Fellow Project Report
[Audio and Project Report Summary Available]
Re-Inventing Iraq: Understanding Iraqi Society and Coalition Democratization Efforts
July 17, 2006 | Senior Fellow Project Report
[Audio and Project Report Summary Available]
The Iranian Nuclear Crisis: Toward a Diplomatic Solution
June 29, 2006 | Public Event
[Audio Available]
Ground Truth from Iraq: Politicians, Police, and Pacification
June 29, 2006 | Public Event
[Audio Available]
Workshop on Human Rights, Teaching Methods, and Organization Management
June 28 - July 2, 2006 | Beirut, Lebanon
Iraq's New Government
May 31, 2006 | Public Event
[Audio Available]
H.E. Ashraf Qazi, UNSG Special Representative for Iraq
March 17, 2006 | Public Meeting
[Audio Available]
What Makes Zarqawi Tick? Gilles Kepel on Biography, Ideology, and Violence
March 16, 2006 | Public Event
[Transcript, Audio, and Photo Gallery Available]
Can Lebanon Escape Confessional Politics?
February 10, 2006 | Public Event
[Audio Available]
Who Will Govern Iraq Next?
January 20, 2006 | Public Event
[Audio Available]
Local Governance as a Foundation for Democracy in Iraq
January 19, 2006 | USIP and USAID Iraq Working Group Event
[Audio Available]
2005
Iraq: Between Referendum and Elections
November 15, 2005 | Public Event
[Summary and Audio Available]
The Future of Reconstruction in Afghanistan and Iraq
October 18, 2005 | Featuring Andrew Natsios, Administrator, U.S. Agency for International Development
[Audio Available]
An American Insider Perspective: The Iraqi Constitution, Referendum, and Elections
September 15, 2005 | Iraq Working Group
[Audio Available]
A Critical Triangle: Iraq, Iran, and the United States
September 14, 2005 | Iraq Working Group and Muslim World Initiative
[Audio Available]
Iraqi Views of the Constitution, Referendum, and Elections
September 13, 2005 | Public Event and Iraq Working Group
[Transcript and Audio Available]
Beyond Disengagement: Does a Renewed Peace Process Lie Ahead for Palestinians and Israelis?
September 8, 2005 | Public Event
[Audio Available]
Iraq Constitution-Making: What Happens Now?
August 23, 2005 | Iraq Working Group
[Audio Available]
Kirkuk: Can It Be Solved?
August 9, 2005 | Iraq Working Group
[Audio Available]
Public Opinion in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: From Geneva to Disengagement
July 14, 2005 | Senior Fellow Project Report
[Summary and Audio Available]
Charting Iraq's Future: Iraq's Emerging Political Leadership
June 30, 2005 | Senior Fellow Project Report
[Summary and Audio Available]
The Struggle for Democracy in Iraq: What are the Lessons for American Foreign Policy?
June 15, 2005 | Iraq Working Group and Muslim World Initiative
[Audio Available]
Lebanon at a Crossroads
June 10, 2005 | USIP Public Meeting
How Israelis and Palestinians Negotiate
June 7, 2005 | Book Event
[Transcript & Audio Available]
Establishing Justice and the Rule of Law in Iraq: A Blueprint for Action
May 21, 2003 | Public Event
[Audio & Summary Available]
Defeating the Insurgency in Iraq
May 16, 2005 | Special Public Event
[Summary Available]
Washington and Syria: Cooperation or Confrontation?
May 6, 2005 | Senior Fellow Project Report
[Summary & Audio Available]
Nurturing the "Arab Spring": Voices from the Region
May 5, 2005 | Institute Public Meeting
[Audio Available]
Security, Governance and Reconstruction: What Have We Learned in Iraq and Afghanistan?
April 14, 2005 | Public Event
[Video & Audio Available]
Islamists at the Ballot Box: Findings from Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait and Turkey
April 12, 2005 | Grant Program Roundtable
[Audio Available]
Iraq After Elections: Focus on the Constitution
February 3, 2005 | Public Event
[Video & Audio Available]
Pathways to Peace: The United States and the Middle East Peace Process
January 28, 2005
[Transcripts & Audio Available]
2004
Elections in Iraq: What Will January Bring?
December 1, 2004 | Public Event
[Video & Audio Available]
Update on Iraq: An Address by U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell
July 15, 2004 | USIP Webcast
[Summary, Audio & Video Available]
Crisis of Education in the Muslim World
June 10, 2004 | Senior Fellow Project Report by Mamoun Fandy
[Summary & Audio Available]
The U.S. Mission in Iraq After June 30: Views from State and Defense
May 19, 2004 | Public Event
[Summary, Audio & Video Available]
Formative Forces in the Development of the Modern Iraqi State
April 15, 2004 | Senior Fellow Project Report by Faleh Jabar
[Summary & Audio Available]
State-Mosque Relations in Iraq, 1968-2004
March 30, 2004 | Senior Fellow Project Report by Amatzia Baram
[Summary & Audio Available]
Security in Iraq: What Works and What Doesn't?
March 23, 2004 | Institute Public Meeting
[Audio Available]
Healing Across the Divide: The Impact of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict on Health Care Delivery
March 11, 2004 | Institute Public Meeting
[Audio Available]
Weapons of Mass Destruction: What's There, What's Not, and What Does it All Mean?
February 10, 2004 | Public Event
[Summary, Transcript, Audio & Video Available]
Iraqi Oil Revenues: "Managing the Devil's Excrement"
January 22, 2004 | Institute Roundtable
[Summary & Audio Available]
2003
Religious Politics in Iraq II
December 17, 2003 | Public Event
[Audio, Video and Summary Available]
Separation and Security: Can Israel's Separation Barrier Help Stop the Violence?
October 22, 2003 | Special Roundtable for Journalists
[Remarks Available]
Iraq: Securing the Peace
July 30, 2003 | Congressional Briefing
[Event Summary]
Establishing Justice and the Rule of Law in Iraq
May 21, 2003 | Public Event
[Audio & Summary Available]
Religious Politics in Iraq
May 21, 2003 | Public Event
[Audio & Summary Available]
Post-War Iraq and Beyond: The UN's Role
May 14, 2003 | Public Event
[Video, Audio & Summary Available]
Post-War Iraq: The Immediate Imperatives
April 16, 2003 | Public Event
[Video, Audio & Summary Available]
Humanitarian Responses to a War in Iraq
February 25, 2003 | Public Event
[Audio & Summary Available]
Sectarian Reconciliation in Post-Conflict Iraq
February 11, 2003 | Public Event
[Audio and Summary Available] [Event Summary]
A Special Address by Ambassador of France to the United States Jean-David Levitte on Iraq
February 7, 2003 | Public Event
[Video, Audio & Transcript Available]
A Special Address by Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage on Iraq
January 21, 2003 | Public Event
[Video, Audio & Remards Available]
2002
Would an Invasion of Iraq Be a "Just War"?
December 17, 2002 | A Religion and Peacemaking Workshop
[Audio, Video & Summary Available]
Marshland Arabs of Iraq: Hussein's Lesser Known Victims
November 14, 2002 | Public Event
[Summary and Audio Available]
Iraq After Hussein: A Road Map for Transition
November 8, 2002 | Public Event
9/11 a Year On: America's Challenges in a Changed World
September 5, 2002 | Institute Conference
Perspectives and Prospects: 2001-2002 Jennings Randolph Senior Fellow Project Report
September 3, 2002 | "Guns and Olive Branches: The Military and the Israeli-Palestinian Relationship"
Crisis in the Middle East: The Israeli View
April 10, 2002 | Public Event
Crisis in the Middle East: Spinning Out of Control?
April 4, 2002 | Public Event
Perspectives and Prospects: 2000-2001 Jennings Randolph Senior Fellow Project Report
March 20, 2002 | "Human Rights in the Middle East: The Crisis of Implementation" and "Israeli Society, Globalization, and the Transformation of the Nation State"
2000
Iraq Sanctions: What Have We Learned?
July 17, 2000 | Institute Public Meeting
Where is the Islamic Republic Headed?
February 15, 2000 | Public Event
Challenges for the Palestinian Legal System
January 19, 2000 | Featuring Palestinian Authority Freih Abu Minister of Justice Meddien and Chairman of the Palestinian Delegation to the Israeli-Palestinian Joint Legal Committee Tawfiq Abu Ghazala - Institute Roundtable
1999
Wye: One Year Later
November 2, 1999 | Featuring Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Zalman Shoval - Public Event
The Middle East in the Twenty-First Century
October 25, 1999 | Featuring Egyptian Ambassador to the U.S. Nabil Fahmy - Institute Public Meeting
Jordan, the Palestinians & the Final Status
October 14, 1999 | Featuring Political Advisor to King Abdullah II of Jordan Adnan Abu-Odeh - Public Event
