STATE OF DEMOCRACY IN AFGHANISTAN: ACHIEVEMENTS AND CHALLENGES

A/Prof Wahabuddin Ra'ees, Department of Political Science, International Islamic University, Malaysia
15:00-17:00,  CIT Auditorium, NUS
Organised by Middle East Institute, NUS

POLITICAL LEADERSHIP IN THE MIDDLE EAST: TRADITION, TRANSITION AND TRANSFORMATION

Prof Ataur Rahman, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, Middle East Institute, NUS
16:00-18:00,  Gardenia Room, Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore
Organised by Middle East Institute, NUS

IRAN'S NUCLEAR STANDOFF AND WESTERN SANCTIONS: WHAT LIES AHEAD?

Dr Emanuele Ottolenghi, Senior Fellow, Foundation for the Defense of Democracies
16:00-18:00,  Lotus Room, Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore
Organised by Middle East Institute, NUS

WHENCE IRAQ? IRAQI NATIONALISM BETWEEN TRIBE, SECT AND ETHNICITY

Dr Amatzia Baram, Director, Center for Iraq Studies, University of Haifa, Israel
16:00-18:00,  Red Azalea Room, Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore
Organised by Middle East Institute, NUS

FROM LIBERTY HALL TO ABU GHRAIB: THE PARADOX ON AMERICAN VALUES

Professor Fuad Sha'ban, Vice President of Yarmouk Private University (YPU), Syria
16:00-18:00,  Lotus Room, Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore
Organised by Middle East Institute, NUS

THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION'S APPROACH TO "NETWORKED ISLAMIST EXTREMISM": CONFRONTING AL-QA'IDA, THE TALIBAN AND IRAN

Professor Michael C Hudson, Professor, Georgetown University
16:00-18:00,  Red Azalea, Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore
Organised by Middle East Institute, NUS

THE INCREASING ROLE OF TURKEY IN THE MIDDLE EAST

Kerim Balci
16:00-18:00,  White Magnolia, Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore
Organised by Middle East Institute, NUS

IRAQ AND THE MIDDLE EAST ORDER

Dr Ali Allawi, Senior Fellow, Harvard University
10:00-12:00,  Lotus Ballroom, Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore
Organised by Middle East Institute, NUS