Posted in Announcements on Dec 28th, 2008 Comments Off
From MESH Admin
The underlying problem for the West is not Islamic fundamentalism. It is Islam, a different civilization whose people are convinced of the superiority of their culture and are obsessed with the inferiority of their power. The problem for Islam is not the CIA or the U.S. Department of Defense. It is the West, [...]
Posted in Announcements, Books, Michael Mandelbaum on Oct 13th, 2008 Comments Off
From Michael Mandelbaum
The Washington Institute for Near East Policy has launched a book prize for the three best books on the Middle East published in the previous year. I had the honor and pleasure of serving as one of the three jurors for the inaugural awards, along with Jim Hoagland and Bernard Lewis. The first [...]
Posted in Announcements, Geopolitics on Oct 6th, 2008 Comments Off
From MESH Admin
A couple of weeks ago, MESH ran an online roundtable, in five parts, on “The First 100 Days.” Fourteen of our members contributed their admonitions and advice on the Middle East to the next president, whoever he may be. The series was well-received, so we decided to assemble all the parts in a [...]
Posted in Announcements on Oct 5th, 2008 Comments Off
From MESH Admin
Back in April, MESH launched its Middle East Papers series with Walter Laqueur’s Disraelia: A Counterfactual History, 1848-2008. The paper gave rise to much comment on the web. Now the Paris journal Commentaire has published a French translation as the lead article in its autumn issue. The article isn’t online, but the issue [...]
Posted in Announcements on Sep 14th, 2008 Comments Off
From Stephen Peter Rosen and Martin Kramer
Middle East Strategy at Harvard (MESH) has led a virtual existence since its inception last December. But on Tuesday, September 23, it becomes tangible at Harvard, where MESH will sponsor an afternoon symposium under the title “After Bush: America’s Agenda in the Middle East.” This is an opportunity for [...]
Posted in Announcements, Michele Dunne on Sep 10th, 2008 Comments Off
From Michele Dunne
Reform in the Arab world is not the flavor of the month in Washington that it was in 2003, but there is still a tremendous amount of activity in the region related to political, economic, and educational reform as well as human and civil rights. Today the Arab Reform Bulletin [...]
Posted in Announcements on Aug 23rd, 2008 Comments Off
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