Next week’s peace picks

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It surprises me that anyone would try to do an event during Thanksgiving week, but there are in fact a few good ones on the docket.  And don’t forget the AEI/CNN/Heritage Republican Presidential [Candidates] debate, 8 pm November 22.  That promises to be the most amusing of the lot:  watch for the Taliban in Libya, fixing the debt problem by zeroing out foreign aid and how tough talk will scare the nukes out of Iran.

1.  The View from the Middle East: The 2011 Arab Public Opinion Poll

Polling and Public Opinion, Arab-Israeli Relations, Middle East, The Arab Awakening and Middle East Unrest, North Africa

Event Summary

2011 could go down as one of the most consequential years in modern Middle East history. Monumental changes that have swept the Arab world since January will no doubt shape the region for generations to come, altering the way citizens think about governance, politics and their lives. It is a critical time to take the pulse of the region.

Event Information

When

Monday, November 21, 2011
2:00 PM to 3:30 PM

Where

Falk Auditorium
The Brookings Institution
1775 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, DC
Map

Event Materials

Contact: Brookings Office of Communications

Email: events@brookings.edu

Phone: 202.797.6105

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On November 21, the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at Brookings will unveil the results of a new 2011 University of Maryland poll. Conducted in the weeks leading up to Egypt’s historic elections, the annual poll assesses attitudes toward the United States and the Obama administration, prospects for Arab-Israeli peace, the impact of the Arab awakening, and attitudes toward where the region is headed politically. The poll also includes a special section reporting on the political mood in Egypt as the country moves closer to its first election since the fall of Mubarak. Brookings Nonresident Senior Fellow Shibley Telhami, principal investigator of the poll and the Anwar Sadat professor for Peace and Development at the University of Maryland, will present his latest research and key findings. Saban Center Director Kenneth Pollack will provide introductory remarks and moderate the discussion.After the program, participants will take audience questions.

Participants

Introduction and Moderator

Kenneth M. Pollack

Director, Saban Center for Middle East Policy

Presenter

Shibley Telhami

Nonresident Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy, Saban Center for Middle East Policy

Discussants

Steven Heydemann

Senior Advisor for Middle East Initiatives
The United States Institute of Peace

Margaret Warner

Senior Correspondent
PBS NewsHour

2.  A Bottom-Up View of the Continuing Conflict in South Kivu

  • Monday, Nov 21, 2011 | 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm

with

Dr. Ferdinand Mushi Mugumo

Catholic University of Congo at Kinshasamoderated byDr. Joel Barkan
CSIS Africa ProgramMonday, November 21, 2011, 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm
Fourth Floor Conference Room, CSIS
1800 K St. NW, Washington, DC 20006In light of the upcoming presidential elections, the Democratic Republic of Congo has reclaimed the attention of regional and international community. However, discussions of the ongoing conflict in the east of the country remain neglected. Please join the CSIS Africa Program for a discussion with Dr. Ferdinand Mushi Mugumo. Dr. Mushi will provide commentary and analysis about village-level attempts toward conflict resolution in South Kivu.Please RSVP to Megan Sacks at africa@csis.org
3.  Time for Change: A New Transatlantic Approach for the Western Balkans

Tuesday, November 22, 2011
8:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

B1 Conference Room
CSIS 1800 K St. NW, Washington, DC 20006

As the sixteenth anniversary of the Dayton Accords approaches, it is time to reassess the policies of the United States and the European Union toward the Western Balkans. Please join us for a morning conference featuring policy experts and officials from the United States, European Union and the Western Balkans as we discuss the new CSIS report entitled: “A New Transatlantic Approach for the Western Balkans: Time for Change in Serbia, Kosovo, and Bosnia-Herzegovina.” The conference will feature separate panels on Serbia and Kosovo as well as Bosnia-Herzegovina, in addition to keynote addresses from senior United States and European Union government figures.

Please find a draft agenda here.

Light breakfast will be served.

Please contact Terry Toland at ttoland@csis.org to RSVP.

The discussion will be ON the record.

4.  Iran and International Pressure: An Assessment of Multilateral Efforts to Impede Iran’s Nuclear Program

Iran, Nonproliferation, Nuclear Weapons, Nuclear Energy, Weapons of Mass Destruction

Event Summary

Even as the international community seeks to stem the proliferation of nuclear weapons, Iran continues adding to its stocks of enriched uranium, including the type of enriched uranium needed to arm a nuclear weapon. Given that little prospect exists for resumption of the P5+1 discussions with the Iranian government, the International Atomic Energy Agency’s Board of Governors will tackle the Iran issue when it meets on November 17-18 in Vienna. What is the current state of Iran’s nuclear program, and do the Iranians feel pressure from United Nations Security Council mandates and other sanctions? What are the prospects for holding together the coalition that is now working to halt Iran’s nuclear program?

Event Information

When

Tuesday, November 22, 2011
9:00 AM to 2:00 PM

Where

Falk Auditorium
The Brookings Institution
1775 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, DC
Map

Event Materials

Contact: Brookings Office of Communications

Email: events@brookings.edu

Phone: 202.797.6105

Register Now

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On November 22, the Saban Center for Middle East Policy, the Center on the United States and Europe and the Arms Control Initiative at Brookings will host a conference to examine the Iranian nuclear program, assess the impact of international sanctions to date and analyze the ability of the international community to sustain unity and pressure on Tehran. The conference will conclude with keynote remarks from U.S. National Security Advisor Tom Donilon.After each panel, participants will take audience questions.

Participants

9:00 AM — Panel 1: Iran’s Internal Dynamics and the Nuclear Program

Moderator: Kenneth M. Pollack

Director, Saban Center for Middle East Policy

Charles Ferguson

President
Federation of American Scientists

Kevan Harris

Jennings Randolph Peace Scholar
U.S. Institute of Peace

Ray Takeyh

Senior Fellow
Council on Foreign Relations

10:45 AM — Panel 2: Maintaining International Unity

Moderator: Fiona Hill

Director, Center on the United States and Europe

John Parker

Visiting Research Fellow
National Defense University

Francois Rivasseau

Deputy Head of Delegation
European Union Delegation to the United States

Yun Sun

Visiting Fellow, Foreign Policy, Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies

1:00 PM — Keynote Remarks

Introduction: Strobe Talbott

President, The Brookings Institution

Moderator: Steven Pifer

Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy, Center on the United States and Europe

Tom Donilon

National Security Advisor
The White House

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