Overview
Don’t let developments in the Middle East catch your organization off-guard, particularly when the region continues to pose the single greatest threat to U.S. national security. Hear directly from Middle East policymakers, foreign ambassadors, and Brookings experts on evolving security, political, economic, social, and religious trends in the Arab world—with a particular focus on how they may affect U.S. foreign policy, trade, and energy security. This course gives you a unique opportunity to hear directly from the people who are helping to shape policy in the region and on Capitol Hill.
Course Information
Location:
Washington, DC
Tuition:
$2,475
Dates:
Mar 03 - Mar 05, 2009
The March 2008 course featured the following speakers:
- Egyptian Ambassador Nabil Fahmy
- Israeli Ambassador Sallai Meridor
- Kurdistan Representative Quban Talabany
- Al Jazeera Bureau Chief Abderrahim Foukara
- Saban Center Director and former Ambassador Martin Indyk
- Brookings Senior Fellow Bruce Riedel
- Former Commander-in-Chief of U.S. Central Command General Anthony C. Zinni
Click on the full agenda above for the complete list of speakers and topics featured in the 2008 course. The 2009 course will be equally topical, but exact speakers and topics may change.
Program Benefits
- Real understanding of emerging trends in the Middle East
- Opportunities to interact with regional policymakers, not just U.S.-based experts
- New perspectives on how developments in the Middle East can affect your organization
Competencies
- Strategic thinking
- External awareness
- Political savvy
- Continual learning
Praise for this Program
“An outstanding program that provided a broad view of Middle East issues with real open and honest discussion on the really historically hard problems. I would recommend this program to academics [as well as to] government, military, and industry leaders.”
– Jeffrey Johnson, The Boeing Company
“Probably the best program I’ve attended.”
– Katherine Boyd, Department of the Treasury