Burnish your foreign policy credentials and benefit from up-to-date insights on the Middle East. Hear directly from policy-makers, Middle East ambassadors, and Brookings experts on topics including the Israel/Palestine confl ict, the Iraq war, relations with Iran, and the evolving situation in Afghanistan. Discuss regional security, political, economic, social, and religious trends—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 shaping policy both at home and abroad.
Course Information
Location:
Washington, DC
Tuition:
$2,575
Dates:
Apr 27 - Apr 29, 2010
The March 2008 course featured speakers including:
- 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
Program Benefits
- Real understanding of emerging trends in the Middle East
- Opportunities to interact with regional policy-makers, not just U.S.-based experts
- New perspectives on how developments in the Middle East can affect your organization
Competencies
- External awareness
- Political savvy
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