Past Event
JFK Jr Forum

Forum: The Iran-Saudi Rift: Geopolitical or Sectarian?

Open to the Public

A panel discussion with Bernard Haykel, Princeton University; and Karim Sadjadpour, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Moderated by Meghan O'Sullivan, Harvard Kennedy School.

An Iranian woman holds up a poster showing Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr, a prominent opposition Saudi Shiite cleric who was executed by Saudi Arabia, in Tehran, Iran, Monday, Jan. 4, 2016.

About

A panel discussion with:

Bernard Haykel, Professor of Near Eastern Studies and Director, Institute for Transregional Study of the Contemporary Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia, Princeton University.

Karim Sadjadpour, Senior Associate, Middle East Center, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

Moderated by Meghan O'Sullivan, Jeanne Kirkpatrick Professor of the Practice of International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School and MEI Faculty Affiliate.

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If you are unable to attend in person, you can watch a live stream of the event – just visit this page at the scheduled date and time. Or, you can view the recording at your convenience once it is posted to the IOP website.

Co-sponsored by the JFK Jr. Forum at the Institute of Politics.