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Middle East Initiative

Upcoming Events

Upcoming events are listed as they are announced.

The Gaza War: One Year On

JFK Jr Forum Harvard Faculty, Fellows, Staff, and Students

Online & In-Person

Mon. Oct. 7, 2024 06:00pm - 07:00pm

Benny Morris, Omar Rahman, Tarek Masoud

Geopolitics and Governance in the 21st Century: the View From Iraq

Study Group Harvard Faculty, Fellows, Staff, and Students

In-Person

Wed. Sep. 18, 2024 - Wed. Oct. 30, 2024
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MEI Study Group with Senior Fellow Dr. Ziad Daoud: "Oil, Sovereign Wealth Funds, and Crises: The Political Economy the Middle East"

Study Group Harvard Faculty, Fellows, Staff, and Students

In-Person

Mon. Sep. 30, 2024 - Mon. Nov. 18, 2024

Arab League Flags

From the Archives

The Middle East Dialogues

Browse selected coverage of past events below. Visit the Belfer Center's YouTube channel for a complete archive of Middle East Initiative event recordings.

Salam Fayyad

Seminar

WATCH: A Conversation with Salam Fayyad

Tue. Mar. 26, 2024 04:30pm - 06:00pm

Harvard Faculty, Fellows, Staff, and Students

Seminar

WATCH: A Conversation with Jared Kushner

Feb. 15, 2024 04:30pm - 06:00pm

Harvard Faculty, Fellows, Staff, and Students
Seminar

WATCH: A Conversation with Matt Duss

Feb. 29, 2024 04:30pm - 06:00pm

Harvard Faculty, Fellows, Staff, and Students
Seminar

WATCH: A Conversation with Dalal Saeb Iriqat

Mar. 7, 2024 12:00pm - 01:30pm

Harvard Faculty, Fellows, Staff, and Students

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Middle East Initiative Open House

Information Session Harvard Faculty, Fellows, Staff, and Students

In-Person

Thu. Sep. 12, 2024 04:00pm - 06:00pm

MEI open house

A Conversation with Bret Stephens

Seminar Harvard Faculty, Fellows, Staff, and Students

Mon. Apr. 29, 2024 06:00pm - 07:30pm

Bret Stephens

Building Capabilities for the Government of the Future

Seminar Harvard Faculty, Fellows, Staff, and Students

Fri. Apr. 26, 2024 12:00pm - 01:30pm

H.E. Dr. Yasir Al Naqbi

A Conversation with Einat Wilf

Seminar Harvard Faculty, Fellows, Staff, and Students

Fri. Apr. 12, 2024 12:00pm - 01:30pm

Einat Wilf

WATCH: A Conversation with Salam Fayyad

Seminar Harvard Faculty, Fellows, Staff, and Students

Tue. Mar. 26, 2024 04:30pm - 06:00pm

Salam Fayyad

Soldiers of Democracy? Military Legacies and the Arab Spring

Seminar Open to the Public

Thu. Mar. 21, 2024 12:00pm - 01:30pm

(AP Photo/Hassene Dridi)

Building Democracy in the Arab World: An Insider Perspective

Study Group Harvard Faculty, Fellows, Staff, and Students

PM Youssef Chahed speaks during a joint press conference with European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker after their talks in Tunis in October 2018.

WATCH: A Conversation with Dalal Saeb Iriqat

Seminar Harvard Faculty, Fellows, Staff, and Students

Thu. Mar. 7, 2024 12:00pm - 01:30pm

Dalal Saeb Iriqat