Bassam Haddad is Director of the Middle East Studies Program and teaches in the Department of Public and International Affairs at George Mason University. He discussed his new book, “Business Networks in Syria: The Political Economy of Authoritarian Resilience.”
Marc Lynch is associate professor of political science and international affairs at George Washington University as well as the director of the Institute for Middle East Studies and Project on Middle East Political Science (POMEPS). He discussed his new book, “The Arab Uprising: The Unfinished Revolutions of the New Middle East.”
Wendy Pearlman is the Crown Junior Chair in Middle East Studies and assistant professor of political science at Northwestern University. She discussed her new book, “Violence, Nonviolence, and the Palestinian National Movement.”
Nathan J. Brown, a professor of political science and international affairs at George Washington University, is a distinguished scholar and author who specializes in Islamist movements, Palestinian politics, and Arab law and constitutionalism. He discussed his new book, “When Victory Is Not an Option: Islamist Movements in Arab Politics.”
Three leading political scientists discussed the uprising and future prospects for Syria.
Panelists:
Bassam Haddad, George Mason University
Salwa Ismail, University of London
Steven Heydemann, United States Institute of Peace
Moderated by:
Marc Lynch, George Washington University
Ashraf Khalil is a Cairo-based independent journalist who has covered the Middle East for a variety of publications, including the Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, and The Economist.
He discussed his new book, “Liberation Square: Inside the Egyptian Revolution and the Rebirth of a Nation”.
Timothy Mitchell is Professor and Chair of the Department of Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African Studies at Columbia University.
He discussed his new book Carbon Democracy: Political Power in the Age of Oil, describing how oil dependency shapes the body politic both in regions such as the Middle East, which rely upon revenues from oil production, and in the places that have the greatest demand for energy.
Three leading political scientists discussed the political dynamics and prospects for Yemen.
Panelists:
Moderated by:
Marc Lynch – George Washington University
Ariel Ahram is assistant professor in the Department of International and Area Studies and the Department of Political Science at the University of Oklahoma.
He discussed his book, “Proxy Warriors – The Rise and Fall of State-Sponsored Militias,” in which he offers a perspective on the reliance of ‘weak states’ on quasi-official militias, paramilitaries, and warlords. Focusing on three case studies, Iraq, Iran, and Indonesia, Ahram discussed each states particular relationship with “high profile” resident paramilitary organizations. (more…)
