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MIDDLE EAST PEACE AND SECURITY FORUM

Kurdistan and Iraq's premier forum dedicated to peace and stability in the Middle East.

The Middle East in an Emerging International Order: Old Threats, New Realities?

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16. November. 2022

09:00

Opening Remarks

Dr. Randall Rhodes, President, American University of Kurdistan 

 

09:10 – 09:40

Keynote Speeches       

H.E. Dr Fuad Hussein, Foreign Minister, Federal Republic of Iraq

Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad, American University of Kurdistan; Former U.S. Special Envoy

 

 

09:40 - 11:10

Session One | Economic Reforms & Human Security: Pathways to Prosperity   

 

Chair

Dr. Kamaran Palani, Iraq Policy Group 

 

Speakers

Mr. Sarhang Hamasaeed, United States Institute of Peace

Ms. Mary Fitzgerald, King’s College London

Dr. Jessica Obeid, Middle East Institute

Ambassador Ramon Blecua, Spanish Foreign Ministry 

Dr. Jiyar Aghapouri, American University of Kurdistan

 

Questions and Discussion

11:10 – 11:30.  Refreshments

 

11:30 - 13:00

Session Two | New Threats, Old Realities? The Future of the West in the Middle East 

 

 

Chair

Dr. Ariel Ahram, Crisis Response Council

 

Speakers

Dr. Federica Saini Fasanotti, Institute for International Political Studies

Dr. Annette Idler, Oxford University

Dr. Hassan Ahmadian, University of Tehran

Dr. Jon Alterman, Center for Strategic and International Studies

Dr. Frederic Wehrey, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

 

Questions and Discussion

13:00 – 14:00 Lunch

 

14:15 - 15:15

 

Session Three | COP 27 & The Climate Crisis: Can the Region Come Together? 

 

Chair

Dr. Dalia Dassa Kaye, Burkle Center, University of California, Los Angeles  

 

Speaker

Ms. Caroline Rose, NewLines Institute

Dr. Neil Qulliam, Chatham House

Mr. Peter Schwartzstein, The Wilson Center

Dr. Aisha al-Sarihi, National University of Singapore 

 

Questions and Discussions

 

15:15 – 15:30 Refreshments

 

15:30 – 17:00

 

Session Four | China, Russia & the United States: Great Power Competition in the Middle East

 

Chair

Mr. Eric Brown, Hudson Institute

 

Speakers 

Dr. Abdullah Baabood, Waseda University, Oman

Dr. Nikolay Kozhanov, Qatar University

Ms. Anna Jacobs, International Crisis Group  

Dr. Joseph Bahout, Issam Fares Institute, American University of Beirut

 

Questions and Discussion

 

Closing Remarks 

Dr. Honar Issa, AUK

17. November. 2022

09:00

Welcoming Remarks

Dr. Honar Issa, American University of Kurdistan

 

09:05 – 09:50

Keynote Speeches

 

H.E. Nechirvan Barzani, President, Kurdistan Region

H.E. Latif Rashid, President, PresidentFederal Republic of Iraq

H.E. Mohammed Al-Habousi, Speaker of the Parliament, Federal Republic of Iraq

 

09:50 - 11:20

 

Session One| Iraq’s New Government: What Next for Country & Region?   

 

Chair

Ms. Tanya Gilly Khailany, SEED Foundation; Former Member of the Iraqi Parliament

 

Speakers

H.E. Rebar Ahmed, Interior Minister, Kurdistan Region

H.E. Mala Baxtiyar, Patriotic Union of Kurdistan

H.E. Qasim al-Araji, Former Interior Ministry, Federal Republic of Iraq

Dr. Adel Bakawan, French Research Centre on Iraq

 

11:20 – 11:50    Refreshments

 

11:50 – 13:20

Session Two | De-Escalation & War: Is Peace in Iraq & the Middle East Possible? 

 

Chair

Dr. Morgan Kaplan, Crisis Response Council

 

Speakers

H.E. Hoshyar Zebari, Former Foreign Minister, Iraq

Dr. Dalia Dassa Kaye, Burkle Center, University of California, Los Angeles

Ambassador Alina L. Romanowski, U.S. Ambassador to Iraq

Ambassador Mark Bryson-Richardson, U.K. Ambassador to Iraq

 

Questions and Discussion 

 

 

13:20 – 14:20 Lunch

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14:20 – 15:50

Session Three | Special Conversation with H.E. Prime Minister Barzani

 

Chair

Dr. Karen Young, Columbia University

 

Speaker

H.E. Prime Minister Masrour Barzani, Kurdistan Region

 

Questions and Discussion

 

15:50 – 16:00 Refreshments

 

16:00 - 17:30        

 

Session Four | Restoring Order in the Region: Are External Actors Part of the Solution?

 

Chair

Dr. Muhannad Seloom, Doha Institute

 

Speakers

Dr. Christine Cheng, King’s College London

Dr. Yasmine Farouk, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Mr. Adnan Tabatabai, CARPO, Germany

Dr. Saban Kardas, Qatar University; TOBB University, Turkey

 

Closing Remarks

Dr. Honar Issa, AUK

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