MIT Starr Forum: The Israel-Hamas conflict: Expert perspectives on the ongoing crisis

When:
Wednesday, Nov 01, 2023 4:30p -
6:00p

Where:
Online event
Surrounding areas
Boston, MA 02110

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Admission:
FREE

Hosted by:
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mitcis MIT Center for International Studies

Categories:
University, Virtual

Event website:
https://mit.zoom.us/webinar/register/7816980794636/WN_NKsbElh3Tq6VB-XTVPrNUQ

Zoom webinar | Registration Required: bit.ly/IsraelHamasExperts


Join us for a discussion with experts on the Israel-Hamas conflict.


SPEAKERS:

Marsin Alshamary on the regional impact. Alshamary, MIT PhD '20, is an assistant professor at Boston College, and an expert on religion, civil society and social movements in the Shi’a Middle East.

David Kirkpatrick on Hamas’s strategy. Kirkpatrick is a staff writer for The New Yorker and has worked for more than two decades as a reporter for the New York Times.

Peter Krause on the historical context and Israeli strategy. Krause, MIT PhD '11, is an associate professor of political science at Boston College, and an expert on international security, Middle East politics, terrorism and political violence, nationalism, and rebels and revolution.

Steven Simon on US policy. Simon, a former Robert E Wilhelm Fellow at CIS, served as the National Security Council (NSC) senior director for the Middle East and North Africa during the Obama Administration and as the NSC senior director for counterterrorism in the Clinton White House.


MODERATOR: 

Evan Lieberman is the Total Professor of Political Science and Contemporary Africa at MIT and the director of the Center for International Studies (CIS).


SPONSOR: MIT Center for International Studies (CIS)


Free & open to the public.

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