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FOREIGN POLICY SEMINAR
IRAQ: THE CHALLENGE AND THE CONSEQUENCES
A Political-Economic Conflict Seminar
May 6, 2003
The turmoil that has increasingly engulfed the Middle East in recent years has proven a challenge to the United States government, our way of life, and our economy. Particularly, the Bush Administration's approach to U.S./Iraqi policy has sparked partisan debate at home and generated dissent among our allies, raising questions about the use of armed forces and how to best approach a nation suspected of harboring weapons of mass destruction.
This workshop will examine evolving U.S. policy and actions toward Iraq and their implications for American, foreign, and domestic policy. It will also discuss the perspectives of other countries, the impact these perspectives have on U.S. policy, and how our decisions have affected and may continue to affect relations with our allies and adversaries.
Additionally, the workshop will examine how the United States can best engage the Islamic world and its traditions, the patterns of current U.S. policy decisions, and the threat of armed intervention as an instrument of American diplomacy.
SPEAKERS & TOPICS
Iraq: A Case Study of Presidential Decision Making
Stephen Wayne, Program Moderator. Professor of Government, Georgetown University; Author of Presidential Leadership; The Legislative Presidency; and The Road to the White House 2000
Iraq and Regional Issues: The Arab Perspective
Hisham Melhem, Washington-Based Correspondent for Al-Qabas International (London) and As-Safir Daily (Beirut)
Iraq and Regional Issues: The Israeli Perspective
Bernard Reich, Professor of International Affairs, George Washington University; Chairperson, Middle East Area Studies, Foreign Services Institute; Board of Governors, Middle East Institute
NATO: Strains on the Alliance
Ambassador Robert Hunter, Former U.S. Ambassador to NATO under President Clinton; Senior Advisor, RAND; Member, Defense Policy Board; Author of Presidential Control of Foreign Policy
How America Can Save Islam
Martin Walker, Chief International Correspondent, United Press International; Former U.S. Bureau Chief, The Guardian (London); Author of The History of the Cold War; America Reborn
The Future of Iraq
Judith Yaphe, Distinguished Research Professor, National Defense University; Former Senior Political Analyst - Middle East, Central Intelligence Agency Challenge and the Consequences
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