Back to the Future in the Middle East

A public lecture by Barry Rubin

Back to the Future in the Middle East

Monday, November 13, 2006
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Bunche Hall 10383
UCLA

Barry Rubin is the Director of the Global Research in International Affairs (GLORIA) Center in Herzliya, Israel and a Professor at the Interdisciplinary University. He is editor of the Middle East Review of International Affairs (MERIA) and of Turkish Studies.  His books include The Long War for Freedom: The Arab Struggle for Democracy in the Middle East; Hating America: A History; Yasir Arafat: A Political Biography; The Tragedy of the Middle East; The Transformation of Palestinian Politics; and Cauldron of Turmoil: America in the Middle East, among others.  

Dr. Rubin has written more than 40 book chapters and his articles have appeared in The New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, Journal of Democracy, Middle East Quarterly, The New Republic, and many other publications. Prof. Rubin has been on Nightline, Face the Nation, The David Brinkley Show, CBS News, The MacNeil-Lehrer NewsHour, The Larry King Show, CNN, Fox News, and MSNBC.

This lecture is part of the Center for Near Eastern Studies Fall lecture series on The New Middle East: Five Years After 9/11, exploring the most recent events in the Middle East, while providing perspective and analysis from a variety of points of view.

Cost: Free

How to Park at UCLA

For more information please contact

Peter Szanton, Center for Near Eastern Studies
Tel: (310) 825-1455
pszanton@international.ucla.edu
www.international.ucla.edu/cnes

Sponsor(s): Center for Near Eastern Studies, Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for Israel Studies

  Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal  

Related Event(s)

In Iraq, Democracy is the Only Answer

A public lecture by Eric Davis, Rutgers University
Thursday, October 05, 2006
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
learn more »

Intrastate Conflict Management and Regional Security: The Israel-Hizbullah Confrontation in Historical Perspective

A public lecture by Avraham Sela, Colgate University and Hebrew University
Thursday, October 26, 2006
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
learn more »

The American Approach to the Middle East

A public lecture by Steven Spiegel, UCLA
Tuesday, November 07, 2006
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
learn more »

Identity, Honor and Social Organization: Why foreign occupiers fail to establish loyal regimes in the 'New' Middle East

A public lecture by Abdulkader Sinno, Indiana University
Thursday, November 09, 2006
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
learn more »

Iran's Political Economy Under the Ahmadi Nejad Administration

A public lecture by Jahangir Amuzegar
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
learn more »

The Mobilization of Political Islam in Turkey (1980-2002): An Application and Revision of the Political Process Model

A public lecture by Banu Eligur, Brandeis University
Thursday, November 16, 2006
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
learn more »

New Old Lebanon

A public lecture by As'ad Abukhalil, CSU Stanislaus and UC Berkeley
Tuesday, November 28, 2006
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
learn more »

Clash of Values or Interests? US Policy in the Middle East

A public lecture by Jerrold Green, RAND Corporation
Thursday, November 30, 2006
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
learn more »

Nuclear Choices: Alternate Paths in the Middle East and East Asia

A public lecture by Etel Solingen, UC Irvine
Tuesday, December 05, 2006
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
learn more »