Med conference on "REGIONAL (DIS)ORDER IN THE MIDDLE EAST: HISTORICAL LEGACIES AND CURRENT SHIFTS"

Tuesday, April 11, 2017
9.30 – 16.30

The Johns Hopkins University SAIS Europe
Via Belmeloro, 11 – Bologna

On April 11, 2017, the Johns Hopkins University SAIS Europe, Bologna (JHU) will host an international conference convened within the framework of New-Med, an ongoing “Track II” initiative that aims to create a network of analysts, practitioners and research centres to foster dialogue and an exchange of ideas on key-contemporary issues affecting the Mediterranean region.

Jointly organised by the Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI) and the JHU, the conference is entitled "Regional (Dis)order in the Middle East: Historical Legacies and Current Shifts". Invited participants, drawn from a mix of internationally renown academics and policy-makers, will gather in Bologna to trace ongoing dynamics back to major historical junctures, discuss the new potential regional order, examine the rising of non-state and hybrid actors, and analyze the role of international and regional players.

Confirmed speakers:

Emiliano Alessandri, OSCE - Beth Baron, City University of New York - Armando Barucco, Italy’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation - Francesco Cavatorta, Laval University - Patrick Cockburn, The Independent - Raffaella Del Sarto, The Johns Hopkins University SAIS Europe - Edhem Eldem, Boğaziçi University - Louise Fawcett, Oxford University - Ettore Greco, Istituto Affari Internazionali - Laura Guazzone, University of Rome "La Sapienza" - Lorenzo Kamel, Istituto Affari Internazionali; University of Freiburg's Institute for Advanced Studies - Bahgat Korany, American University in Cairo - Nora Lafi, Leibniz-Zentrum Moderner Orient - Ian Lesser, The German Marshall Fund of the United States - Beverley Milton-Edwards, Queen’s University Belfast - Nicolò Russo Perez, Compagnia di San Paolo, Italy - Peter Sluglett, National University of Singapore - Ekaterina Stepanova, National Research Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO) - David C. Unger, The Johns Hopkins University SAIS Europe - Sanam Vakil, The Johns Hopkins University SAIS Europe.

Pre-registration (link)

Working language: English