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April 8, 2011 - April 9, 2011 Middle East

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Justin Dargin, Fellow, Dubai Initiative security,
Mehrangiz Kar, Fellow, Dubai Initiative climate change,
David Mednicoff, Fellow, Dubai Initiative nuclear issues, the Middle East,
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REVOLUTION & REFORM:
The Historic Transition in the Middle East

The Dubai Initiative

Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
Harvard Kennedy School of Government
Youth Movements • Political Transformation
Foreign Policy • Energy • Urbanization Celebrating Paul Doty, Belfer
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The first conference on the Middle East’s political transformation. Featuring plenary sessions with
leading scholars and policymakers, panel discussions moderated by Dubai Initiative Fellows, and a
pioneering workshop on Arab urbanization.

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The Charles Hotel

April 8 & 9, 2011

Free; no registration required

Meals & refreshments provided

CONFERENCE PROGRAM
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April 8, 2011

Keynote speaker - TBA

 Panel - What’s Next for the Arab World
Samer Shehata, Georgetown University; Stephen M. Walt, Harvard Kennedy School; Ayman Mohyeldin,
Al Jazeera; Diana Buttu, Dubai Initiative (moderator)

Lunch

Panel - Generation in Revolt: What Do Middle East Youth Want?

Ehsan Moghaddasi, Boston University; Ali Banuazizi, Boston College; Djavad Salehi-Isfahani and
Mehrangiz Kar, Dubai Initiative (moderators)

Panel - Between Order and Liberalization: The Rule of Law and Politics in the Arab World
Nathan Brown, George Washington University; Angela Conway, American Bar Association; Malik Dahlan,
Institution Quraysh for Law & Policy; Amr Shalakany, American University in Cairo; David Mednicoff,
Dubai Initiative (moderator)

Break

Panel - Political Transformation in the Arab World: Economics, Democracy, and Change
Tarek Masoud, Harvard Kennedy School; Amaney Jamal, Princeton University; Tamim Al-Barghouti,
Georgetown University; Helga Tawil-Souri, New York University; Karam Dana, Dubai Initiative
(moderator)

Dinner (invitation only)

Day 2

Breakfast

Panel - Urban Trends in Globalizing Middle Eastern Cities: Challenges and Potential
Howaida Al Harithi, American University of Beirut; Amr Moustafa; James Steele; Hussam Salama, Dubai
Initiative (moderator)

Panel - Energy: The Key to Economic Modernization in the MENA Region

Nadia Logab; Atul Arya, IHS Cambridge Energy Research; Noura Mansouri, University of London; Laura
Atkins, Hart Energy; Justin Dargin, Dubai Initiative (moderator)

Lunch

Roundtable - American Foreign Policy and Transition in the Middle East

Vali Nasr, Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy; Nicholas Burns, Harvard Kennedy School

 
URBANIZATION WORKSHOP

The conference will also include a pioneering, invitation-only workshop that will bring scholars of Arab
urbanization together to evaluate an emerging field. Key findings will be presented during the
urbanization panel on April 9.
Urbanism in the Middle East: A Search for New Paradigms
Workshop Organizer: Hussam Salama, Dubai Initiative

This workshop brings together prominent scholars, experts, and professionals in order to discuss the
challenges facing the contemporary urban condition in Middle Eastern cities. We aim to emphasize the
role of urbanization in shaping the future of the Middle East and its capacity to deal with the new
regional and global order. The workshop has two objectives:

1.  Analyzing the policies, measures, and conceptions that shape the current trends of urban 
development in the region

2.  Exploring and conceptualizing new possible design and planning paradigms that can deal with 
persisting urban challenges and make the best use of existing opportunities

For more information, contact Beth Johnson at egjohns@fas.harvard.edu or Duncan Pickard at

duncan_pickard@hks12.harvard.edu.

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