A conference exploring the changing domestic and international politics in Turkey. Wednesday, July 10 at 2:00 pm.
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Lecture by Prof. Steven David, professor of International Relations at Johns Hopkins University, on the topic of "With Nothing to Lose: The Limits of a Rational Iran." Tuesday, June 11 at 5:30 pm.
Lecture by Dr. Michael Widlanksi, lecturer at Bar-Ilan University, on the topic of “Not Just a Joke: Arab Humor as a Social Mirror.” Monday, May 21 at 5:30 pm.
A conference with the Aspen Institute of Germany featuring lectures on European and NATO policy in the Middle East, the perception of Israel in Europe, and the Iranian threat vis-a-vis Europe. Tuesday, May 27 at 4:00 pm.
A conference on Monday, March 18, 2013 (2-6 pm in the Feldman Conference Center, Building 301, Bar-Ilan University), focusing on the implications of the “Arab Spring” for Israeli policy-making.
The Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies has been ranked one of the three top think tanks in the Middle East and Africa, along with Carnegie Middle East Center in Lebanon and the Gulf Research Center of Saudi Arabia.
In this roundtable discussion, ten experts at the BESA Center the implications for Israel and the West of the civil war raging in Syria, just across Israel’s northern border. The bottom line: Israel should stay out of the conflict but prepare for continued instability as Syria breaks up.
The best course of action in halting the Iranian nuclear program is a combination of Western sanctions and military threats. Military force should be the last resort taken by the US, and probably not at all. Though a “Grand Bargain” between the US and Iran will not happen, it is imperative that both sides continue negotiating in the hopes that there will be a breakthrough.
Israel Hayom presents a special roundtable discussion in which five Israeli experts in Middle Eastern and international politics discuss the Iranian nuclear threat, whether Israel can trust the US, and whether the era of American deterrence in the region is over.