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Middle East Policy Forum

The Middle East Policy Forum presents a series of events that bring leading scholars, analysts, journalists, diplomats, and policymakers to campus to discuss current and emerging issues in the region. The Middle East Policy Forum is presented with the generous support of Exxon Mobil.

Upcoming Events

Watch: Ruling the Savage Periphery: Frontier Governance and the Making of the Modern State

Watch: 2021 Kuwait Chair Lecture: the New Security Environment in the Gulf

Amb. Edward Gnehm discusses the new security environment in the Gulf.

Watch: A Conversation with the Former Foreign Minister of Egypt

The Middle East Policy Forum presents: A Conversation with the Former Foreign Minister of Egypt
Amb. Edward Gnehm and Amb. Nabil Fahmy discuss Egypt, regional affairs, and his new book, Egypt’s Diplomacy in War, Peace and Transition.

Watch: A Conversation on Iraq with Amb. Fareed Yasseen

The Middle East Policy Forum presents: A Conversation with the Iraqi Ambassador.
Following a summer of strategic dialogue meetings over the future of the U.S.-Iraqi relationship, Amb. Fareed Yasseen joins MEPF to discuss his view of the relationship and recent events in the region

Watch: Discussion on Leadership Succession in Kuwait

Amb. Gnehm shares recollections of the late Emir of Kuwait, discuss the succession process, and relates these events to the US-Kuwaiti relationship.