The Middle East Studies Program
at the University of Virginia
Teach-In II Teach-In II
The Middle East Studies Program
will be conducting a series of four panels
discussing the causes of the
terrorist attacks of September 11th and the challenges America now faces.
PLEASE SPREAD THE
WORD!!
These events are free and open
to the general public.
For more information, contact
Spencer Bakich (sbakich@virginia.edu; 924-30333).
Panel One: The Origins and Ideology of Militant Islam
Who:
- Peter Ochs: Religious Fundamentalism
as a Global Phenomenon
Robert Fatton: Economic Globalization and Its Discontents
Aziz Sachedina: The Theology of Militant Islam
Hanan Sabea: Religion, Violence, and Militancy
David Waldner: Origins of Militant Islamist Movements
When and Where:
- Tuesday, September 25, 7:00-9:00
p.m. in McLeod Hall Auditorium (Nursing School)
Who:
- John Owen: American Security
Policy During the Cold War and After
R.K. Ramazani: U.S. Foreign Policy toward Iran from Mussadiq to Khatemi
William Quandt: America and the Arab-Israeli Conflict
David Waldner: Oil and Despots
When and Where:
- Tuesday, October 2nd, 7:00-9:00
p.m. in McLeod Hall Auditorium (Nursing School)
Who:
- John Echeverri-Gent: Precarious
States and High Stakes: Pakistan and Afghanistan
Marshall Brement: Strategy and Diplomacy in Dealing with Counterterrorism
Nathaniel Howell: Waging the Political-Military Campaign
Dale Copeland: Pros and Cons of a Hard-Line Strategy
Jeff Legro: Winning Wars: Then and Now
When and Where:
- Thursday, October 4th, 7:00-9:00
p.m. in Wilson Hall Auditorium (Room 402)
This panel is co-sponsored by the Institute for Practical Ethics at UVA
Who:
- Michael Smith
Helena Cobban
James Childress
Farhat Moazam
When and Where:
- Tuesday, October 9th, 7:00-9:00
p.m. in McLeod Hall Auditorium (Nursing School)