The New Initiative for Middle East Peace (NIMEP) is a collaborative research group studying the Middle East and North Africa. NIMEP is a non-polemical, student think-tank and outreach initiative devoted to exploring progressive solutions to historic and emerging conflicts in the Middle East.
The topic of the weekly discussion will be determined shortly. Please keep an eye on the IGL Website for updates.
The Fletcher Initiative on Religion, Law & Diplomacy's 4th annual conference will focus on the role of religious literacy in international affairs and is guided by the questions: How can religious literacy help us question assumptions and break new ground on the biggest challenges facing our world today? How does religious literacy factor into U.S. military operations in contexts like Iraq? What are the roles of religious institutions in international climate finance and climate resilience?
Come join the ALLIES weekly discussion on the re-alignment of the Middle East as Israel and Sunni Gulf states ally together against Iran as well if the United States needs to seriously reconsider its relationship with Saudi Arabia. Joining us will be professor Hayat Alvi, Professor of international relations at the Naval War College and a former Assistant Professor of Political Science at American University in Cairo. Professor Alvi has written extensively on the Sunni-Shia rivalry and is an expert on comparative politics and American foreign policy in the Middle East.
