March 27, 2012

The future of The Middle East [WP1138]

• Conflict prevention, resolution and state building

What does the phrase The Middle East mean? What is the historical driver for the uprisings currently taking place? What is happening in the non-Arab regions and what is the future for the Middle East?

Contributors are:

Professor Ali Ansari, Professor of Iranian History, University of St Andrews, Department of Modern History, St Andrews

Mr Falah Mustafa Bakir, Minister, Head of Department of Foreign Relations, Kurdistan Regional Government, Erbil

Dr Salah Eddin Elzein Mohamed, Director, Aljazeera Centre for Studies, Al Jazeera Media Network, Doha