CMEP Network Conference Call with Nathan J. Brown
After Gaza: Challenges Facing Obama's Peace Efforts
~ Wednesday, February 18th 12:30pm ET/11:30am CT/10:30am MT/9:30am PT~
CMEP is pleased to announce that Nathan Brown, a professor of political science and international affairs at George Washington University and a nonresident senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, will be the guest speaker for our next grassroots network conference call on Wednesday, February 18th at 12:30 pm EST.
As the aftermath of the recent violence in Gaza and southern Israel plays out between Fatah and Hamas and amidst Israeli politicians campaigning for Feb 10th elections, Dr. Brown will examine the implications for the Obama Administration's commitment to a robust Israeli-Palestinian peace effort.
Dr. Nathan Brown is a renowned expert on Palestinian politics and Israeli-Palestinian peace issues. He has written extensively on these issues, including most recently, "Pointers for the Obama Administration in the Middle East: Avoiding Myths and Vain Hopes".
ABOUT CMEP NETWORK CONFERENCE CALLS: Churches for Middle East Peace offers periodic conference calls featuring prominent policy analysts and issue experts from the CMEP/church community and others who stand with CMEP in support of Middle East peace. The conference call speakers offer their perspectives and provide timely, informational updates on key developments in Washington and the region. Recommended background reading to help you prepare for the call is available below.
HOW TO CALL IN: Dial 1-605-475-6333, then dial participant access code: 823077. You are responsible for domestic long distance charges associated with this call. The call will last approximately one hour, beginning promptly at 12:30pm (ET). (Please note: This call has a limit of 150 callers, so admittance is on a first-come, first-served basis.)
QUESTIONS: The presentation will be followed by a question and answer session open to all participants. Questions should be submitted by email before or during the call to confcall@cmep.org.
SPEAKER BIO:
Nathan Brown, a nonresident senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and a professor of political science and international affairs at George Washington University, is a distinguished scholar and author of four well-received books on Arab politics. Brown brings his special expertise on Palestinian reform and Arab constitutionalism to the Endowment and his research interests also include Egyptian and Palestinian politics, legal reform in the modern Middle East, as well as democratization. Brown's most recent book, Resuming Arab Palestine, presents research on Palestinian society and governance after the establishment of the Palestinian Authority. Brown was previously a scholar in residence at the Middle East Institute. He has recently been a member of the international advisory committee on drafting the Palestinian constitution and consultant to the UNDP's program on governance in the Arab world.
Background Reading:
"Pointers for the Obama Administration in the Middle East: Avoiding Myths and Vain Hopes", Nathan Brown, Web Commentary, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, January 23, 2009,
http://www.carnegieendowment.org/publications/index.cfm?fa=view&id=22662&prog=zgp&proj=zme
"Special Envoy Sen. Mitchell's Trip to the Region: A Brief Summary", CMEP, February 5, 2009, http://www.cmep.org/Alerts/2009.Feb5.htm#Special
"Mitchell Returns from Mideast; Ask Your Rep. to Support Congressional Resolution Backing Envoy", CMEP Action Alert, February 5, 2009. http://www.cmep.org/Alerts/2009.Feb5.htm
"ELCA, Episcopal Church Top Leaders Ask Israel about Jerusalem Bishops' Denied Entry to Gaza", ELCA News Service, February 5, 2009, http://www.elca.org/Who-We-Are/Our-Three-Expressions/Churchwide-Organization/Communication-Services/News/Releases.aspx?a=4051
"UNRWA lifts suspension of aid imports into Gaza", United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), Feb 9, 2009, http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/VDUX-7P4N4M?OpenDocument&rc=3&cc=pse
"Mubarak: Gaza truce possible next week", The Associated Press and Haaretz Service, February 9, 2009, http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1062789.html
"Hard Questions, Tough Answers with Yossi Alpher (On Israeli Knesset Elections)", Americans for Peace Now, February 9, 2009 http://peacenow.org/briefs.asp?rid=&cid=5894