THE FLETCHER SCHOOL'S GLOBAL ISSUES SEMINAR SERIES 2011-12

This series provides a stimulating environment for local high school history teachers to listen to lectures on and participate in discussions of contemporary world issues as well as historical ones.

“Change in N. Africa, the Middle East, and S.W. Asia”

SATURDAY, October 29, 2011 (8:45AM – 2:45PM)
“The Arab Spring and Implications for U.S. Regional Policy”

Morning Sessions
Ethan Corbin, The Fletcher School,
"Politics is Back in the Middle East: The Arab Year"

Ibrahim Warde, The Fletcher School,
"The Arab Spring: What Next?"

Afternoon Session
David Grace, Lincoln-Sudbury Regional HS,
"US Foreign Policy Challenges in the Arab Spring"

Readings for Arab Spring

From Marcos to Gaddafi: Kleptocrats, Old and New, Ibrahim Warde

Gaddafi on Political Assassinations and the Glory of Suicide, Ibrahim Warde

SATURDAY, February 4, 2012 (8:45AM – 2:45PM)
“Policy Adjustments in a Post Bin Laden World”