The Middle East Dialogue is an annual conference that focuses on promoting multidisciplinary conversation about topics such as education initiatives, social, economic and political reforms, nuclear proliferation, interfaith dialogue, women's gains and challenges, peace initiatives, and potential areas of conflict. The Middle East Dialogue 2014 focused on Strategies for Change in the Middle East. View videos from the conference below:

Panelists:

Palestinian Sulha and the Rule of Law
Brian Kritz, Georgetown University

 

The Role of Culture in Civil Society Promotion in the Middle East: A Case Study Approach
Soumia Bardhan, Penn State University

 

The Effects of Current Leadership Models in a Post-Saddam Iraq
C. Brandt Smith, American Military University

 

Debates on Politics, Economics, and Culture as Jordan Joins the GCC
Sarah A Tobin, Northeastern University

 

Chair: David Oppenheimer, Oppenheimer Information Services

 

Panelists:

The ASA Boycott Resolution and the Work of Jewish Voice for Peace
Carolyn Karcher of the ASA and Temple University

 

ASA, BDS, and Opportunities for Faculty/Student Campus Coalitions
Craig Willse of the ASA and George Mason University

 

Principles Involved 
I William Zartman, SAIS Johns Hopkins University

 

Commentators:
Edward Rhodes, George Mason University,
Ernst Benjamin, American Association of University Professors

 

Chair: Paul Rich, Policy Studies Organization

A Sectarian Spring: The Continuing Struggles in Bahrain
Martin Catino, American Military University

 

Chair: Jill Kurtz, American Public University System