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Activities - Lectures


Specialized lectures:

As part of the curriculum of the New Diplomatic Attachés Program, the JID hosted a number of ambassadors and high ranking officials, thinkers, politicians, and journalists to give specialized lectures to participants.  These were:

Lecturer

Title

Date

Sultan Hattab

The Role of Jordan in Serving Arab Causes

14/5/2007

Mohammad Abou Rumman

The political Role of Islamist Movements in Jordan

3/5/2007

H.E. Mr. Taher Al-Masri

The Middle East, whereto?

26/4/2007

Counsellor Hassan Al-Anbari

The Western Outlook to Islam and Muslims

26/4/2007

Ambassador Mohammad Al-Khalidi

Diplomatic Comportment

24/4/2007

Dr. Muwaffaq Al-Ajlouni

The Role of the Diplomat in Destination Countries of Expatriates and Emigrants

24/4/2007

The Ambassador of Chile in Jordan

Latin America and Middle East Issues

12/3/2007

The Ambassador the European Union

The Relationship Between the EU and Jordan

25/1/2007

H.E. Dr. Fayez Al-Tarawneh

Current Situation in the Middle East and its Effects on Jordan

4/3/2007

The U.S. Ambassador in Amman

Relations Between the U.S. and Jordan

10/1/2007

The UK Ambassador in Amman

Relations Between Britain and Jordan and Britain's Policy on the Middle East

25/1/2007

Dr. Saleh Al-Ma'aytah

Jordan's Relations with NATO

28/12/2006

The Chargé d'Affaires of the Sudanese Diplomatic mission in Amman

The Darfur Problem

24/12/2006

H.E. Mr. Abdul Ra'ouf Al Rawabdeh

Jordan Between History and Geography

21/12/2006

The Ambassador of the Russian Federation in Amman

The Policy of the Russian Federation in the Middle East

19/12/2006

The U.S. Ambassador in Amman

The Policy of the U.S. in the Middle East

7/12/2006

The JID also hosted a number of thinkers, politicians, and journalists from Jordan and abroad to give the following lectures:

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    Dr. Toby Dodge, Counselor/ Director of the Gulf Countries Program of the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) of the UK gave a lecture entitled: "Is the U.S. Already Defeated in Iraq? The Causes and Consequences" on 30/10/2006.  The lecture was attended by a number of intellectuals, politicians, and participants in the JID's New Diplomatic Attachés Program.
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    In the presence of Her Highness Princess Muna Al-Hussein, and a number of spouses of Arab and foreign diplomats accredited in Jordan, and in cooperation with the Cultural Committee for Wives of Diplomats, Dr. Khaled Abou Rumman and Dr. Ismail Bilbeisi from the Ministry of Health gave a lecture on avian flu on 8/2/2006.

Public lectures:

The JID organizes a series of lectures to discuss the top issues in the world:

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"Jerusalem Through History: Between Religious Extremism and International Law", July 1, 2008, Prof. Mohamed Dajani, President of the Institute of Regional Studies and Director of American Studies Center, University of Jerusalem .
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Jordanian National Security and the Regional Challenges, 23/4/2008, Dr. Marouf Al Bakhit, Former Prime Minister of Jordan.
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Competing Agendas and the European Dilemmas in the Middle East, 12/2/2008, Dr. Rosemary Hollis, Director of Research at Chatham House (the Royal Institute of International Affairs)- London.
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The Current Development in Iraq and the Future Prospects: A view from Inside Iraq , 12/11/2007, Dr. Ghanim Saleh, Professor of Political Science, University of Baghdad.
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The Current Arab Scene: National Perspective, 26/3/2008, Dr. Mostafa Al Faki, President of the Foreign Relations Committee, People's Assembly, Egypt.
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Are the democratic strains in evangelicalism and Islam strong enough to allow secularism to thrive?, 3/9/2007, Walter Russel Mead, Henry A. Kissinger senior fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy at the Council on Foreign Relations
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The Darfur Problem, Causes and Consequences Seminar, 11/7/2007, Haidar Ibrahim Ali, Director, Centre for Sudan Studies.
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Security in the Gulf, Whereto? 30/5/2007, Abdul Khaleq Abdullah, Professor of Political Science at United Arab Emirates University.
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The Paradoxes and Challenges of Freedom of Expression: An American Perspective" Seminar, 3/5/2007.  Participants included:

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Prof. Ed Baker, Professor of Media Law.
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Prof. Monroe Price, Director, Center for Global Communication Srudies at the Annenberg School for Communication.
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Respondent: Mohannad Khatib.
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Islamist Movements and Political Transformations in the Arab World, 26/4/2007, Dr. Amr Hamzawi, Senior Researcher, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Washington.

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U.S. Foreign Policy in the Middle East: The New Strategic Calculus2/4/2007, Philip Gordon, Senior Fellow in U.S. Political Policy at the Brookings Institute – Washington.
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"Foreign Policy of the U.S. in the Middle East" 28/2/2007, Dr. William Quandt, Professor of Political Science, the University of Virginia.
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"Horizons for Political Settlement in Light of New Developments" 5/2/2007, Hassan Nafe'ah, Secretary General, "Al Muntada" the Arab Thought Forum.
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"The Palestinians Internal Situation and its numerous Consequences", 31/1/2007, Dr. Ali Al-Jarbawi, Professor for Political Science and Administration, Beir Zait University.
• "Issues of the Arab Israeli Conflict and the Palestinian Question" 20/12/2006, Dr. Azmi Bishara, Member, Israeli Knesset
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"The American Congressional Elections: An Analytical Look from Inside," 28/11/2006, Dr. Fares Breizat, Researcher, Center for Strategic Studies, University of Jordan

In the context of the Regional Center on Conflict Prevention (RCCP), the following lectures were organized:

• "Nuclear Proliferation in the Middle East, the case of Jordan," Lars Olberg, Research Fellow, Cooperative Supervision Center, 18/6/2007.
• "The Water Crisis between Jordan, Israel, and Palestine was given on 12/6/2006 by Dr. Anders J?gerskog of the Stockholm International Water Institute in Sweden.  A number of politicians and specialists in water issues and ambassadors accredited in Jordan attended.
• "Factors Affecting Women in Jordan: Religion, the Government, Society," Karen Shihab, Visiting Researcher, the Royal Center for Interfaith Studies.
• "Iraq: An Empire in Denial," Daren Atkinson, Visiting Researcher, Regional Center for Humanitarian Peace/ Higher Council for Science and Technology, Amman, 14/5/2007.
• "The Arab Israeli Conflict: Israeli-Syrian Negotiations," Dr. Peter Harling, Political Analyst, the International Crisis Group, Damascus, 2/5/2007.
• "The Consequences of the War on Iraq on Jordan's Economy," H.E. Dr. Muhammad Halaiqa, former deputy prime minister, Amman, 11/4/2007.
• "Amman: Questions and Conflicts" was given on 2/4/2006 by Dr. Bruce Stanley, President of Heron University, UK, was attended by a number of architects.
• "Iran and Neighboring States: A Jordanian Viewpoint," Dr. Mahjoub Zuweiri, Research Fellow, Center for Strategic Studies/ University of Jordan, 7/3/2007.
• "Factors Affecting Women in Jordan: Religion, the Government, Society," Karen Shihab, Visiting Researcher, the Royal Center for Interfaith Studies.