Middle East Programme - Audio and transcripts (members' only)

Members-only audio and transcripts from members' events related to Middle East are listed below. Other event transcripts can be found in the reports and papers section under 'Other Resources'.

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Members event Thursday 6 December 2007 17:30 to 18:30
The Views from Tehran and Washington: Iraq, the broader Middle East and Nuclear Proliferation
Karim Sadjadpour, Associate, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Chair: Dr Rosemary Hollis, Director of Research, Chatham House
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Members event Wednesday 14 November 2007 13:30 to 14:30
What Future for the Palestinians?
Sari Nusseibeh, President, Al-Quds University and co-founder of the People's Campaign for Peace and Democracy
Chair: Dr Rosemary Hollis, Director of Reseach, Chatham House
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Members event Wednesday 31 October 2007 17:30 to 18:30
Life after the Taliban: an examination of development prospects and society in Afghanistan
Sweeta Noori, Afghanistan Country Director, Women for Women International
Ayesha Khan, Associate Fellow, Asia Programme, Chatham House; Centre of International Studies, Cambridge University
Chair: Jane Corbin, BBC
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Members event Wednesday 17 October 2007 17:30 to 18:30
Keith Kyle Memorial Lecture - British foreign policy: where are we now?
Baroness Williams of Crosby, Leader of the Liberal Democrats, House of Lords (2001-2004); Liberal Democrat spokesperson on Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, House of Lords (1998-2001); President of Chatham House (2001-2006)
Chair: Lord Taverne, QC
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Members event Monday 15 October 2007 13:30 to 14:30
The Changing Nature of Conflict in the 21st Century
Senator George J Mitchell, Chairman, Global Board, DLA Piper; former US Special Envoy to Northern Ireland; and Chairman, Sharm el-Sheikh International Fact-Finding Committee to examine crisis in Middle East.
Chair: Dr Robin Niblett, Director, Chatham House
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Members event Thursday 27 September 2007 10:30 to 11:30
2007 Elections in Turkey: Democracy, Identity and Politics
Dr Özlem Tür, Department of International Relations, Middle East Technical University, Ankara
Chair: Sir Brian Crowe, Deputy Chairman, Chatham House
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Members event Monday 6 August 2007 18:00 to 20:00
BBC Hecklers Programme recording: 'It's better to have a war with Iran than a nuclear Iran'
Speaker: Patrick Clawson, Deputy Director for Research, Washington Institute for Near East Policy
Hecklers:
Professor Ali Ansari, Professor of Iranian History and Director of the Institute of Iranian Studies, University of St Andrews
Robert Fox, Defence Correspondent, Evening Standard
George Galloway, Respect MP for Bethnal Green and Bow
Dr Claire Spencer, Head, Middle East Programme, Chatham House
Chair: Evan Davis, BBC Economics Editor
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Fee-paying or special invitation events Thursday 26 July 2007 10:30 to 11:30
Chatham House event with Dame Pauline Neville-Jones and David Cameron MP
Dame Pauline Neville-Jones, Chairman of the Conservative Party's National and International Security Policy Group
The Rt Hon David Cameron MP, Leader of the Conservative Party
Chair - Dr Robin Niblett, Director, Chatham House
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Members event Thursday 19 July 2007 16:00 to 17:00
The new diplomacy: challenges for British foreign policy
The Rt Hon David Miliband MP, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
Co-moderated by Dr Robin Niblett, Director, Chatham House and Ricken Patel, Executive Director, Avaaz.org
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Members event Thursday 5 July 2007 13:30 to 14:30
The Palestinian crises
Dr Khaled Hroub, Director, Arab Media Project, Cambridge University; Presenter, Al Jazeera; and author, Hamas: A Beginner's Guide
Chair - Yossi Mekelberg, Associate Fellow, Middle East Programme, Chatham House
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Members event Tuesday 19 June 2007 12:30 to 13:30
Economic Aspects of Peace in the Middle East
Ed Balls MP, Economic Secretary to the Treasury
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Members event Friday 15 June 2007 13:30 to 14:30
The road from failure to success
HE Dr Abubakr Al-Qirbi, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yemen
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Members event Tuesday 29 May 2007 17:00 to 18:00
An insight into Israel's political situation
David Landau, Editor in Chief, Haaretz

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Members event Thursday 17 May 2007 17:30 to 18:30
Diplomacy with Iran: The art of the impossible?
Sir Richard Dalton, UK Ambassador to Iran (2002-06)
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Members event Wednesday 16 May 2007 17:30 to 18:30
Possible Scenarios for the Future of Iraq
Alastair Campbell, Defence Attaché, UK Embassy, Baghdad (2004-07)
Dr Gareth Stansfield, Associate Professor, University of Exeter and Associate Fellow, Chatham House
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Members event Wednesday 2 May 2007 13:30 to 14:30
Inside Hamas
Zaki Chehab, London Bureau Chief, Al-Hayat newspaper and LBC TV and author of Inside Hamas: The Untold Story of Militants, Martyrs and Spies
Dr Rosemary Hollis, Director of Research, Chatham House
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Members event Wednesday 2 May 2007 11:00 to 12:00
US-Iran Relations
Ambassador Nicholas Burns, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, United States of America; Chair - Dr Robin Niblett, Director, Chatham House
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Members event Wednesday 4 April 2007 11:00 to 12:00
Meeting: British-iranian Relations: The Current Crisis In Context
Sir Richard Dalton, Former UK Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Iran; Hormoz Naficy, Director, Business Development, Azar Energy; Mehdi Varzi, President, Varzi Energy; Chair - Dr Rosemary Hollis, Director of Research, Chatham House
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Members event Tuesday 6 March 2007
Meeting: Palestine Refugees: Realities And Possibilities
Karen Koning Abuzayd, Commissioner-general, United Nations Relief And Works Agency (unrwa)
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Members event Wednesday 14 February 2007
Meeting: Constructing Understanding Between `islam` And The `west`
Hh Sheikha Mozah Bint Nasser Al Missned, Consort Of Hh The Emir Of Qatar And Chairperson Of The Qatar Foundation For Education, Science And Community Development; Chair - Dr Robin Niblett, Director, Chatham House
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Members event Thursday 1 February 2007
Meeting: Future Challenges For Afghanistan
He Dr Rangin Dadfar Spanta, Minister Of Foreign Affairs, Islamic Republic Of Afghanistan; Chair - Dr Roberta Blackman-woods Mp, Chair, All-party Parliamentary Group On Afghanistan
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Members event Tuesday 30 January 2007
Meeting: The New Way Forward In Iraq
Ambassador David Satterfield, Senior Adviser To The Secretary Of State And Coordinator For Iraq, Us Department Of State; Chair - Dr Robin Niblett, Director, Chatham House
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Members event Tuesday 16 January 2007
Meeting: Contemporary Events In Iraq
He Dr Tariq Al-hashimi, Vice President Of The Republic Of Iraq; Chair - Dr Robin Niblett, Director, Chatham House
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