In 2014 (continued…)

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  Speaker Events 05-22-2014

  Hamid: Muslim Brotherhood Will Be Back

  Author Shadi Hamid made this prediction in an IPI Distinguished Author Series event on May 22nd featuring his book Temptations of Power: Islamists and Illiberal Democracy in a New Middle East.The Muslim Brotherhood, now repressed with many of its leaders in jail, will “bounce back,” he said, because the current effort to “eradicate” it will […]

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  Speaker Events 05-15-2014

  Dieng: In CAR, Relocation of Civilians Is Only Option

  Abdou Dieng, the former Senior Humanitarian Coordinator for the Central African Republic (CAR), said at IPI that relocation within the country is currently the only option for thousands of civilians who must choose between moving or facing death. Speaking at the latest of IPI’s Humanitarian Affairs Series events on May 15th entitled “Central African Republic: […]

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  Speaker Events 05-06-2014

  At IPI, South Korean FM Yun Warns of Military Conflict

  South Korea’s Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se says a military conflict could be in the cards in northeast Asia, a region plagued by historical, regional, and security-related tensions, and he warned that the cost of keeping and testing nuclear weapons will be so high that it could threaten the survival of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s […]

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  Speaker Events 05-06-2014

  Spain’s FM on Palestinian-Israeli Peace: Both Sides Must Compromise

  José Manuel Garcìa-Margallo, Spain’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, pledged support to a lasting two-state solution for the Israelis and the Palestinians, and asserted that the Assad regime must be removed to alleviate the humanitarian crisis in Syria.Speaking at IPI on May 6th during a presentation entitled “Challenges in the Middle East: The Palestinian-Israeli […]

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  Speaker Events 05-01-2014

  Nambiar: Myanmar Has Ethnic Tensions in Evolving Democracy

  Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Myanmar Vijay Nambiar said that over the past four years, the country has achieved remarkable progress in terms of democratic and political reform, but that ethnic tensions between the Buddhist majority and the Muslim minority still pose a serious threat to Myanmar’s path to reform and stability. At a […]

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