Iraq after America: Strongmen, Sectarians, Resistance
Speaker: Colonel Joel Rayburn, National Defense University Chair: Toby Dodge, LSE More than a decade after the US-led invasion of Iraq, most studies of the Iraq conflict focus on the twin questions o...
17 Feb 20151h 21min
Recalibrating Authoritarianism After the Arab Spring
Speaker: Steven Heydemann, United States Institute of Peace Chair: Toby Dodge, LSE Middle East Centre How have the Arab Uprisings of 2011 affected authoritarian governance in the Arab world? How have...
12 Feb 20151h 40min
Syria and the Future of the State Order in the Levant
Speaker: Steven Heydemann, United States Institute of Peace Chair: Toby Dodge, LSE As the Syrian conflict nears its fourth anniversary, it poses a growing threat to the stability of the state order i...
11 Feb 20151h 32min
Foreign Fighters in Syria and Iraq: Motivations and Implications
Speaker: Peter Neumann, King's College London Chair: Toby Dodge, LSE Large numbers of foreigners, including many Europeans, have joined jihadist groups in the Syrian/Iraqi conflict. Who are these peo...
27 Jan 201543min
Theorising Revolution, Anticipating Civil War: Class, State, and Political Practice in 1960s Lebanon
Speaker: Fadi Bardawil, University of North Carolina Discussant: Fuad Musallam, LSE Chair: John Chalcraft, LSE Drawing on the theorisation of the Marxist group Socialist Lebanon, Fadi Bardawil looks ...
21 Jan 20151h 55min
The Hizbullah Phenomenon: Politics and Communication
Speakers: Lina Khatib, Carnegie Middle East Center; Dina Matar, SOAS; Atef Alshaer, University of Westminster Chair: Filippo Dionigi, LSE Middle East Centre In this talk, Dr Lina Khatib, Dr Dina Mata...
2 Des 20141h 27min
Anglo-Iranian Relations Revisited: The Case of the Proposed Nuclear Company of Britain and Iran
Speaker: Ali Ansari, St Andrews University Chair: Toby Dodge, LSE In this talk, Professor Ansari looks at the Iranian proposal in 1977 to establish a joint British-Iranian nuclear company which would...
19 Nov 201444min
1960s Algeria: Women, Public Space and Moral Panic
Speaker: Natalya Vince, University of Portsmouth Chair: John King, Society for Algerian Studies As recent events in North Africa have demonstrated, the post-revolution is often accompanied by moral p...
12 Nov 20141h 30min
