{"id":560,"date":"2009-04-20T15:06:53","date_gmt":"2009-04-20T19:06:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/mesh\/?p=560"},"modified":"2009-04-20T14:39:30","modified_gmt":"2009-04-20T19:39:30","slug":"iran-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/mesh\/2009\/04\/iran-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran symposium at Harvard"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>From <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/mesh\/members\/stephen_peter_rosen\/\" target=\"_self\">Stephen Peter Rosen<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/mesh\/members\/martin_kramer\/\" target=\"_self\">Martin Kramer<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" style=\"margin: 5px 10px;float: right\" src=\"http:\/\/tbn0.google.com\/images?q=tbn:FoEgozUK0BLSOM:http:\/\/www.radio.sbs.com.au\/images\/assets2\/iran_usa6624.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"104\" height=\"91\" \/>Middle East Strategy at Harvard (MESH) is a virtual reality every day of this semester\u2014except one. On Thursday, April 30, MESH will sponsor an afternoon symposium under the title &#8220;Iran: Threat, Challenge, or Opportunity?&#8221; The event will offer the Harvard community a sample of current thinking from a selection of MESH members and others. In a rapid sequence of short presentations\u2014inspired by the blog format of MESH\u2014eight authorities will address one of the most pressing issues on the U.S. strategic agenda.<\/p>\n<p>The symposium will begin at 4:00 pm, and will proceed in two panels:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <em>Analogies<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/mesh\/members\/michael_mandelbaum\/\" target=\"_self\">Michael Mandelbaum<\/a>, SAIS, Johns Hopkins University<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/mesh\/members\/martin_kramer\/\" target=\"_self\"> Martin Kramer<\/a>, Olin Institute, Harvard University<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/mesh\/members\/jacqueline_newmyer\/\" target=\"_self\"> Jacqueline Newmyer<\/a>, Long Term Strategy Group<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/mesh\/members\/alan_dowty\/\" target=\"_self\"> Alan Dowty<\/a>, Kroc Institute, University of Notre Dame<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <em>Engagement<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/mesh\/members\/robert_satloff\/\" target=\"_self\">Robert Satloff<\/a>, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/mesh\/members\/mark_n_katz\/\" target=\"_self\"> Mark N. Katz<\/a>, George Mason University<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/shadow.foreignpolicy.com\/blog\/2199\" target=\"_blank\"> Michael Singh<\/a>, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/wagner.nyu.edu\/faculty\/facultyDetail.php?whereField=facultyID&amp;whereValue=641\" target=\"_blank\"> Michael Doran<\/a>, New York University<\/p>\n<p>Venue: Belfer Case Study Room (S020), CGIS South, 1730 Cambridge Street (<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/mesh\/files\/2008\/09\/cgismap.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">map<\/a>). Open to the public. Symposium ends at 6:45 pm.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\u2022\u2022<\/p>\n<p>There are a limited number of places available to Harvard faculty and graduate students in a MESH-sponsored working session on possible Iranian nuclear doctrines. This session immediately precedes the public symposium described above, and will run from 2:00 pm to 3:45 pm. Opening presenters:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/mesh\/members\/stephen_peter_rosen\/\" target=\"_self\"> Stephen Peter Rosen<\/a>, Olin Institute, Harvard University<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gov.harvard.edu\/student\/vnarang\/\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu\/experts\/1817\/vipin_narang.html\" target=\"_blank\">Vipin Narang<\/a>, Belfer Center, Harvard University<\/p>\n<p>If you wish to attend, write to this <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/mesh\/files\/2007\/10\/email.JPG\" target=\"_blank\">email address<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From Stephen Peter Rosen and Martin Kramer Middle East Strategy at Harvard (MESH) is a virtual reality every day of this semester\u2014except one. 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