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Engaging Hamas: Risks and Opportunities

Wednesday, July 15, 2009 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM (ET)

Washington, DC

Engaging Hamas: Risks and Opportunities

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The U.S. Institute of Peace cordially invites you to a public event on:

Engaging Hamas: Risks and Opportunities

Date: Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Location: U.S. Institute of Peace
2nd Floor Conference Room
1200 17th St, NW
Washington, DC 20036
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Overview

Based on a recent USIP report "Hamas: Ideological Rigidity, Political Flexibility" by Paul Scham and Osama abu-Irshaid, this discussion will explore how the international community can detect and take advantage of any willingness by Hamas to compromise, without making ourselves vulnerable to manipulation. How should we interpret this movement, what is the role of Shari'a law in Hama's political behavior and what are the policy implications of the report?

Cam Simpson, former Jerusalem Bureau Chief of The Wall Street Journal, will moderate an unconventional roundtable format, guiding a conversation among the report's authors and several experts who will examine this question from different angles. They will challenge the findings of the report in terms of what it means for devising and implementing an effective policy toward Hamas and the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.


 


Speakers


In addition to the authors, the following experts will participate in the debate:

Amjad Atallah
Co-Director, Middle East Task Force
The New America Foundation

Nathan J. Brown
Professor of Political Science and International Affairs, George Washington University
Nonresident Senior Associate, Middle East Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

David Makovsky
Senior fellow and Director of the Project on the Middle East Peace Process
The Washington Institute for Near East Policy

Wayne White

Adjunct Scholar
Middle East Institute

Cam Simpson,
Moderator
The Wall Street Journal

 

 



 

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U.S. Institute of Peace (Headquarters)
1200 17th Street NW
Washington, DC 20036

Wednesday, July 15, 2009 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM (ET)


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The International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) is an independent, non-governmental organization providing professional support to electoral democracy. Through field work, applied research and advocacy, we strive to promote citizen participation, transparency, and accountability in political life and civil society

The United States Institute of Peace is an independent, nonpartisan institution established and funded by Congress. Its goals are to help prevent and resolve violent international conflicts, promote post-conflict stability and development, and increase conflict management capacity, tools, and intellectual capital worldwide. The Institute does this by empowering others with knowledge, skills, and resources, as well as by directly engaging in peacebuilding efforts around the globe.