National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Program Audio

Ambassador (Ret.) Chas Freeman at NCUSAR's 2013 Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference. Visit www.ncusar.org to learn more.

"The Way Forward in Egypt"

Participating specialists:

> Professor Karim Haggag, Visiting Professor, Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies, and Former Director, Egyptian Press and Information Office in Washington, DC

> Ms. Randa Fahmy Hudome, Board Member, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations, and General Counsel, American Egyptian Strategic Alliance

> Dr. Marina Ottaway, Senior Scholar, Middle East Program, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

> Dr. Diane Singerman, Associate Professor, School of Public Affairs, American University

Moderator:

> Dr. John Duke Anthony, Founding President and CEO, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations.

Recorded July 19, 2013 in Washington, DC.

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"Crisis Syria: Going Where?"

Participating specialists:

> Ms. Mona Yacoubian, Senior Advisor, Middle East and Project Director, Pathways to Progress, Stimson Center

> Mr. Ian Pannell, Correspondent, BBC News

> Professor David Des Roches, Senior Military Fellow, Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies, National Defense University

> Ms. Sharon Waxman, Vice President, Public Policy and Advocacy, International Rescue Committee

> Professor Paul Sullivan, Professor of Economics, National Defense University; Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University

Moderator:

> Dr. John Duke Anthony, Founding President and CEO, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations.

Recorded June 7, 2013 in Washington, DC.

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"Bahrain: A Conversation About Its Challenges and Opportunities"

Participating specialists:

> Ambassador Ronald E. Neumann, President, American Academy of Diplomacy; Former U.S. Ambassador to Bahrain, Afghanistan, and Algeria

> Professor David Des Roches, Senior Military Fellow, Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies, National Defense University

> Ms. Sarah Leah Whitson, Executive Director, Middle East and North Africa Division, Human Rights Watch

> Professor Paul Sullivan, Professor of Economics, National Defense University; Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University

Moderator:

> Dr. John Duke Anthony, Founding President and CEO, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations.

Recorded May 21, 2013 in Washington, DC.

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"Opportunities for Investment in Libyan Energy, Finance, and Infrastructure"

Featured Speaker:

> His Excellency Dr. Elkalani A. Alsalim, Minister of Finance, Government of Libya.

Introduction By:

> His Excellency Ali Aujali, Ambassador of Libya to the United States.

Commentators:

> Ms. Randa Fahmy Hudome, Board Member, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations.

> Mr. Robert Marro, President, American Libyan Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

> Ms. Paula Freer, Director, International Government Affairs, Marathon Oil Corporation; and Chair, U.S.-Libya Business Association.

Moderator:

> Dr. John Duke Anthony, Founding President and CEO, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations.

Recorded April 22, 2013 in Washington, DC.

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Rhetoric and Reality in Arab-U.S. Energy Relations

Participating specialists include:

> Mr. John Hofmeister, Founder and Chief Executive, Citizens for Affordable Energy; former President, Shell Oil Company.

> Professor Paul Sullivan, Professor of Economics, National Defense University; Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University.

> Ms. Randa Fahmy Hudome, President, Fahmy Hudome International; former Associate Deputy Secretary of Energy.

Recorded April 11, 2013 in Washington, DC.

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The Future of Women's Rights, Minority Rights, and Freedom of Expression in Tunisia

Participating specialists include:

> Moderator: Dr. Nejib Ayachi, President, The Maghreb Center, Washington DC.

> "Human Rights, Democratic Transition, and the New Constitution" -- Mr. Eric Goldstein, Deputy Director, Human Rights Watch, Washington, DC.

> "Freedom of the Press in the New Tunisia Under the Islamist-Dominated Government" -- Ms. Naziha Réjiba, Journalist, Human rights activist, 2009 Recipient of the International Press Freedom Award of the Committee to Protect Journalists, Tunis.

> "Islamists and Women's Rights: The Need for Vigilance" -- Dr. Nancy Okail, Program Director, The Freedom House, Washington DC.

Recorded March 5, 2013 in Washington, DC.

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The Post Revolution Political and Constitutional Transitions

Participating specialists include:

> Moderator: Dr. I. William Zartman, Professor Emeritus, The Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies, Washington DC.

> "Overview of the Transitional Process in Tunisia Since the Revolution" -- Ms. Alexis Arieff, Analyst, Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress, Washington DC.

> "The Role of the Ennahda Islamist Party and of the Salafi Movement in the Transition" -- Dr. Alaya Allani, Professor of History, Manouba University, Tunis.

> "The Constitutional Drafting Process and Challenges to a Democratic Transition in Tunisia" -- Dr. Ghazi Gherairi, Law Professor, University of Tunis, Tunis; Secretary General, The International Academy for Constitutional Law, Tunis.

> "The Economic Demands of the Tunisian Revolution" -- Dr. Ahmed El Hamri, Development Economist, Academia; Consultant, The World Bank.

Recorded March 5, 2013 in Washington, DC.

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Ms. Barbara Ferguson, Mr. Jamal Khashoggi, and Ms. Nadia Bilbassy at NCUSAR's 2012 Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference. Visit www.ncusar.org to learn more.

Dr. Thomas Mattair, Dr. Kenneth Katzman, Dr. Trita Parsi, Mr. Alireza Nader, and Ms. Hillary Mann Leverett at NCUSAR's 2012 Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference. Visit www.ncusar.org to learn more.