Speakers

Steven Simon, a visiting professor at Amherst College, is the former United States National Security Council senior director for the Middle East and North Africa.

Robert Ford, a retired diplomat, is the former United States Ambassador to Syria  (2010 to 2014) and United States Ambassador to Algeria (2006 to 2008).

Moderator

Stephen Van Evera, a Ford International Professor in the MIT Political Science Department and works in several areas of international relations.

Sponsors:  MIT Center for International Studies

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