POSTPONED: The Elizabeth & Richard Dubin Family Lecture: Fifty Years After: An Insider's Look at the 1973 Arab-Israeli War
POSTPONED: The Elizabeth & Richard Dubin Family Lecture: Fifty Years After: An Insider's Look at the 1973 Arab-Israeli War
Watching the horrifying events unfold in Israel and Gaza has been extremely difficult and emotionally draining for us all. As we follow the news, please know that the Dubin Family Lecture featuring William Quandt scheduled for Tuesday, October 24 has been postponed. We will host Dr. Quandt in the spring to explore the lessons of the 1973 War on diplomacy and peace talks based on his firsthand experiences.
If you would like to watch a recording of our special webinar that brought together academics with different teaching and research backgrounds to discuss the crisis in Gaza/Israel, please click here. The lineup of speakers included: Dr. Mia Bloom (Georgia State University), Dr. Scott Lasensky (University of Maryland, College Park), Dr. Marwa Maziad (University of Maryland, College Park), and Mr. Thair Abu-Ras (University of Maryland, College Park). Topics that were addressed included the military and political role of Hamas in Palestinian society, the objective of the Israeli government, the position of regional actors including Egypt and Jordan, the diplomatic approach of the American government, and the long-term implications of the conflict on Israeli society and politics, the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank, and the (in)stability of the Middle East.
Dr. William Quandt was in the room where pivotal events took place. He was a National Security Council (NSC) staffer during the 1973 Arab-Israeli War and a key negotiator during the Camp David Accords and the Egypt–Israel peace treaty. Dr. Quandt served as a professor of politics at the University of Virginia where he was later appointed Vice Provost for International Affairs. He was also a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. In his talk, Dr. Quandt will discuss his firsthand experiences during times of conflict and peacemaking in the Middle East, and share his insights on American foreign policy in the region today and its implications for the future.
Co-sponsored by the College of Arts and Humanities