You are INVITED to join us for our 15th Annual Conference on Islam and Democracy, on Thursday, June 12, 2014, at The Renaissance Washington, DC Downtown Hotel in Washington D.C. bringing together some of the best scholars, experts, practitioners, and policy makers from the region, and the whole World.  REGISTER NOW.

• "The Prospects of a Political Solution: Can Obama Save Syria?" - Najib Ghadbian, Special Representative to the United States for the National Coalition of Syrian Revolution and Opposition Forces

• "Syria and the Idea of an International Community" - Bassam Haddad, Director of Middle East Studies, George Mason University

• "America Can Stop the 'Barrel Bombs' in Syria" - Mohammed A. Ghanem, Senior Political Adviser for the Syrian American Council, Board Member of the Coalition for a Democratic Syria

• "Regional and International Dimensions of Addressing the Syrian Crisis" - Paul Salem, Vice President, Middle East Institute

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12:30 - 1:45 p.m.    Keynote Luncheon
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Introduction and Welcoming Remarks:

Radwan A. Masmoudi 

CSID President

Lessons from the Tunisian Transition - National Dialogue and Consensus Building

Aly Larayedh 

Former Prime Minister of Tunisia

William V. Roebuck,  (invited) 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Egypt and Maghreb Affairs 

U.S. Department of State

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1:45  - 3:30 p.m.            Panel 3
        

The Tunisian Model and the Challenges of Building a New Democracy

    Chair: Amb. William Taylor, United States Institute of Peace 

• "The October 18 Movement and Dialogue between Islamists and Secularists in Tunisia" - Nejib Chebbi, Member of Tunisia's National Constituent Assembly (NCA), and Founder and Leader of Al-Joumhouri Party

• "The Making of the Tunisian Constitution Through Two years of Dialogue and Negotiations" - Sahbi Atig, Leader of NCA Nahdha Bloc

 

• "Libya's Fault Lines, a Road Map Towards National Reconciliation" - Essam Omeish, Center for Libyan American Strategic Studies

• "The Role of the International Community in Libyan Reconciliation", Hafed Al-Ghwell, Advisor to the Dean of the Board and the Executive Director, The World Bank.

• "Holding Libya Together" - William Lawrence, George Washington University

• "US Policy Options for Stabilizing Libya" - Alyce Abdalla, National Security Council Director for North Africa  

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4:15  - 4:45 p.m.            Coffee and Tea Break

4:45  - 5:45 p.m.            Panel 5
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• "Why Political Islam Will Not Die and What It Means for U.S. Foreign Policy" - Jocelyn Cesari, Harvard University 

• "Have the Arab Uprisings Changed Islamic Party Platforms" - Charles Kurzman, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

• "Islamist Political Engagement and Prospects for Democratization in the Post-Arab Spring Environment" - Stacey Pollard, Western Michigan University 

• "Recommendations for U.S. Democracy Promotion in MENA" - Stephen McInerney, POMED 

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5:45 - 6:00 p.m.             Concluding Remarks

 

  

Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy,  

Human Rights and Labor, U.S. Dept. of State

   

 

William Lawrence
CSID Annual Conference Chair