Lecture Program
Dec. 9, 1996
9:30 a.m. – 11 a.m. – Opening Remarks and Introduction
Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi – Head of PASSIA
11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. – The State in the International System – Alternative Theoretical Frameworks
Dr. Rosemary Hollis – “Chatham House”, London
3 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. – The Arab States in the Regional and International System: I. Foundations
Dr. Bahgat Korany – University of Montreal, Canada
4:30 p.m. – 6 p.m. – Decision-Making Theory: Three Approaches
Dr. Rosemary Hollis
Dec. 10, 1996
9 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. – The Arab States in the Regional and International System: II. Evolution
Dr. Bahgat Korany
11 a.m. – 1 p.m. – The Arab States in the Regional and International System: III. Contemporary Concerns
Dr. Bahgat Korany
3 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. – Second Track – The Multilateral Talks of the Middle East Peace Process
Dr. Joel Peters – Reading University
4:30 p.m. – 6 p.m. – Country Profiles: a) Basic Data (size, population, resources, political system) b) policy making institutions/processes
Presentation by the Participants
Dec. 11, 1996
9 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. – Defining the National Interest
Dr. Rosemary Hollis
11 a.m. – 1 p.m. – The Arab League and the Arab-Israeli Conflict
Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi
3 p.m. – 6 p.m. – Country Policy Positions: a) General Priorities and Positions b) Positions on the Arab-Israeli Conflict and the Peace Process. Presented by the Participants
Dr. R. Hollis
Dec. 12, 1996
9 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. – Egypt’s Regional Role and Foreign Policy Imperatives
H.E. Ahmad Kamal – Egyptian Diplomat
11 a.m. – 1 p.m. – Syria: National Security and State-Building
Dr. Volker Perthes – Institute for International Politics and Security, Ebenhausen
3 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. – Syrian Interests and Role in Lebanon
Dr. Volker Perthes
4:30 p.m. – 6 p.m. – Arab States, the Arab-Israeli Conflict and the Peace Process: Some Comparisons and Contrasts.
Discussion with lecturers
Dec. 13, 1996
9 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. – The Maghreb States: Foreign Policy Priorities
Dr. Claire Spencer – The Centre for Defence Studies, King’s College, London
11 a.m. – 1 p.m. – The Maghreb States, the Arab-Israeli Conflict and the Peace Process
Dr. Claire Spencer
3 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. – The Arab States and Jerusalem
H.E. Faisal Husseini – Orient House, Jerusalem
4:30 p.m. – 6 p.m. – Writing Position Papers
Dr. Rosemary Hollis
Dec. 16, 1996
9 a.m. – 1 p.m. – External Powers & the Arab States: Positions on the Arab-Israeli Conflict I: The US, Its Allies and Antagonists
H.E. Edward Abington, US Consul General, Jerusalem
9 a.m. – 1 p.m. – II: Europe, the Arab-Israeli Conflict and the Peace Process
H.E. Richard Dalton, British Consul General, Jerusalem
3 p.m. – 6 p.m. – Exercise: Lobbying the External Powers
Dr. Rosemary Hollis
Dec. 17, 1996
9 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. – Resources Scarcity as the New Regional Imperative
Dr. Rosemary Hollis
11 a.m. – 1 p.m. – War and Its Impact on Foreign Policy
Dr. Yezid Sayigh
2:30 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. – Film: “Palestine – The Story of a Land” (Followed by a discussion)
Dec. 18, 1996
9 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. – The Evolution of Palestine
Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi
11 a.m. – 1 p.m. – The PLO’s Foreign Policy
Dr. Yezid Sayigh
3 p.m. – 6 p.m. – Jordan’s Foreign Policy
Dr. Yezid Sayigh
Dec. 19, 1996
9 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. – Political Islam in the Arab World
Sheikh Jamil Hamami – Director, Islamic & Cultural Society, Jerusalem
11 a.m. – 1 p.m. – Foreign Policy Imperatives for Saudi Arabia
Dr. Rosemary Hollis
3 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. – Exercise: Responding to a Regional Crisis as Policy-Makers for the Arab States
Dr. Rosemary Hollis
Dec. 20, 1996
9 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. – Policy Imperatives for Palestine – View from the PNA
Dr. Sami Musallam – Director of the President’s Office, Jericho
11 a.m. – 1 p.m. – Policy Imperatives for the Palestinians
Participants’ Views
3 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. – Lebanon’s Place in the Region
Dr. Basma Kodmani-Darwish, IFRI, Paris
4:30 p.m. – 6 p.m. – Concluding Session/Round-up: Discussion & Feedback
