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