Israel after the Afghanistan Crisis: The New Geopolitics of the Middle East

Northwestern Israel Innovation Project (IIP) and the Office of International Relations in partnership with Tel Aviv University’s Gershon H. Gordon Faculty of Social Sciences invite you to a series of three panel discussions featuring global expert scholars.

The series is titled “Israel after the Afghanistan Crisis: The New Geopolitics of the Middle East.”

Session I: The “Emirate of Afghanistan” and the Rise of Fundamentalist Islam

Thursday, October 14, 2021 | 11 AM – 12 PM CST | 19:00 – 20:00 ISR Time

Panelists:

• David Cook, Professor of Religion, specializing in Islam, Rice University

• Bernard Haykel, Professor of Near Eastern Studies; Director, Institute for Transregional Study of the Contemporary Middle East, Princeton University

• Gilles Kepel, Professor of Political Science; Director of the Middle East and Mediterranean Program, Sciences Po, Paris

Moderator: • Elie Rekhess, Crown Visiting Professor of Israel Studies; Director of the Israel Innovation Project, Northwestern University