Wolfgang Danspeckgruber, Founding Director of LISD, is pleased to invite you to the second of two virtual lectures by Amb. Dr. Hans-Ulrich Seidt.  Both lectures are part of the PORDIR and GDSC Seminar Series.

The seminar will focus on the four regional powers of the Near and Middle East: Israel, Iran, Turkey and Saudi-Arabia. We will analyze the importance of religion for their foreign policy, their diplomacy and their alliance systems.

Recommended reading:

• Robert Fisk: The Great War for Civilisation. The Conquest of the Middle East. London 2005: Fourth Estate
• Bernard Lewis: What Went Wrong. The Clash Between Islam and Modernity in the Middle East. New York 2002: Harper Perennial

*IMPORTANT: Princeton students, faculty, and staff who are permitted on campus are welcome to attend the event in person in the Cyril Black Conference Room, 019 Bendheim Hall. Due to Princeton University Covid restrictions, we are obligated to keep a record of every person that attends. Therefore, in order to attend the event in person, you must RSVP.  Lunch will be available.

There will be a Zoom link provided for those who RSVP and would like to join remotely.