School of Social and Political Science

Description

The US and Israel’s attack on Iran marks a new escalation of conflict and crisis in the Gulf and the broader Middle East and deepens a new era of global instability. This roundtable will feature analysis and discussion from experts at the University of Edinburgh and beyond on the causes and impact of the war on Iran and the Gulf, Lebanon, Palestine and beyond.

Speakers:

• Dr. Hana Sleiman, History, University of Edinburgh
• Dr. Mira Al-Hussein, Politics and International Relations fellow, University of Edinburgh
• Prof. Andrew Newman, Islamic and Middle East Studies, University of Edinburgh
• Dr. Eskandar Sadeghi-Bouroujerdi, University of St Andrews

Hosted by the PIR Middle East Research Group, Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies, and the Edinburgh Centre for Global History