Weatherhead Scholars Program Panel

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Date and Time

October 26, 2026
12:30PM - 02:00PM EDT

Location

CGIS South, Huguette and Michel Porté Seminar Room (250)

1730 Cambridge Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
United States

The Kurdish Peace Process and the Future of the Middle East

Speakers

  • Ayşe Betül Çelik, Visiting Scholar, Weatherhead Scholars Program. Professor, Department of Political Science and International Relations, Sabanci University.
  • Ekrem Karakoç, Professor of Political Science, Binghamton University.
  • Evren Balta, Professor of Comparative Politics & International Politics, Özyeğin University.
  • Mehmet Gurses, Najmaldin Karim & Jalal Talabani Chair of Kurdish Studies, University of Central Florida.
  • Ibrahim Al-Assil, Senior Research Fellow, Middle East Initiative, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School.

Chair

  • Melani Cammett, Center Director; Chair, Weatherhead Research Cluster on Identity and Conflict; Faculty Associate; Harvard Academy Senior Scholar. Clarence Dillon Professor of International Affairs, Department of Government, Harvard University.

Contact

Walid Hammam
walid_hammam@wcfia.harvard.edu

Cosponsored by the Center for Middle Eastern Studies and the Global Scholars Network on Identity and Conflict.

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