2009
December 2009
Monday 7 December 2009
Mon 7 Dec. 1395 Lexington Avenue, New York, 10128. 212-415-5500. 92nd Street Y - [email][events]
Vali Nasr, a senior fellow for Middle Eastern studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, argues that the great battle for the soul of the Middle East will be fought not over religion, but over business and capitalism. Learn why extremism has become such a problem, how regional stability can evolve, and how Middle East-U.S. relations can be dramatically improved. Date & Time: Mon, Dec 7, 2009, 8:15pm Location: Lexington Avenue at 92nd Street Directions Venue: Buttenwieser Hall Code: T-BL5LB12-01 Price: $27.00 All Sections
Brief Biography
Vali Nasr is a professor of international politics at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy of Tufts University. He has been tapped to be a senior adviser to Richard Holbrooke, the Obama administration's special envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan. He is the author of the forthcoming Forces of Fortune: The Rise of the New Muslim Middle Class and What It Will Mean for Our World.