Event Listing - Government
Wed May 21

The World Affairs Council of Northern California Proudly Presents

“U.S. Involvement in the Middle East: The Origin and Consequences”


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$15

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World Affairs Council
312 Sutter Street, Ste. 200
San Francisco, CA 94108
district: San Francisco

Wed May 21 (Registration: 11:30am; Program: 12:00pm)

Description
Who: Lawrence Freedman, Professor of War Studies, King’s College, London

Event: In recent decades the Middle East has proved to be one of the most troubling as well as important parts of the world. The war in Iraq, the standoff with Iran, the regular failures of the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, and the continuing danger posed by al Qaeda all testify to the complexity of the region’s problems. In his new book, A Choice of Enemies: America Confronts the Middle East, Lawrence Freedman argues that three pivotal events in 1979 helped establish the foundations for U.S. involvement in the Middle East that would last for thirty years without offering any straightforward or bloodless exit options. Sir Lawrence joins the Council to make the case that these three strategic choices and subsequent crises led the United States into the predicament that it finds itself in today.

Admission Costs: Council Members: Free, Students: $5, Nonmembers: $15