IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Please RSVP for in person only using your FULL NAME AND NORTHEASTERN EMAIL ADDRESS. Only those who RSVP with their Northeastern email address will be allowed in per Northeastern University Police orders.

No backpacks and nothing over 12in x 12in x 12in. 

The Center for International Affairs and World Cultures invites you to our Leaders in Foreign Service Speaker Series. Join us on Feb 4th, 2025 for a compelling discussion on the "Future of the Middle East Peace Process" with Ghaith al-Omari and Dennis Ross, two leading experts in the field. They will share their insights on the current landscape and potential avenues for achieving lasting peace in the region. The moderator is Professor Denise Garcia.

Ghaith al-Omari, Former Executive Director of the American Task Force on Palestine, Advisor to the negotiating team during the 1999-2001 permanent status talks.

Dennis Ross, Former US Director of Policy Planning, Special Middle East Coordinator, and Special Advisor for the Persian Gulf and Southwest Asia during the 1990s.

Denise Garcia is a Professor at Northeastern University, a founding faculty member of its Experiential Robotics Institute, and recently appointed to the Global Commission on Responsible Artificial Intelligence in the Military. Her latest book is The AI Military Race, Common Good Governance in the Age of Artificial Intelligence, Oxford University Press.

She was formerly a member of the International Panel for the Regulation of Autonomous Weapons (2017-2022) and the Research Board of the Toda Peace Institute (2020-2023, Tokyo). She is part of the Institute for Economics and Peace (Sydney), Vice-chair of the International Committee for Robot Arms Control, and member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Global Initiative on Ethics of Autonomous and Intelligent Systems.

Contact Information

Center for International Affairs and World Cultures: internationalcenter@northeastern.edu

Livestream Link: packnetwork.com/middleeast

Please indicate if you need any special accomodations by emailing Diana Atoui at d.atoui@northeastern.edu by Jan 21, 2025.