Vali Nasr is a leading expert on the Middle East, a best-selling author, Dean of the

Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies in Washington, D.C., Senior

Fellow in Foreign Policy at the Brookings Institution, and contributor to Bloomberg View.

He will also give the keynote address to launch DU’s Center for Middle East Studies (on February 26th). In advance of his presence we will discuss several of his articles and a public appearance:

“When Shi’ites rise” http://tinyurl.com/b5odtxh (article)

“After Syria’s Assad falls” http://tinyurl.com/a2vje5z (article)

“The Rise of the Islamic World” http://tinyurl.com/ao64lq8 (YouTube)

Prof. Nader Hashemi from the Korbel School will co-facilitate!