Nuclear Energy in the Middle East: Israeli and Iranian Perspectives

Dr. Elai Rettig, Israel Institute Teaching Fellow, facilitates an exciting panel of experts to examine the role of nuclear energy (not just weapons) in the future of the Middle East following the elections in the US and in Iran. As part of Dr. Rettig's "Israeli Foreign Policy" course, this panel includes Israel's former ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency.

Panel participants:

• Amb. Merav Zafary-Odiz - Israel National Defense College, former Permanent Representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency and the CTBTO PrepCom
• Dr. Ariane M. Tabatabai - Middle East Fellow at the German Marshall Fund, senior researcher at Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs
• Dr. Or (Ori) Rabinowitz - Assistant professor at the International Relations Department in the Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Everyone is welcome!  There will be 45 minutes of presentations and 30 minutes Q&A.