Did 9/11 make today’s Middle East?

The attacks on the United States set in motion policies and wars on Afghanistan and Iraq that profoundly reshaped the region, and America’s relationship to it. Today, as the U.S. remains embroiled in a war with Iran that has entangled much of the Middle East, events of the past quarter-century seem more consequential than ever.

In the first Crown Center event dedicated to examining the long term consequences of 9/11 for the US and the region, experts on Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, and U.S. foreign policy will ask: Did 9/11 make today’s Middle East? And how?

Naghmeh Sohrabi, the Charles (Corky) Goodman Professor of Middle East History and the director for research at the Crown Center for Middle East Studies at Brandeis, will moderate, and Gary Samore, Crown Family Director and professor of the practice of politics at Brandeis University, will deliver opening remarks.

Panelists:

• Sina Azodi is an assistant professor of Middle East Politics, and the director of Middle East Studies Program at George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs.

• Osamah F. Khalil is a professor of history and chair of the International Relations Undergraduate Program at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs.

• Shamiran Mako is an associate professor of international relations and political science at the Pardee School of Global Studies and a faculty leave fellow with the Crown Center.

• Mejgan Massoumi is an assistant professor of history at Carnegie Mellon University.

Rapaporte Treasure Hall and online. Register here for webinar access.