Iran, the West and Israel: Moving Toward a Decision
Tel Aviv University Professor Uzi Rabi discusses Iran's efforts toward regional hegemony and provides insight into the various scenarios the Israeli government is considering in response. Uzi Rabi is the director of the Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies and chair of the Department of Middle Eastern and African History at Tel Aviv University. He is a senior researcher in the Center for Iranian Studies at Tel Aviv University and is regularly invited by the Israeli Knesset to deliver updates and briefs on current developments in the Middle East. He most recently edited International Intervention in Local Conflicts. His current book projects include "Yemen: The Anatomy of a Failed State" and "Iran, Israel and the Arabs: The Changing Face of the 21st Century Middle East." Recorded April 9, 2012 at International House at the University of Chicago. For more information about this event, visit: cis.uchicago.edu/events/2011-2012/04092012-iran-the-west-and-israel --- The World Beyond the Headlines lecture series is a project of the Center for International Studies. This event is cosponsored by the Center for Middle Eastern Studies and the International House Global Voices Program. Speakers at past World Beyond the Headlines events include former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, 2004 Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai, journalists Neil MacFarquhar and James Fallows, economist Jeffrey Sachs, and NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen. Learn more about the series at cis.uchicago.edu/wbh.
