Events
Upcoming Events
War, Memory, and the World It Created
Thursday, 9/10/2026, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Twenty-five years later, IMES and the Quincy Institute’s Veterans in Foreign Policy Initiative examine the how the world was transformed by the events of 9/11
A Blueprint for Peace in Israel-Palestine
Tuesday, 9/15/2026, 2:00pm - 3:15pm
The Middle East Policy Forum hosts Michael Omer-Man and Sarah Leah Whitson, authors of "From Apartheid to Democracy: A Blueprint for Israel-Palestine"
When Will This War End: Lessons and Legacies of the War on Terror
25 Years of the War on Terror
Thursday, 9/17/2026 - Friday, 9/18/2026, All day
Scholars, organizers, advocates, survivors, journalists, and community members will examine lessons from the War on Terror.
Has the Middle East Really Changed?
Wednesday, 9/23/2026, 1:00pm - 2:30pm
The Middle East Policy Forum, in partnership with Foreign Affairs, hosts F. Gregory Gause III, Marc Lynch, and Suzanne Maloney.
The Afterlife of Egypt's 2nd Republic
Security, Media, & Judicial Futures
Thursday, 9/24/2026, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Join us for a talk by Hossam El-Hamalawy, Maher Hamoud, and Waleed Salem, in discussion with Shana Marshall.
Labor and Citizenship in the Twentieth-Century Persian Gulf
Thursday, 10/15/2026, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
IMES is proud to host Dr. Alex Boodrookas, author of "Comrades Estranged: Labor and Citizenship in the Twentieth-Century Persian Gulf."
Biden, His Advisors, and Israel's War in Gaza
Wednesday, 10/28/2026, 2:00pm - 3:15pm
The Middle East Policy Forum hosts Akbar Shahid Ahmed, author of "Crossing the Red Line: Biden, His Advisors, and Israel's War in Gaza"