Playing with Fire: What Scenarios in the Middle-East Tinderbox?

Tue May 07 2024 at 05:15 pm to 06:45 pm

The Wellington Club | Wellington

Diplosphere
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Playing with Fire: What Scenarios in the Middle-East Tinderbox?
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​What are the possible scenarios for escalation and de-escalation? What does this mean for NZ?
About this Event

Join Diplosphere's timely discussion on the tensions in the Middle East.

  • ​What are the possible scenarios for escalation and de-escalation?
  • How to defuse the tinderbox?
  • ​What does this mean for New Zealand?

​Speakers:

  • ​Dr Rouzbeh Parsi, Head of the Middle East and North Africa Programme at the Swedish Institute of International Affairs
  • ​Dr Eric Jeunot, ex Head of Mission in Yemen at Médecins Sans Frontières, Visiting Scholar at Victoria University of Wellington
  • Additional speaker TBC

​Chair: Maty Nikkhou-O'Brien, Co-founder & Executive Director, Diplosphere

​Proceedings

  • ​5:15pm-5:45pm: Mix & mingle with a complimentary drink on arrival
  • ​5:45pm-6:45pm: Discussion

​Dress code: Business attire


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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

The Wellington Club, 88 The Terrace, Wellington, New Zealand

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