On February 9–10, the Valdai Discussion Club, with the support of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, will convene its 15th Middle East Conference under the theme “Continuity and Novelty: The Middle East Amid a Collapsed World Order.” The live broadcast of the opening ceremony and first session can be watched on February 9 on our website. The participants will discuss opportunities and limits of power in the Middle East in the second quarter of the 21st century.
10:00 – 11:30 Session 1. Forget About Balance or Build a New One? Opportunities and Limits of Power in the Middle East in the Second Quarter of the 21st Century (LIVE: Russian, Arabic, English)
The Valdai Club’s annual Middle East conference ranks among its flagship international gatherings. First held in Amman, Jordan in 2009, it has evolved into a chronicle of the region’s key developments – from the aftermath of the US invasion of Iraq and the Arab Spring to the civil war in Yemen, regime change in Syria, Israeli military operations in Gaza, and the armed confrontation between Israel and Iran.
Read the Programme for details.