Obama and the Arabs: the historical context

Date: Tuesday 17 November 2009
Time: 6.30-8pm
Venue: Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House
Speaker: Dr Eugene Rogan

Barack Obama came to office determined to change America's relations with the Arab and Islamic worlds. The Arab world has responded to his message of "mutual interest and mutual respect" with enthusiasm and conviction. Part of the success of Obama as a communicator lies in the sensitivity he shows to recent Arab history. This lecture will examine the Obama factor in addressing the many challenges facing US policy towards the Mid East, and Arab relations with the world's sole superpower.

Eugene Rogan is director of Oxford's Middle East Centre and author of The Arabs: A History|, published by Penguin in November 2009. His previous book, Frontiers of the State in the Late Ottoman Empire, won the Albert Hourani Prize. He lives in Oxford.

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