CONFERENCES :October 26-27, 2006:Syracuse University College of Law held a major symposium entitled "A Nuclear Iran: The Legal Implications of
a Preemptive National Security Strategy." Oct. 18, 2006:'Small World/Big Divides' peace summit This event held in Goldstein Auditorium in the Hildegarde and J. Myer Schine Student Center brought together an esteemed group of diplomats, educators and human rights advocates for a lively dialogue focusing on Middle East unrest and what can be done to bridge the divides that prevent mutually acceptable resolution to conflict. Click Here to read news story. March 31-April 1, 2006:Mirror for the Muslim Prince: Islam and the Theory of Statecraft In the aftermath of the tragic events of September 11, 2001, "Islamic fundamentalism" has emerged as the bête noire of the post-Cold War world. Lazy prejudices, tired clichés, and unduly simplistic assumptions about "Islam" and "Muslims" have now become part and parcel of the citizenry’s everyday speech. The resulting political caricature of Muslims assumes that there is a unitary "Islamic" position on important issues of statecraft and governance. This symposium investigated the nature of political power in the Muslim world. |