The Fires of Spring
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POST-ARAB SPRING JOURNEY THROUGH THE TURBULENT NEW MIDDLE EAST:
TUNISIA, TURKEY, IRAQ, JORDAN, QATAR, AND EGYPT
TUNISIA, TURKEY, IRAQ, JORDAN, QATAR, AND EGYPT
Shelly
Culbertson
Author of The Fires of Spring
The RAND Corporation, Policy Analyst
The RAND Corporation, Policy Analyst
The Arab
Spring all started in 2011, when a young Tunisian fruit-seller set himself on
fire in protest of a government official confiscating his apples without cause
and slapping his face. The aftermath of that one incident sparked the movement
now known as the Arab Spring-a wave of disparate events that included
revolutions, protests, government overthrows, hopeful reform movements, and
bloody civil wars. Author and Middle East analyst Shelly Culbertson will join
WFPG for a discussion on the continued turmoil, transition and transformation
in the region, sharing her insights from her research and conversations on the
ground, as well as her many years of work on the region.
Shelly Culbertson, author of The Fires of Spring: A Post-Arab Spring Journey through the Turbulent New Middle East-Turkey, Iraq, Qatar, Jordan, Egypt, and Tunisia, is a policy analyst at the RAND Corporation, where she is currently conducting research on urban services, education, and the labor market for Syrian refugees in Lebanon, Jordan, Turkey, Egypt, and Iraq. Previously, she co-led a multi-year effort to advise the Ministry of Education of the Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq on improving its K-12 and vocational education systems. She spent seven years in RAND's Middle East office in Doha, Qatar, with research based on education and innovation policy. Prior to RAND, she worked at the State Department on the Turkey Desk. Her Op-eds have appeared in Georgetown Journal for International Affairs Online, Newsweek, CNN.com and US News and World Report. She holds a BS from the University of Pittsburgh and a master's degree from Princeton University.
Shelly Culbertson, author of The Fires of Spring: A Post-Arab Spring Journey through the Turbulent New Middle East-Turkey, Iraq, Qatar, Jordan, Egypt, and Tunisia, is a policy analyst at the RAND Corporation, where she is currently conducting research on urban services, education, and the labor market for Syrian refugees in Lebanon, Jordan, Turkey, Egypt, and Iraq. Previously, she co-led a multi-year effort to advise the Ministry of Education of the Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq on improving its K-12 and vocational education systems. She spent seven years in RAND's Middle East office in Doha, Qatar, with research based on education and innovation policy. Prior to RAND, she worked at the State Department on the Turkey Desk. Her Op-eds have appeared in Georgetown Journal for International Affairs Online, Newsweek, CNN.com and US News and World Report. She holds a BS from the University of Pittsburgh and a master's degree from Princeton University.
Tuesday,
July 12, 2016, 6 to 8 p.m.
Reception and Program
Reception and Program
Embassy of Slovenia
2410 California Street, NW
Washington, DC
2410 California Street, NW
Washington, DC
The discussion will be followed by a
book signing with the author.
Space is limited. Advance registration is required.
Space is limited. Advance registration is required.
WFPG Members: $25
Non-Members: $40
Checks
should be made payable to: WFPG, 1615 M St, NW, Suite 210, Washington, DC
20036. Cancellations must be made
two days in advance or you will be held responsible for the fee. Please direct any questions to 202-429-2692 or programs@wfpg.org
two days in advance or you will be held responsible for the fee. Please direct any questions to 202-429-2692 or programs@wfpg.org
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