LSE hosts a wide and varied range of Middle East events, including public lectures, seminars, book launches and conferences. Events are open to the public and are free of charge, unless specified otherwise. This list of events includes all Middle East Centre events and other selected Middle East events at LSE.
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Monday 20 May | 16:00 - 17:00 BST | William Hale, SOAS; Mustafa Kutlay, City, University of London; Mina Toksoz, Author and International Economist
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This interdisciplinary event builds on the inaugural conference at LSE in 2023 and is organised by the Kurdish Studies Series at the LSE Middle East Centre and the Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of Sheffield.
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Battleground: 10 Conflicts that Explain the New Middle East
Tuesday 4 June | 18:00 - 19:00 BST | Christopher Phillips, Queen Mary, University of London
Registration will open on Tuesday 21 May | Add to calendar
As part of the LSE MEC's Kurdish Studies Series
Women Fighters in the Kurdish National Movement: Transforming Gender Politics and the PKK
Thursday 6 June | 17:00 - 19:00 BST | Mustafa Kemal Topal, Roskilde University in Denmark
Registration will open on Thursday 23 May | Add to calendar
Strategy and Domestic Politics in Israeli Foreign Policy: From the End of the Cold War to the 2023-2024 Israel-Hamas War
Thursday 20 June | 18:00 - 19:15 BST | Amnon Aran, City, University of London
Registration will open on Thursday 6 June | Add to calendar