Greenberg Lecture Focus: Hamas and Hezbollah
"Hamas and Hezbollah: Risk, Conflict, and Democracy" is the title of the latest Greenberg
Middle East series of events at Skidmore. Robert Malley, Middle East and North Africa
program director for the International Crisis Group in Washington, D.C., will give
the talk, scheduled at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 10, in Gannett Auditorium, Palamountain
Hall. Admission is free.
An expert on Arab-Israeli conflict, Palestinian politics, Iraq, and North Africa,
Malley was special assistant for Arab-Israeli affairs under President Clinton and
earlier was an executive assistant to Clinton administration National Security Advisor,
Samuel R. Berger.
Currently Malley directs analysts based in Amman, Cairo, Beirut, Tel Aviv, and Baghdad
who report on the political, social, and economic factors affecting the risk of conflict,
and makes policy recommendations to address the threats. The team covers events from
Iran to Morocco, with a heavy focus on the Arab-Israeli conflict, the situation in
Iraq, and Islamist movements throughout the region. Malley also covers U.S. developments
that affect policy toward the Middle East.
The Greenberg Middle East series, administered by the Office of the Dean of Special
Programs, enables Skidmore to bring to campus scholars who will educate the campus
and larger communities on a range of topics concerning political life in the Middle
East. Support for the program was provided by Jane Greenberg '81.
