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Tensions in the Middle East: What Possible Scenarios?
Tue, 07 May
|Wellington
What are the possible scenarios for escalation and de-escalation? How to defuse the tinderbox? What does this mean for New Zealand?
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Time & Location
07 May 2024, 5:15 pm – 6:45 pm
Wellington, 88 The Terrace, Wellington Central, Wellington 6011, New Zealand
About the Event
Join Diplosphere's timely discussion on:
- Tensions in the Middle East
- What are the possible scenarios for escalation and de-escalation?
- What does this mean for New Zealand?
Speakers:
- H.E. George Azer Saleeb Tardos, Egyptian Ambassador to NZ
- Dr Rouzbeh Parsi, Head of the Middle East and North Africa Programme at the Swedish Institute of International Affairs
- Jonathan Curr, Divisional Manager, Middle East and Africa, MFAT; former NZ Ambassador to Türkiye
- Heidi Coetzee, Chief Executive, Save The Children NZ
- Dr Eric Jeunot, ex Head of Mission in Yemen at Médecins Sans Frontières, Visiting Scholar at Victoria University of Wellington
Chair: Maty Nikkhou-O'Brien, Co-founder & Executive Director, Diplosphere
Proceedings
- 5:15pm-5:45pm: Mix & mingle with a complimentary drink on arrival
- 5:45pm-6:45pm: Discussion
Dress code: Business attire
Schedule
30 minutesDrinks, Mix & Mingle
1 hourFireside chat
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