The Jackson Institute for Global Affairs, in partnership with the nonprofit organization Justice for Kurds, will host a four-part virtual discussion series on “The Kurds in the Middle East.”
Panel discussions will feature an impressive array of American, European, and Middle Eastern practitioners, including senior Kurdish representatives from Iraq and Syria.
The virtual sessions will take place every Tuesday, between April 13 and May 4, from 12:00 to 1:00 pm EST. The sessions are open to the Yale community and general public, as well as recorded for distribution afterwards.
Speakers for the April 20 session include: Emma Sky (moderator), Jackson Senior Fellow and director of the World Fellows Program; Gen. David Petraeus, Jackson Senior Fellow and Chairman, KKR Global Institute; and Amb. Dennis Ross, William Davidson Distinguished Fellow, Washington Institute for Near East Policy.