Al Qaeda 3.0: Morocco – Egypt – Yemen
Three Responses to the Changing Nature of Al Qaeda and their implications of U.S. policy
Date
June 5th 2014
Time
0830-0930
Location
1100 New York Avenue, NW 7th Floor, West Tower
Al Qaeda is changing. Throughout the Middle East and North Africa, the threat from terrorism is morphing and adapting fast. Three key countries have been faced with different facets of Al Qaeda, their franchise network and associated groups.
Join us to hear from three key experts about the different responses to this threat from Morocco, Egypt and Yemen – and what the implications will be for U.S. policy to the region and wider counterterrorism efforts.
Breakfast refreshments will be served prior to the event from 0800-0830.
(Early response is encouraged, as space is limited)
Speakers
Said Temsamani
Said Temsamani is a Senior Fellow, Meridian International Center, and previously the Senior Political Advisor US Embassy, Rabat, Morocco from 1992 to 2011. He is a regular commentator on international politics on Al Jazeera TV, and his writing regularly appears on Middle East Online, Foxnews.com, Eurasia Review; Albany Tribune and others.
Zack Gold
Zack Gold is an accomplished researcher and writer on U.S. Middle East policy, specifically concerning threats to Egyptian and regional security from Sinai and Gaza. He is the author of recent analysis papers on Sinai terrorism and security cooperation for the Brookings Institution’s Saban Center for Middle East Policy and the International Centre for Counter-Terrorism – The Hague.
Timothy Fairbank
Tim Fairbank is the Co-Founder and Managing Director of Development Transformations (DT), an organization focusing on development and governance programs in countries undergoing conflict, post-conflict, or political transition. DT works in several countries in the Middle East and North Africa, including Yemen. Mr. Fairbank travels to Yemen regularly where he manages DT’s research, assessments, governance and civil society development programs, and support to Yemen’s political transition.
Resources
ASP:
ASP Asymmetric Operations
US-Egypt Strategic Partnership
Are We Winning?
The Strategic Effects of a Lethal Drones Policy
Other:
FT.com: Al-Qaeda: on the march
Sinai Security: Opportunities for Unlikely Cooperation Among Egypt, Israel, and Hamas
Security in the Sinai: Present and Future
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