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Playing with Fire: What Scenarios in the Middle-East Tinderbox

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Join Diplosphere's timely discussion on the current tensions in the Middle East.

  • What are the possible scenarios for escalation and de-escalation?

  • How to defuse the tinderbox?

  • 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 NA

  • 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

Location
88 The Terrace
Wellington Central, Wellington 6011, New Zealand
Level 5
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