Speakers
Steven Simon, a visiting professor at Amherst College, is the former United States National Security Council senior director for the Middle East and North Africa.
Robert Ford, a retired diplomat, is the former United States Ambassador to Syria (2010 to 2014) and United States Ambassador to Algeria (2006 to 2008).
Moderator
Stephen Van Evera, a Ford International Professor in the MIT Political Science Department and works in several areas of international relations.
