Yemen is first subject of DCA lecture

Written by The Darien Times
Wednesday, 05 January 2011 07:11

Christopher Boucek of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, will lead off the Darien Community Association’s Annual Academic Lecture Series on Global Issues Thursday, Jan. 6, at 10 a.m. His lecture is Yemen on the Brink.

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Boucek is a recognized expert on terrorism, security, and stability issues in Saudi Arabia and Yemen and an authority on rehabilitation and disengagement programs for Islamist militants and extremists. He frequently briefs U.S. and European governments on these Arabian Peninsula issues and is sought after as an analyst by the New York Times, Washington Post, PBS News Hour, CBS’ 60 Minutes, NPR, BBC, and CNN.

 

His current research projects include clerical politics in Saudi Arabia and the confluence of challenges to Yemeni stability.

 

Before joining the Carnegie Endowment, he was a postdoctoral researcher at Princeton University and lecturer in Politics at the Woodrow Wilson School. He served as media analyst at the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Washington, D.C. and worked at the Royal United Services Institute for Defense and Security Studiers in London, where he remains a fellow. Mr. Boucek has written widely on the Middle East, terrorism, and counter-radicalization. He was educated at Drew University and received his Ph.D. and M.A. at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.

A limited number of tickets will be available at the door.

More info: 203-655-9050