Program | Schedule
ALLIES: Diplomatic Crisis Simulation Exercise: Algeria
The Intellectual Roundtable Simulation is a diplomatic crisis simulation centering around a potential geo-political crisis in Algeria that would have consequences for the stability of the entire MENA region, with concerns for American interests as well. The simulation begins with a joint exercise between the US African Command (AFRICOM) and the Algerian National People’s Army (ANP), in the face of decreasing stability in the country, brought about by the significant inroads of Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) into the southern portion of the country. Move 1 revolves around the increased threat of AQIM, which is coming into increased conflict with Algerian security forces, creating both human rights and stability concerns. Students will consider themselves advisors to the National Security Council and will evaluate the dangers to American interests in Algeria and possible strategies to confront them.
ALLIES: Post Arab Spring Civil-Military Relations in the Middle East and North Africa
- Mr. Ahmed Ali – Senior Analyst on Iraq and Iraq Team Leader, Institute for the Study of War
- Mr. Karim Haggag – Deputy Director, Policy Planning Division, Foreign Ministry, Egypt • CAPT (ret.) Mark Huber – Program Manager, Middle East and Central Asia, Center for Civil-Military Relations, Naval Postgraduate School
- Dr. Marina Ottaway – Senior Scholar, Woodrow Wilson Center; Co-author, Getting to Pluralism: Political Actors in the Arab World; Co-editor, Yemen on the Brink
EPIIC Alumni Reception
IGL is hosting a reception of EPIIC alumni to bring this special community together. Come reconnect with old friends, say hello to IGL co-founder and director, Sherman Teichman and hear about this year’s symposium. We hope you will join us.
Refreshments will be served. After the reception, please join us for the symposium’s opening Cultural Night featuring music from the region and performers such as violinist Nabih Bulos, Concertmaster for the Palestinian National Orchestra. The event will be held in the Distler Performance Hall of the Granoff Music Center (across the street from the reception) at 8pm.
ALLIES Keynote Address: Kathleen Hicks
Former Principal Deputy Undersecretary for Policy, U.S. Department of Defense, where she led the development of the 2012 Defense Strategic Guidance and the 2010 Quadrennial Defense Review; Henry A Kissinger Chair and Senior Vice President, Center for Strategic International Studies
Cultural Evening
PROGRAM
Tickets are priced the same as the regular events of the EPIIC Symposium. Please refer to Overview for pricing. Tufts students participate in the entire symposium (concert included) for $5.
Callouts
ALLIES
The Alliance Linking Leaders in Education and the Services (ALLIES) is an undergraduate organization dedicated to improving civilian-military relations.
TILIP
The Tufts Initiative for International Leadership and Perspective (TILIP) is a program that seeks to foster cross-cultural team building through intensive, intellectual inquiry and practical study.
[EXPOSURE]
[EXPOSURE] is the Institute for Global Leadership's undergraduate-led program for photojournalism, documentary studies and human rights.