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Reflections About Israel, Iran & the Gaza War

When
09/26/2025
11:30 AM
Location
Monterey Marriott - Ferrante's Bay View Room
Spaces left
17

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September 26th, 2025 EVENT

"Reflections About Israel, Iran
& the Gaza War"

Professor Avner Cohen

Senior Fellow, James Martin Center for
Nonproliferation Studies

Middlebury Institute of International Studies

Luncheon Lecture

Monterey Marriott - Ferrante's Bay View Room

11:30 AM Registration ~ 12:00 PM Luncheon ~ 12:45 PM Program
$55 World Affairs Council Members
$65 for Guests
Registration closes on Friday, September 19th, 2025
Please note: Cancellations after the deadline are non-refundable.

Overview

Avner Cohen, widely known for his path-breaking history of the Israeli nuclear program, is an Israeli-American author and expert on nonproliferation issues, focusing on the Middle East. In his presentation he will discuss how the October 7 HAMAS attack on Israel, the Israel – Iran War, and the ongoing Gaza War are

re-defining conflict and security in the region. Professor Cohen is not an armchair commentator. He was in Israel most recently when Iran fired missiles at Jerusalem after the Israeli and American attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities in June of this year.

Anwar Cohen has published widely on nuclear nonproliferation and global nuclear history. His most acclaimed book, Israel and the Bomb, was published by Columbia University Press in 1996. Professor Cohen is one of the world's most renowned philosophers in our nuclear age. He earned his M.A. in Philosophy from York University in Canada and his Ph.D. from The Committee on the History of Culture, University of Chicago.in the region. Professor Cohen is not an armchair commentator. He was in Israel most recently when Iran fired missiles at Jerusalem after the Israeli and American attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities in June of this year.

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Dessert

Vanilla Bean Panna Cotta

with Berry Compote

Registrations are due by Friday, September 19th, 2025

Please note: Cancellations after the deadline are non-refundable.

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