Litowitz Lecture: Joost Hiltermann, International Crisis Group

From Sunni-Shia Coexistence to a Mideast Sectarian War?

Yale University’s Program in Ethics, Politics and Economics is pleased to announce that Joost Hiltermann, Chief Operating Officer at International Crisis Group, will be delivering this year’s Robert H. Litowitz Lecture in Ethics and Public Policy. In his lecture, Mr. Hiltermann will ask what can be done to stem an apparent sectarian tide sweeping the Middle East in the wake of recent upheavals, from the 2003 US invasion of Iraq to the 2011 Arab awakening.

Joost Hiltermann is responsible for the oversight and management of International Crisis Group’s programs and operations around the world. He previously held the position of Deputy Program Director for the Middle East and North Africa. He is the author of A Poisonous Affair: America, Iraq and the Gassing of Halabja, and Behind the Intifada: Labor and Women’s Movements in the Occupied Territories. The Litowitz lecture is free and open to the public.  A reception will follow the lecture.

For additional information, please contact Rob Blair at robert.blair@yale.edu.