Dancing With Wolves - The Importance of Talking with Your Enemies
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The Middle East Institute is pleased to host British politician the Rt. Hon Michael Ancram QC MP to discuss the practice of talking to terrorists, with particular reference to Israel and the Palestinian territories.
Rt. Hon Michael Ancram QC MP has served in prominent posts in British government, opposition, and Privy Council since 1979, including as Minister of State at the Northern Ireland Office. He was responsible for the peace process in the John Major government, where he became the first British minister to meet with the Sinn Fein and Irish Republican Army in 25 years.
Mr. Ancram, who in 2006 founded an independent foreign affairs think tank called the Global Strategy Forum, continues to study peace processes and pragmatic approaches to negotiating with terrorists, specifically focusing on conflicts in the Middle East. He has recently returned from visiting the region, where he held a series of meetings with representatives from Lebanon, Syria, and Israel regarding the recent escalation of regional tensions.
