Israel is in the grip of a dramatic political struggle to define its values and identity. But Israel is not alone in this.
Across the world, states are pulled between universal values of liberal democracy, and demands to preserve local, regional and even civilizational values and identities.
This lecture series will explore the relationship between Israel’s internal identity struggle, the intensifying global struggle over values and identities, and Israel’s international relations – including with Middle Eastern neighbours, Western states (including Britain), non-Western powers including Russia and China, and the Jewish Diaspora.
Dr. Toby Greene is a Visiting Fellow in the Middle East Centre at the London School of Economics, and a Lecturer in the Politics Department at Bar Ilan University. He has a background in policy research and political communications. His research and teaching focus on foreign policy, especially in Europe and the Middle East.
He publishes and lectures widely for academic, professional and general audiences and is the author of Blair, Labour & Palestine: Conflicting Views on Middle East Peace After 9/11 (Bloomsbury Academic, 2013). Before entering academia, Toby was the Director of Research for BICOM, and the founding Deputy Editor of its journal Fathom.
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