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Spring 2000

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Dignitaries Discuss Mideast at IASPS

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Dignitaries Discuss Mideast at IASPS Jerusalem

On March fifteenth, crowds gathered at IASPS/Jerusalem to hear a series of lectures on, among other things, the impact of fluctuating oil prices, scarcity of water, and bi- and multilateral economic relations between local countries of the Middle East. MK Silvan Shalom, former minister of science and deputy minister of defense, now a member of the Knesset Security Affairs Committee and a declared candidate for the premiership in the next Israeli elections, was keynote speaker. MK Shalom focused his remarks on Israel's growing economic and strategic relationship with Jordan and Turkey. MK Dr. Yuri Stern spoke on the economic implications of Russian policy in the area. MK Eliezer Cohen also addressed the conference. Necdet Pamir, Head of the Technology and Energy Affairs Department of the Center for Eurasian Studies in Ankara, Turkey, spoke about the hydrocarbon market in Turkey and the likely effects of different scenarios for construction of oil pipelines from the Caspian. Pamir met several weeks later with officials of the IASPS Division for Research in Strategy in Washington to formalize agreements of cooperation between IASPS and the Center in Ankara. Plans were made for an exchange of students and researchers, and for joint conferences to be held in the future.