{"311991":{"#nid":"311991","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Rubin in Jerusalem for Israel-Gaza Workshop","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.iac.gatech.edu\/faculty-and-staff\/faculty\/bio\/rubin\u0022\u003ELawrence Rubin\u003C\/a\u003E, assistant professor in \u003Cstrong\u003EThe Sam Nunn School of International Affairs\u003C\/strong\u003E, participated in a policy planning workshop held in Jerusalem, Israel, titled, \u201cIsrael, Gaza, and the region: Post-cease fire opportunities\u0022 on July 24. A unique multinational group of 40 diplomats, analysts, journalists, and scholars attended a workshop Sponsored by \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.mitvim.org.il\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EMitvim- The Israeli Institute for Regional Foreign Policies\u003C\/a\u003E and the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.crisisgroup.org\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EInternational Crisis Group\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWorkshop participants explored new ways to advance peace and regional stability following Operation Protective Edge. They also addressed key issues including the difficulties of demilitarizing the Gaza Strip, the economic rebuilding of the Palestinian enclave, and the need to move from conflict management to conflict resolution. Other areas discussed were the regional and international mechanisms for future mediation and ceasefire implementation, the Palestinian unity government, and the revival of the Arab Peace Initiative. Participants also sought to understand the issues that led to the recent flare-up of conflict and the favorable circumstances that could arise if tackled in a truce agreement.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELawrence Rubin\u2019s research interests include comparative Middle East politics and international security with a specific focus on Islam and politics, Arab foreign policies, and nuclear proliferation. He recently published the book \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.sup.org\/book.cgi?id=23255\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EIslam in the Balance: Ideational Threats in Arab Politics\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.iac.gatech.edu\/faculty-and-staff\/faculty\/bio\/rubin\u0022\u003ELawrence Rubin\u003C\/a\u003E, assistant professor in \u003Cstrong\u003EThe Sam Nunn School of International Affairs\u003C\/strong\u003E, participated in a policy planning workshop held in Jerusalem titled, \u201cIsrael, Gaza, and the region: Post-cease fire opportunities\u0022 on July 24. Sponsored by Mitvim - The Israeli Institute for Regional Foreign Policies\u0026nbsp;and the International Crisis Group, the workshop was attended by a unique multinational group of 40 diplomats, analysts, journalists and scholars.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Lawrence Rubin participated in a policy planning workshop held in Jerusalem titled, \u201cIsrael, Gaza, and the region: Post-cease fire opportunities.\u0022"}],"uid":"27751","created_gmt":"2014-07-31 14:15:17","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:16:48","author":"Vince Pedicino","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-07-31T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2014-07-31T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"65215":{"id":"65215","type":"image","title":"Assistant Professor Lawrence Rubin","body":null,"created":"1449176801","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:06:41","changed":"1475894577","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:42:57","alt":"Assistant Professor Lawrence Rubin","file":{"fid":"193200","name":"tky09700.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tky09700.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tky09700.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":75461,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/tky09700.jpg?itok=YutcmKrn"}}},"media_ids":["65215"],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"}],"categories":[{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"147","name":"Military Technology"}],"keywords":[{"id":"98831","name":"Gaza"},{"id":"851","name":"INTA"},{"id":"4045","name":"Israel"},{"id":"10538","name":"Rubin"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39481","name":"National Security"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ELawrence Rubin\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAssistant Professor\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:lawrence.rubin@inta.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Elawrence.rubin@inta.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["lawrence.rubin@inta.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}