Peter Krause
Associate Professor of Political Science, Boston College
Research Affiliate, MIT Security Studies Program
Fellow, Crown Center for Middle East Studies
Talks and Dialogue Facilitation
I pride myself on being a dynamic, knowledgeable, balanced, and engaging speaker and dialogue facilitator who can explain and lead discussion on complex and sensitive issues in a clear and constructive fashion. I have given talks on my research at universities and think tanks, delivered policy briefs on Capitol Hill, and led lectures and engaging discussions with business and community groups, including Chambers of Commerce, Rotary Clubs, social and debate clubs, libraries, Israeli-Palestinian entrepreneurship organizations, and churches and synagogues. In addition to speaking about my books, articles, and other projects on this website, I regularly deliver versions of the following talks to interested groups:
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The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: The history of the conflict and analysis of current developments
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U.S. Foreign Policy in the Middle East: Explaining the past, past, and future of U.S. policy in the region
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The Challenge of Terrorism: The causes, tactics, and effects of terrorism and what can be done to counter it, both in the U.S. and abroad
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Extremism in America: The rise of domestic extremism in the U.S. and how communities can unite to defeat it
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Building Peace: How communities facing conflict can work to build peace from the grassroots to the political leadership
I love giving talks and engaging in dialogue with new groups, and I will ensure that the discussion is accessible, fair, and engaging regardless of the audience's background. Please contact me if you are interested in having me speak or facilitate discussion with your organization.
MIT Starr Forum, November 2017
East-West Institute, May 2016
MIT, May 2013
Academic Talks
APSA Middle East and North Africa Section, Research Methods Training Seminar, May 2021
MIT Center for International Studies, May 2021
Harvard Kennedy School, March 2021
MIT-Sloan Business School, October 2020, November 2020, February 2021, November 2021
Brandeis University, Crown Center for Middle East Studies, October 2020
MIT, Center for International Studies, June 2020
MIT-Sloan Business School, February 2020
Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), May 2019
University of Southern Denmark, Center for War Studies, May 2019
University of Hamburg, Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy, May 2019
Uppsala University, April 2019
MIT-Sloan Business School, December 2018
The University of Tennessee, Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy, November 2018
Charles University Prague, November 2018
The University of Amsterdam, October 2018
The Graduate Institute Geneva, October 2018
ETH Zurich, October 2018
The University of Genoa, October 2018
MIT, DesignX, August 2018
Brown University, Choices Program, Watson Center for International Studies, July 2018
Williams College, April 2018
The University of Pittsburgh, Ridgway Center for International Security Studies, March 2018
Harvard Kennedy School, Belfer Center, International Security Program, February 2018
University of Chicago, Program on International Security Policy, February 2018
College of Charleston, February 2018
American University, November 2017
MIT-Sloan Business School, November 2017
University of Maryland, START Center, November 2017
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Center for International Studies, November 2017
University of Connecticut, November 2017
Naval Postgraduate School, Global Connections Speaker Series, October 2017
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Emile Bustani Middle East Seminar, October 2017
University College London, October 2017
University of St. Andrews, Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence, October 2017
George Washington University, Project on Middle East Political Science, September 2017
Northwestern University, Buffett Institute for Global Studies, February 2017
MIT-Sloan Business School, November 2016
Indiana University, October 2016
RAND, September 2016
Brown University, Choices Program, Watson Center for International Studies, July 2016
East-West Institute Board Meeting, May 2016
The Carnegie Scholars Project, November 2015
MIT-Sloan Business School, November 2015
MIT Seminar for U.S. Congressional Staff, April and October 2015
Brown University, Choices Program, Watson Center for International Studies, July 2015
Harvard Kennedy School, Belfer Center, International Security Program, April 2015
University of Connecticut, March 2015
Brandeis University, March 2015
Trinity College, April 2014
George Washington University, Institute for Security and Conflict Studies, October 2013
University of Chicago, Program on International Security Policy, May 2013
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, May 2013
Harvard Kennedy School, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, March 2013
Project on Middle East Political Science (POMEPS) Junior Scholars Book Conference, October 2012
Harvard Kennedy School, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, April 2011
Brandeis University, Crown Center for Middle East Studies, February 2011
Harvard University, Political Violence Workshop, December 2010
Duke University, Triangle Institute for Security Studies, October 2010
Harvard Book Store, October 2017
Portsmouth Rotary Club, May 2015
Community Talks
Our Generation Speaks, Summer 2022 and 2021
Revolutionary Spaces, March 2022
The Lumen Institute, December 2021
Temple Shir Tikva, November 2021
Tilton Library of Deerfield, October 2021
Our Generation Speaks, March, April, May, June, July, August 2021
Primary Source, March 2020
World Affairs Council, New Hampshire, December 2018
Assyrian American Organization of Massachusetts, May 2018
Williams Boston Association, January 2018
The Weston Golf Club Forum, December 2017
Harvard Book Store, October 2017
Yale Book Store, October 2017
The Lumen Institute, September 2017
Weston High School, March 2017
Primary Source, July 2016 (x2)
Harvard Business School Reunions, June 2016
Morris County Chamber of Commerce, June 2016
Primary Source, April 2016
NewBridge on the Charles, February 2016
Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart, December 2015
The Weston Golf Club Forum, November 2015
Wellesley Hills Congregational Church, Adult Education Series, November 2015
The Lumen Institute, September 2015
Rotary Club of Portsmouth, May 2015
The Weston Golf Club Forum, March 2015
The Chilton Club, September 2014
Primary Source, May 2014
The Harvard Club of Boston, February 2014
Primary Source, February 2014
Primary Source, January 2014
The National Debate Forum, July 2013
Congregation Mishkan Tefila, Selichot Talk, September 2012
BC Finance Conference, June 2016
Boisi Center, April 2014
Boston College Talks
Clough Center for the Study of Constitutional Democracy, September 2022
Boston College Public Policy Alumni, April 2021
Boston College Model United Nations, April 2021
International Studies Program, February 2021
Graduate Student Association, December 2020
Graduate Student Association, February 2020
Boston College School of Theology and Ministry Summer Course, June 2018
Eagle Political Society, April 2018
Boston College Parents’ Roundtable at Boston College, November 2016
Boston College Alumni in Washington, DC, October 2016
Boston College Alumni in Boston, October 2016
The Rappaport Center for Law and Public Policy, Boston College Law School, November 2016
Boston College Finance Conference, June 2016
Dean’s Colloquium, March 2016
Boston College NYC Alumni Breakfast, October 2015
Gabelli Presidential Scholars Program, September 2015
Boston College Americans for Informed Democracy, April 2015
Boston College Model United Nations, March 2015
International Education Week, November 2014
Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life, April 2014
Middle East and Islamic Studies Students Association, January 2014
Eagle Political Society, September 2013
Institute for the Liberal Arts, April 2013
Middle East and Islamic Studies Students Association, April 2013
Middle East and Islamic Studies Students Association, January 2013
Boston College Law School Reunion, November 2012
Boston College Political Science Association, October 2012