An Cumann Staire is delighted to have Dr Vincent Durac (UCD) give a talk on Irish foreign policy on the Middle East. Dr. VIncent Durac lectures in Politics of Development; Middle East Politics; the International Politics of the Middle East ;and Political Islam in the UCD School of Politics and International Relations. His research is focused on a number of aspects of contemporary Middle East Politics, including political reform, the role of civil society, and the impact of external actors in the region. He is a visiting lecturer in Middle East Politics in Bethlehem University in Palestine and is External Examiner on the International Relations programme at the University of Plymouth.