Panel 1: The Great Middle EastGhoncheh Tazmini: Re-Reading Iran – A Friend Rather than a FoeProf. Bassam Tahhan: Perspective for Peace for Syria and the RegionHussein Askary: A Revolutionary Development Plan for the Near and Middle EastAmbassador Attar: The Global Consequences of Instability in the Middle EastHelga Zepp-LaRouche: Only A Complete Change In Paradigm Can Avoid Catastrophe