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Participants spoke about a diplomatic delegation’s trip to the Israel, Palestine, Jordan and Egypt. The focused on the status of efforts to restart peace negotiations, regional security, and…

Middle East experts talked about the prospects and challenges of renewed peace talks between Israeli and Palestinian leaders. They also answered questions from the audience. Renewed negotiat…

Participants spoke about U.S. counterterrorism strategy and efforts to diminish ideological extremism. They also spoke about a new report by on ways to counter extremist ideology from a loca…

National Security Adviser and retired General James Jones spoke about U.S. Middle East policy. In his remarks he said that making peace in the Middle East would stop Iran “cynically” using t…

Ehud Barak talked about Israel’s security challenges. Topics included the threat of Iran’s nuclear ambitions, the spread of missile technology to Hamas and Hizballah, and the ongoing conflic…

A panel of experts paid tribute to former Representative Charlie Wilson (D-TX, 1973-1996), who was scheduled to attend but fell ill before the event. Zvi Rafiah related stories of his 35-yea…

Admiral Mike Mullen about U.S. strategy in Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Middle East; the recent events in Yemen; and what U.S. military forces might look like after the end of the wars in Iraq…