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Foreign policy experts and diplomats discussed the 2020 election and foreign policy implications under a Biden presidency. The panelists also focused on morale at the State Department, a Bid…

Scholars and political scientists discussed President Trump’s relationship with Jewish voters in comparison to previous administrations. Topics included shifting American political sentiment…

U.N. Special Rapporteur Agnes Callamard discussed the findings of her report on the death of Saudi journalist and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi. The report concluded, “Mr. Khasho…

In this portion of an Atlantic Council series of conversations on U.S. policy toward Syria included a panel discussion with Middle East experts on stabilization efforts in Syria. In addition…

Kathleen Hicks, a former Defense Department official with the Obama Administration, was one of the featured speakers at the 2018 conference hosted by the Truman National Security Project and…

The Brookings Institution hosted an event to examine U.S. stabilization and reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan and identify lessons and recommendations for future efforts. Special Inspect…

J Street, a non-profit Jewish advocacy group, held its national conference to discuss the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and Middle East policy. Speakers included former National Security Advi…

Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and former National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley were part of a discussion on Middle East politics and security. As co-chairs of the Atlantic …

Panelists talked about the United States' Middle East policy. Panelists included a former Iraqi deputy ambassador to the U.N., journalist Robin Wright, a former Republican presidential campa…

Israeli President Reuven Rivlin talked about the shifting demographics of his country, and how they necessitate governance structure changes to proportionally represent Israel’s residents. H…

Panelists assessed the diplomatic progress made in reaching an agreement between Iran and the P5+1 on Iran’s nuclear program. They discussed the components of a credible deal, Iran’s objecti…

Shibley Telhami released the results of an opinion poll focused on Americans' attitudes toward ISIS* and the United States' strategy to defeat it. The poll showed that 70 percent of American…

Panelists talked about U.S. policy options for facilitating a ceasefire in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. They spoke about the positions of both the Israelis and the Palestinians, the pot…

Tamara Cofman Wittes talked about recent developments in Israel, Iraq and Iran, and the ongoing nuclear talks between the U.S. and Iran.

Panelists talked about some of the challenges related to Israel’s suspension of peace talks with Palestine after the Palestinian Liberation Organization announced a reconciliation deal with …

Brookings Institution fellows talked about the list they complied foreign policy issues in 2014. Panelists focused on on Iran, Afghanistan, Russia and the U.S. pivot to Asia. They said that …

Speaker of Iraq’s Council of Representatives Usama al-Nujayfi, a Sunni leader, talked about the recent spike in violence in his country and possible plans by the Iraqi government to create t…

Middle East experts and former State Department officials talked about Egypt’s political future and its relationship with the United States. Topics included the prospects for a civil war in …

Tara Sonenshine talked about some of the advances and continued challenges for women in the Arab world. She argued the importance of including women in political and social affairs in the Mi…

Panelists talked about Iran’s nuclear program and how the U.S. and international community could deal with it. Topics included how negotiations could occur, the effectiveness of the current …