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Middle East experts discussed President Trump’s Iran policy. They spoke at length about the Iran nuclear deal and how President Trump’s policy of “maximum pressure” toward Iran differed from…

The Hudson Institute held a discussion on the changing alliances between Israel and Arab states in the Middle East, examining the impact of ISIS and the Iran nuclear deal on the region. Pane…

The Hudson Institute hosted a discussion on the Syrian civil war, including U.S. policy toward the region and humanitarian concerns as the conflict entered its fifth year.

Panelists talked about Iran’s increasing influence in the Middle East and the rising tensions between the country and Saudi Arabia. They also offered their assessments of U.S. strategy towar…

Physicist David Albright and other panelists talked about the inspections process established under the Iran nuclear agreement and Iran’s role in those inspections. Topics included Iran’s ro…

Former military officials talked about the Iran nuclear deal and the implications of sanctions relief. The panelists argued that the U.S. had been passive in dealing with Iran for decades an…

Middle East politics and policy experts talked about the Obama administration’s strategy toward combating Islamic State* militants in Syria and Iraq. Topics included U.S. and coalition succe…

National security and Middle East policy experts assessed U.S. national security threats in the Middle East and the Obama administration’s foreign policy in the region. They focused on Iran’…

Panelists talked about the Iranian nuclear deal and U.S. policy in the Middle East. This event was hosted by the Hudson Institute.

Middle Eastern policy experts spoke about the state of U.S.-Saudi Arabia relations, the Obama administration’s outreach to Iran, and U.S. policies towards Syria and Egypt. They responded to …

Senate Armed Services Committee Ranking Member John McCain (R-AZ) talked about Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s violence against the citizens of his country. He criticized the Obama admini…

Policy analysts discussed U.S. and Israeli policy toward Iran. Topics included the state of Iran’s nuclear program, its influence in Syria and with the Palestinian group Hamas, and the statu…

A panel of experts on Syria talked about violence and political unrest in the country. Some of the topics they discussed were the importance of Syria, the unrest in relation to overall uphea…

Panelists spoke about the latest developments in the unrest and anti-government demonstrations in Egypt and across the Middle East. In his remarks, Douglas Feith said the Obama administratio…

Lee Smith argued that in the Middle East the general public tends to follow whoever is the strongest leader. He said that U.S. policy should reflect this reality. Commentary by Assistant Se…

Mr. Wimbush moderated a panel on “Is Democracy Good for the Middle East?” Panelists talked about current violence between Israel and Palestinians, regional insecurity, the future of the Mid…