09
May 2017
Past Event
Trump's Middle East Policy: Analyzing the First Hundred Days

Trump's Middle East Policy: Analyzing the First Hundred Days

Past Event
Hudson Institute, Washington, D.C. Headquarters
May 09, 2017
U.S. President Donald Trump listens to remarks at the National Prayer Breakfast February 2, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
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U.S. President Donald Trump listens to remarks at the National Prayer Breakfast February 2, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
09
May 2017
Past Event

1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 400
Washington, DC 20004

Speakers:
Marie Harf

Former Senior Advisor for Strategic Communications, U.S. Department of State

David Tafuri

Partner, Dentons, and former Rule of Law Coordinator for Iraq, U.S. Department of State

Suzanne Kianpour

Capitol Hill & Foreign Affairs Producer, BBC News

President Trump’s foreign policy has been heavily scrutinized over the course of his first hundred days in office, as his early steps are likely to shape Washington’s interactions with the international community for the next four years. To examine the broader implications of the new administration’s moves in the Middle East, Hudson Institute hosted a bipartisan panel featuring Michael Pregent, former intelligence officer and adjunct fellow at Hudson Institute; Marie Harf, former senior advisor for strategic communications to Secretary of State John Kerry; and David Tafuri, the State Department’s rule of law coordinator in Iraq from 2006 to 2007. On May 9, the panel assessed key strategic issues from Trump’s handling of the JCPOA to his decision to launch cruise missile strikes against a government airbase in Syria, and evaluated the long-term outlook for American foreign policy under the Trump administration. Suzanne Kianpour of BBC News moderated the discussion.

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