The Arc of a Covenant: A Conversation with Walter Russell Mead and Michael Doran

August 2022

Past Event

The Arc of a Covenant: A Conversation with Walter Russell Mead and Michael Doran

Past Event

Online Only

August 11, 2022

United States and Israel flags near the American Embassy in Jerusalem, Israel. (Getty Images)

August 2022

Past Event

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

Speakers:

Please join Hudson Institute Distinguished Fellow Walter Russell Mead and Senior Fellow Michael Doran for a discussion centered on Mead’s recently released history of US-Israel relations, The Arc of a Covenant. Mead and Doran will discuss, among other things, the themes of the book, the current trajectory of US foreign policy in the Middle East, and the future of US grand strategy globally.

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Congressman Mike Lawler

Joel Rayburn

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Peter Rough

Claudia Bauer

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Updating US Trade Policy: A Discussion on the Strategic and Economic Importance of Central Asia with Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-CA)

Please join Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) and Senior Fellow Ken Moriyasu for a discussion on Central Asia’s economic and strategic significance and why updating US trade policy is key to unlocking the region’s potential in an era of renewed great power competition.