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Event will also air live on this page.

 

 

Inquiries: tmagnuson@hudson.org.

Postponed | Designating the Polisario Front: A Conversation with Rep. Joe Wilson

Past Event
Hudson Institute
July 23, 2025
U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) speaks during a news conference hosted by members of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus at the Capitol on February 24, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)
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U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) speaks during a news conference hosted by members of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus at the Capitol on February 24, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)
23
July 2025
Past Event

Event will also air live on this page.

 

 

Inquiries: tmagnuson@hudson.org.

Speakers:
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Michael Doran

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

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Congressman Joe Wilson

United States Representative, Second District of South Carolina

Michael Doran, director of Hudson’s Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East, will host Congressman Joe Wilson (R-SC) for a discussion on the strategic benefits of designating the Polisario Front as a foreign terrorist organization (FTO).

Despite Iran’s diminished stature, its proxies—including Polisario—continue to operate in Africa and the Middle East. United States lawmakers are increasingly concerned about the terror group’s destabilizing role in North Africa, its attacks on US ally Morocco, and its ties to malign actors, including Hezbollah and the Iranian regime.

This event will examine the legal rationale, geopolitical implications, and broader US national security interests associated with a potential FTO designation in the context of great power competition and global counterterrorism policy.

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