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A US flag flies off the stern of a tour boat at the Port of Los Angele in California on July 31, 2025. (Getty Images)
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June 2019
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Is America Experiencing Europe's Growing Anti-Semitism?
Featured Speakers:
Ken Weinstein
John McLaughlin
Mitchell D. Silber
Marc Weitzmann
Simone Rodan-Benzaquen
Hon. Elan S. Carr
31
May 2019
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Maximum Pressure: Inevitable Conflict with Iran or a Calmer Middle East?
Featured Speakers:
Rebeccah Heinrichs
Jay Solomon
Ray Takeyh
22
May 2019
Past Event
Under Pressure: The Trajectory of U.S.-Turkish Relations
Featured Speakers:
Svante Cornell
Alan Makovsky
Lisel Hintz
18
April 2019
Past Event
Crisis in Yemen: A Strategic Threat to U.S. Interests and Allies?
Featured Speakers:
Fatima Abo Alasrar
Bernard Haykel
12
April 2019
Past Event
Strategic and Security Challenges in the U.S.-Colombia Alliance
Featured Speakers:
José R. Cárdenas
Ambassador Jaime Daremblum
Dr. Evan Ellis
Dr. David Spencer
08
March 2019
Past Event
Venezuela on Fire: The Trump Administration Faces Crisis in Latin America
Featured Speakers:
Ambassador Jaime Daremblum
José R. Cárdenas
Gustavo Coronel
John Polga-Hecimovich
Christopher Sabatini
Hector Schamis
20
November 2017
Past Event
Is Lebanon Saudi Arabia's New Zone of Confrontation with Iran?
Featured Speakers:
Mohammed Alyahya
13
October 2017
Past Event
The Fate of the Iran Deal: Trump’s Strategy for the Middle East
Featured Speakers:
Omri Ceren
Ambassador Alberto M. Fernandez
29
September 2017
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Iran's Land Bridge: Countering a Growing Influence in the Middle East
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25
September 2017
Past Event
The Trump Administration and the Middle East: What Should America Do Next?
Featured Speakers:
Michael O’Hanlon
25
July 2017
Past Event
Saudi Arabia, the Gulf Cooperation Council, and the Trump Administration: Stability or Upheaval?
Featured Speakers:
Mohammed Khalid Alyahya
Fatimah S. Baeshen
25
July 2017
Past Event
Saudi Arabia, the Gulf Cooperation Council, and the Trump Administration: Stability or Upheaval?
Lee Smith, Michael Pregent, Mohammed Khalid Alyahya, and Fatimah S. Baeshen on Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and tensions in the the Gulf Cooperation Council
Featured Speakers:
Mohammed Khalid Alyahya
Fatimah S. Baeshen
02
June 2017
Past Event
Six Days of Fire: Israel and the June 1967 War, Fifty Years On
Featured Speakers:
Liel Leibovitz
11
May 2017
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Western Policy Toward the Syria Crisis: Looking Forward
Featured Speakers:
Lina Khatib
Neil Quilliam
Andrew J. Tabler
09
February 2017
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America's Allies in the New Administration: Saudi Arabia and the Gulf States
Featured Speakers:
Mohammed Alyahya
Ali Shihabi
21
November 2016
Past Event
The American Moment in the Middle East--from Eisenhower to Trump
Featured Speakers:
Ray Takeyh
26
July 2016
Past Event
Israel and Hezbollah: The Prospect of Renewed Hostilities Ten Years after War
Featured Speakers:
Reuven Azar
29
June 2016
Past Event
The Future of North Africa—Reports from Libya, Tunisia, and Morocco
Featured Speakers:
Eric Brown
Sarah Feuer
15
January 2016
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Turmoil in the Persian Gulf—Are Iran and Saudi Arabia Poised for More Conflict?
Featured Speakers:
Ali Alfoneh
Phillip Smyth
15
January 2016
Past Event
Turmoil in the Persian Gulf—Are Iran and Saudi Arabia Poised for More Conflict?
Hudson Institute hosts a panel on the burgeoning conflict between Iran and Saudi Arabia with Ali Alfoneh, Michael Doran, Phillip Smyth, and Lee Smith
Featured Speakers:
Ali Alfoneh
Phillip Smyth
18
December 2015
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The Middle East in Free Fall: The Islamic State, the Iranian Axis, and the Muslim World in Crisis
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02
December 2015
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The Syrian War and Terror in Europe
Featured Speakers:
Christopher Caldwell
Laure Mandeville
29
October 2015
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What Does the Latest Wave of Violence in Israel Portend? A Conversation with George Deek
Featured Speakers:
George Deek
29
September 2015
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Does Putin’s Move on Syria Make Russia the New Middle East Power Broker?
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11
September 2015
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Can Iran Inspect Itself?: IAEA Side Agreements and the Iran Nuclear Deal
Featured Speakers:
David Albright
Omri Ceren
28
August 2015
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Why is Qassem Suleimani Smiling? The Iran Deal and Sanctions Relief for Terrorists
Featured Speakers:
Derek Harvey
Jack Keane
28
July 2015
Past Event
Can the P5+1's Vienna Deal Prevent an Iranian Nuclear Breakout?
Featured Speakers:
William Tobey
17
July 2015
Past Event
The Future of Egypt: A Somalia on the Nile or a Stable, Robust U.S. Ally in the Region?
Featured Speakers:
Jantzen Garnett
23
June 2015
Past Event
Turkey, the Kurds, and the Middle East: What the Turkish Elections Portend for the Region's Future
Featured Speakers:
Ambassador James Jeffrey
Tolga Tanis
Gonul Tol
23
June 2015
Past Event
Turkey, the Kurds, and the Middle East: What the Turkish Elections Portend for the Region's Future
Amb. James Jeffrey, Tolga Tanis, Gonul Tol, Eric Brown and Lee Smith discuss the Turkish election results and the Kurds' growing political power.
Featured Speakers:
Ambassador James Jeffrey
Tolga Tanis
Gonul Tol
19
June 2015
Past Event
Underestimated: Our Not So Peaceful Nuclear Future
Featured Speakers:
Henry Sokolski
Dov Zakheim
26
May 2015
Past Event
The Consequences of the Emerging American-Iranian Nuclear Deal
Featured Speakers:
Efraim Inbar
24
April 2015
Past Event
What's Wrong with the Proposed Nuclear Deal with Iran?
Featured Speakers:
David Samuels
19
March 2015
Past Event
How Should the U.S. Roll Back and Defeat the Islamic State?
Featured Speakers:
Kimberly Kagan
Joel Rayburn
20
February 2015
Past Event
Ten Years After the Assassination of Rafik Hariri: the Fate of Lebanon and the Future of the Middle East
Featured Speakers:
Hussain Abdul Hussain
20
February 2015
Past Event
Ten Years After the Assassination of Rafik Hariri: the Fate of Lebanon and the Future of the Middle East
The assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri a decade ago not only cut down one of the region’s moderate Muslim leaders but also
Featured Speakers:
Hussain Abdul Hussain
09
December 2014
Past Event
The Future of the Middle East: Regional Scenarios Beyond the Obama Years
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19
November 2014
Past Event
Weighing the Costs and Benefits of a Prospective U.S.-Iran Nuclear Deal
Featured Speakers:
David Albright
Ray Takeyh
17
October 2014
Past Event
Can the Obama Administration’s ISIS Strategy Work?
Featured Speakers:
Andrew J. Tabler
26
August 2014
Past Event
What About Jordan: Does Regional Crisis Threaten the Security of a Longstanding American Ally?
Featured Speakers:
Faysal Itani
Salameh Nematt
David Schenker
26
August 2014
Past Event
What About Jordan: Does Regional Crisis Threaten the Security of a Longstanding American Ally?
August 26th Hudson panel discussion of the present state of Jordan, its future, and its role in American Middle East policy.
Featured Speakers:
Faysal Itani
Salameh Nematt
David Schenker
14
August 2014
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Which Poses the Bigger Threat to U.S. National Security—Iran or Non-State Sunni Extremism?
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16
May 2014
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Egypt After Sisi's Election: Greater Domestic Turmoil or Stability and Growth?
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31
January 2014
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The United States, Iran, and the Post-Geneva Middle East: What's Next After the Joint Plan of Action Is Implemented?
Featured Speakers:
Ray Takeyh
31
January 2014
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The United States, Iran, and the Post-Geneva Middle East: What's Next After the Joint Plan of Action Is Implemented?
A Hudson Institute panel discussion on the "Joint Plan of Action" nuclear agreement with Iran, and the future of American Middle East security policy.
Featured Speakers:
Ray Takeyh
08
February 2011
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Egypt, Its Revolution and Future: How Should the U.S. Respond?
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U.S President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry meet with a small group of veterans and Gold Star Mothers to discuss the Iran nuclear deal, September 10, 2015 (Olivier Douliery-Pool/Getty Images)
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Candidate for the Republican Presidential nomination Donald Trump speaks out against President Obama's nuclear agreement with Iran in at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, September 9, 2015. (Samuel Corum/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
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Ben Rhodes, Deputy National Security Advisor to US President Barack Obama, speaks about the President's upcoming trip to Cuba during a daily press briefing at the White House February 18, 2016 in Washington, DC. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images)