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21
October 2022
Past Event
Iranian Drone and Missile Proliferation: What Are Iran’s Ambitions?
Featured Speakers:
Luke Coffey
Can Kasapoğlu
Michael Doran
Moderator:
Peter Rough
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21
October 2022
Past Event
Iranian Drone and Missile Proliferation: What Are Iran’s Ambitions?

Iran’s disruptive military capabilities pose a significant threat to the strategic interests of the US and its allies. How great is the threat? How should the Biden administration react to it? Please join us to discuss these timely issues.

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Featured Speakers:
Luke Coffey
Can Kasapoğlu
Michael Doran
Moderator:
Peter Rough
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21
October 2022
Past Event
Israel-Lebanon Maritime Border Agreement: A Historic Deal or Another Mistake?
Featured Speakers:
H.E. Dr. Yuval Steinitz
Tony Badran
Moderator:
Michael Doran
Israel Prime Minister Yair Lapid
21
October 2022
Past Event
Israel-Lebanon Maritime Border Agreement: A Historic Deal or Another Mistake?

Is the Israel-Lebanon deal just another step to appease Iran?

Israel Prime Minister Yair Lapid
Featured Speakers:
H.E. Dr. Yuval Steinitz
Tony Badran
Moderator:
Michael Doran
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04
October 2022
Past Event
Virtual Event | Iran: Protest or Revolution?
Featured Speaker:
Michael Doran
Iran Protests
04
October 2022
Past Event
Virtual Event | Iran: Protest or Revolution?

Is this the beginning of a revolution in Iran, or just another storm of unrest that the regime will weather?

Iran Protests
Featured Speaker:
Michael Doran
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27
September 2022
Past Event
Plan B on Iran: A Conversation with Secretary Mike Pompeo
Featured Speakers:
Michael R. Pompeo
Michael Doran
Iranian protesters burn US and Israeli flags next to a portrait of Major General Qasem Soleimani during an anti-Israel protest in downtown Tehran on August 9, 2022. (Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
27
September 2022
Past Event
Plan B on Iran: A Conversation with Secretary Mike Pompeo

The Biden administration’s efforts to revive the Iran nuclear deal have failed. Even as the Islamic Republic refuses to accept terms acceptable to t

Iranian protesters burn US and Israeli flags next to a portrait of Major General Qasem Soleimani during an anti-Israel protest in downtown Tehran on August 9, 2022. (Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Michael R. Pompeo
Michael Doran
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23
September 2022
Past Event
Virtual Event | The Azerbaijan-Armenia Conflict and the American Interest
Featured Speakers:
Peter Rough
Luke Coffey
Michael Doran
James Carafano
Members of the military stand at attention in front of Heydar Aliyev Palace during the Armed Forces Day celebrations on June 26, 2022 in Baku, Azerbaijan. (Aziz Karimov/Getty Images)
23
September 2022
Past Event
Virtual Event | The Azerbaijan-Armenia Conflict and the American Interest

On September 13, fighting flared up between Azerbaijan and Armenia that killed dozens of soldiers on both sides. Tensions between these South Caucasus

Members of the military stand at attention in front of Heydar Aliyev Palace during the Armed Forces Day celebrations on June 26, 2022 in Baku, Azerbaijan. (Aziz Karimov/Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Peter Rough
Luke Coffey
Michael Doran
James Carafano
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15
September 2022
Past Event
The Abraham Accords Two Years On: Building Peace, Looming Threats
Featured Speakers:
Jonathan Schachter
Robert Greenway
Ambassador Mark Regev
Dr. Yossi Mann
The signing ceremony of the Abraham Accords on the South Lawn of the White House on September 15, 2020, in Washington, DC. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
15
September 2022
Past Event
The Abraham Accords Two Years On: Building Peace, Looming Threats

Two years have passed since the historic signing ceremony of the Abraham Accords at the White House. During that time, the signatories have broadened

The signing ceremony of the Abraham Accords on the South Lawn of the White House on September 15, 2020, in Washington, DC. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Jonathan Schachter
Robert Greenway
Ambassador Mark Regev
Dr. Yossi Mann
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19
August 2022
Past Event
Virtual Event | Saudi Arabia’s China Option
Featured Speakers:
Mohammed Alyahya
Bernard Haykel
Michael Doran
President Joe Biden takes part in a working session with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the Al Salam Royal Palace in the Saudi coastal city of Jeddah on July 15, 2022. (Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)
19
August 2022
Past Event
Virtual Event | Saudi Arabia’s China Option

Please join Hudson Institute for a discussion on how far Chinese-Saudi cooperation can go. Panelists will consider whether Saudi Arabia truly has a Ch

President Joe Biden takes part in a working session with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the Al Salam Royal Palace in the Saudi coastal city of Jeddah on July 15, 2022. (Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Mohammed Alyahya
Bernard Haykel
Michael Doran
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17
August 2022
Past Event
Virtual Event | From Fist Bumps to Missile Fire: One Month since President Biden's Middle East Trip
Featured Speakers:
Michael Doran
Jonathan Schachter
Robert Greenway
Andrea Stricker
An Iranian flag fluttering in front of Iran's Safir Omid rocket at an undisclosed location on August 16, 2008. (Vahidreza Alai/AFP via Getty Images)
17
August 2022
Past Event
Virtual Event | From Fist Bumps to Missile Fire: One Month since President Biden's Middle East Trip

Please join Hudson Institute for a discussion that will look at what has changed and what has stayed the same in the Middle East since Biden's visit

An Iranian flag fluttering in front of Iran's Safir Omid rocket at an undisclosed location on August 16, 2008. (Vahidreza Alai/AFP via Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Michael Doran
Jonathan Schachter
Robert Greenway
Andrea Stricker
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15
June 2022
Past Event
Virtual Event | The Ambassadors Series: A Conversation with Swedish Ambassador Karin Olofsdotter
Featured Speakers:
Ambassador Karin Olofsdotter
Michael Doran
Finnish and Swedish ambassadors to NATO simultaneously handed in their official letters of application to join NATO on May 18, 2022. (Photo credit NATO)
15
June 2022
Past Event
Virtual Event | The Ambassadors Series: A Conversation with Swedish Ambassador Karin Olofsdotter

This event will premiere on this page at 12:00 p.m. EDT, Wednesday, June 15. Register for the event here.

Finnish and Swedish ambassadors to NATO simultaneously handed in their official letters of application to join NATO on May 18, 2022. (Photo credit NATO)
Featured Speakers:
Ambassador Karin Olofsdotter
Michael Doran
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18
March 2022
Past Event
Virtual Event | Reassessing America’s Middle East Policy
Featured Speakers:
Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Yaakov Amidror
Michael Doran
Jonathan Schachter
Peter Rough
Ballistic missiles displayed at Imam Khomeini Mosalla in Tehran, Iran on January 07, 2022. (Getty Images)
18
March 2022
Past Event
Virtual Event | Reassessing America’s Middle East Policy

This event will premiere on this page at 12:00 p.m. EDT, Friday, March 18. Register for the event here.

Ballistic missiles displayed at Imam Khomeini Mosalla in Tehran, Iran on January 07, 2022. (Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Yaakov Amidror
Michael Doran
Jonathan Schachter
Peter Rough
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11
February 2022
Past Event
Virtual Event | Turkey’s Role in the Ukraine Crisis
Featured Speakers:
Svante Cornell
Colonel (Ret.) Rich Outzen
Sinan Ülgen
Michael Doran
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (R) attend a press conference following their meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, on February 3, 2020. (Getty Images)
11
February 2022
Past Event
Virtual Event | Turkey’s Role in the Ukraine Crisis

This event will premiere on this page at 10:00 a.m. EST, Friday, February 11. Register for the event here.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (R) attend a press conference following their meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, on February 3, 2020. (Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Svante Cornell
Colonel (Ret.) Rich Outzen
Sinan Ülgen
Michael Doran
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09
February 2022
Past Event
Virtual Event | Antisemitism and Foreign Policy: Amnesty International's Israel Report
Featured Speakers:
Ed Husain
Daniel Schwammenthal
Michael Doran
Jonathan Schachter
Jewish men pray at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City on January 25, 2022. (Getty Images)
09
February 2022
Past Event
Virtual Event | Antisemitism and Foreign Policy: Amnesty International's Israel Report

This event will premiere on this page at 2:00 p.m. EST, Wednesday, February 9. Register for the event here.

Jewish men pray at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City on January 25, 2022. (Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Ed Husain
Daniel Schwammenthal
Michael Doran
Jonathan Schachter
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