KBOO Webinar: U.S. Middle East policy

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Friday November 27th at 11am PST- Registration is required.

KBOO Presents: U.S. Middle East policy Panel.
Friday November 27th at 11am PST- Registration is required.

With the end of a devastating four years of Trump Middle East policy, what does the new Biden administration offer? While he may overturn some of the worst aspects of Trump policy, he will certainly maintain continuity with Obama's policies, which were disappointing.
We'll also review Biden's foreign policy team including newly named Secretary of State, Tony Blinken.
The panelists will discuss a progressive U.S. Middle East policy: what would it look like and how can we realize it?  Some of the issues to be discussed:
Israel-Palestine
Regional conflict among Iran, Saudi Arabia and Israel
Yemen

The panelists are:

Omar Rahman: He is a visiting fellow at Brookings Doha, where he is writing a book on the Palestinian response to the Oslo Accords.  His work has appeared in the Washington Post, Foreign Policy, the Guardian and Al Jazeera.  He was a guest lecturer on Middle East affairs at George Washington University.

https://www.brookings.edu/experts/omar-h-rahman/

 

Muhammad Sahimi: He is a Professor of chemical engineering at the University of Southern California.  A native of Iran, he is a widely quoted expert on Iranian politics and the country's nuclear program.  He was a co-founder of PBS' Tehran Bureau and his interviews about Iranian affairs have been featured  in the New York Times.  He has published op-eds in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and The Progressive.

https://viterbi.usc.edu/directory/faculty/Sahimi/Muhammad

 

Richard Silverstein: a journalist and independent researcher who reports on Israeli national security issues and U.S.-Israel relations.  He founded the Tikun Olam blog.  His work has been published in The Guardian, Haaretz, Middle East Eye and the New Arab.

https://www.richardsilverstein.com/about-me/

 

Friday November 27th at 11am PST- Register in advance for this webinar:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_1dqnb4csSKa4gkyt2g60rw
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