Past Event

McCain, Obama, and the Middle East:The influence of Domestic Politics on U.S. Policy

Speakers: Graeme Bannerman,
Adjunct Scholar, Middle East Institute and Former Chief of Staff, Senate Foreign Relations Committee

Hussein Ibish, Executive Director, The Hala Salaam Maksoud Foundation for Arab-American Leadership and Senior Fellow, American Task Force on Palestine

Aaron David Miller, Public Policy Scholar, Woodrow Wilson Center and former U.S. Middle East Negotiator

Richard Straus, Editor, Middle East Policy Survey and Former Staff, House Foreign Affairs Committee

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Middle East Program

The Wilson Center’s Middle East Program serves as a crucial resource for the policymaking community and beyond, providing analyses and research that helps inform US foreign policymaking, stimulates public debate, and expands knowledge about issues in the wider Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.   Read more

Middle East Program