The US and the Middle East: What Americans think
Past Event
The debate over U.S. withdrawal from Syria and the “endless wars” of the Middle East today splits American policymakers and the public, transecting party lines. Eighteen years after the events of September 2001, American sentiment on events in the Middle East has shifted significantly. On October 22, Shibley Telhami, nonresident senior fellow at Brookings and the Anwar Sadat professor for peace and development at the University of Maryland, presented the latest data on U.S. public opinion on an array of issues pertaining to U.S. involvement in the region.
Topics covered included the U.S. withdrawal from Syria, the U.S.-Taliban peace process, how the recent attacks on Saudi oil facilities impacted views on Iran policy, and the Boycott, Divest, and Sanction movement aimed at Israel. A discussion with panelists and audience questions followed the presentation.
Agenda
Introduction
Natan Sachs
Director - Center for Middle East Policy
Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center for Middle East Policy
Presentation
Shibley Telhami
Nonresident Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center for Middle East Policy, U.S. Relations with the Islamic World
Elaine Kamarck
Founding Director - Center for Effective Public Management
Senior Fellow - Governance Studies
Bruce Riedel
Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center for Middle East Policy, Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology
Director - The Intelligence Project
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