US policy in the Middle East: A conversation with Assistant Secretary of State David Schenker

The United States has been very active diplomatically in the Middle East as of late, despite public focus elsewhere, on issues ranging from the crisis in Lebanon, to maritime tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean, to U.A.E.-Israeli normalization of relations.

On September 9, the Center for Middle East Policy at Brookings hosted a discussion with David Schenker, assistant secretary of Near Eastern affairs at the U.S. Department of State to examine the current state of U.S policy and diplomacy in the region and its future trajectory. Assistant Secretary Schenker will be returning from a mission to the region, which includes stops in Kuwait, Qatar, and Lebanon and offered thoughts on his recent meetings. Natan Sachs, director of the Center for Middle East Policy at Brookings, moderated the conversation.

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