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US Foreign Policy and the Changing Middle East

Instructor
Walid Phares, Ph.D.
SPL03313
Video Catch-up
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Course Description

The Middle East has changed, and these changes will affect world geopolitics on security, economic, diplomatic, and human rights grounds. How is U.S. foreign policy interacting with this sensitive region? Should Washington continue in the same direction, or should it develop new policies? This lecture by Phares will examine and compare U.S. foreign policy and the Middle East under Obama v. U.S. foreign policy under Trump v. U.S. foreign policy under Biden.  Following that overview, Phares will share his views on what bipartisan U.S. foreign policy toward the Middle East should be.

Course Info

  • Time: 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
  • Date: Thursday, March 31
  • Location: Friedberg Auditorium, Lifelong Learning Building
  • Fees: Member - $30
    $75 for any combination of three events, members only
    Non-member - $35
    One-time guest pass, Member or Non-member at the door - $35.

About the Instructor

  • Walid Phares, Ph.D., an expert on geopolitics, served as Foreign Policy advisor for several Presidential candidates. He is the Co-Secretary General of the Transatlantic Parliamentary Group, a transatlantic caucus of members from the U.S. Congress and European Parliament. He advises lawmakers and leaders from the United States, Europe, and the Middle East. He previously served as an MSNBC Terrorism analyst and frequently appears in international media for English, Arabic, and French interviews. In 1994, he founded the Florida Society for Middle East Studies (FSMES) and has served as an advisor to human rights NGOs since 1992. He is the author of fifteen books.