The Middle East: Taking the Long View
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From 9/11 to the Iraq War, from the American bond with Israel to its alliances with friendly Arab autocrats, the U.S. relationship with the Middle East is complex, to say the least, a melding of oft- competing dynamics between democracy, economy, and power. What will America’s Middle East entwinements look like in the years to come? Is democracy in the region possible? What was the true impact of the Trump doctrine, and what is the Biden doctrine? Join Shadi Hamid and Jeffrey Goldberg for a conversation on these critical Middle East questions, and more.
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