Events Detail

The Obama Administration's Middle East Policy: Is the Strong Horse Losing Its Lead?

Tuesday, January 19

12:00 – 2:00 PM

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 Weinstein, Smith, Feltman, and Abrams

                          Lee Smith

For over half a century, the United States has established itself as the Middle East's dominant "strong horse." Yet, with war raging in Afghanistan and Iraq — and the possibility of conflict with the Islamic Republic of Iran — does America have the resolve and the resources to maintain its status?

Answering this question and many others, Hudson Visiting Fellow Lee Smith discussed his provocative new book, The Strong Horse: Power, Politics, and the Clash of Arab Civilizations (Doubleday). Jeffrey Feltman, Assistant Secretary of the State Department's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, and Elliott Abrams, former Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for Global Democracy Strategy in the Bush administration, offered commentary. Hudson Institute CEO Kenneth Weinstein introduced the event. 

Betsy and Walter Stern Conference Center

Hudson Institute

1015 15th St, NW,

6th Floor

Washington, DC 20005

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