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04
June 2019
Past Event
Is America Experiencing Europe's Growing Anti-Semitism?
Featured Speakers:
Ken Weinstein
John McLaughlin
Mitchell D. Silber
Marc Weitzmann
Simone Rodan-Benzaquen
Nina Shea
Lee Smith
Hon. Elan S. Carr
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31
May 2019
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Maximum Pressure: Inevitable Conflict with Iran or a Calmer Middle East?
Featured Speakers:
Michael Doran
Rebeccah Heinrichs
Lee Smith
Jay Solomon
Ray Takeyh
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22
May 2019
Past Event
Under Pressure: The Trajectory of U.S.-Turkish Relations
Featured Speakers:
Svante Cornell
Alan Makovsky
Lisel Hintz
Blaise Misztal
Lee Smith
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18
April 2019
Past Event
Crisis in Yemen: A Strategic Threat to U.S. Interests and Allies?
Featured Speakers:
Fatima Abo Alasrar
Michael Doran
Bernard Haykel
Lee Smith
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