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19
August 2022
Past Event
Virtual Event | Saudi Arabia’s China Option
Featured Speakers:
Mohammed Alyahya
Bernard Haykel
Michael Doran
![President Joe Biden takes part in a working session with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the Al Salam Royal Palace in the Saudi coastal city of Jeddah on July 15, 2022. (Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)](/sites/default/files/styles/card_600_x_400/public/events/thumb/2142/feature_990fit_8_19_doran_event.png?h=ae002e9f&itok=gKf20RXa)
17
August 2022
Past Event
Virtual Event | From Fist Bumps to Missile Fire: One Month since President Biden's Middle East Trip
Featured Speakers:
Michael Doran
Jonathan Schachter
Robert Greenway
Andrea Stricker
![An Iranian flag fluttering in front of Iran's Safir Omid rocket at an undisclosed location on August 16, 2008. (Vahidreza Alai/AFP via Getty Images)](/sites/default/files/styles/card_600_x_400/public/2023-02/8.15%20Doran%20Event.jpg?h=34c0f124&itok=1ab729M7)
17
August 2022
Past Event
Virtual Event | From Fist Bumps to Missile Fire: One Month since President Biden's Middle East Trip
Please join Hudson Institute for a discussion that will look at what has changed and what has stayed the same in the Middle East since Biden's visit
![An Iranian flag fluttering in front of Iran's Safir Omid rocket at an undisclosed location on August 16, 2008. (Vahidreza Alai/AFP via Getty Images)](/sites/default/files/styles/16_9_sm/public/2023-02/8.15%20Doran%20Event.jpg?h=34c0f124&itok=fSlOK_5v)
Featured Speakers:
Michael Doran
Jonathan Schachter
Robert Greenway
Andrea Stricker
15
June 2022
Past Event
Virtual Event | The Ambassadors Series: A Conversation with Swedish Ambassador Karin Olofsdotter
Featured Speakers:
Ambassador Karin Olofsdotter
Michael Doran
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18
March 2022
Past Event
Virtual Event | Reassessing America’s Middle East Policy
Featured Speakers:
Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Yaakov Amidror
Michael Doran
Jonathan Schachter
Peter Rough
![Ballistic missiles displayed at Imam Khomeini Mosalla in Tehran, Iran on January 07, 2022. (Getty Images)](/sites/default/files/styles/card_600_x_400/public/events/thumb/2089/feature_990fit_3_18_22.jpg?h=ae002e9f&itok=djMoZH9b)
11
February 2022
Past Event
Virtual Event | Turkey’s Role in the Ukraine Crisis
Featured Speakers:
Svante Cornell
Colonel (Ret.) Rich Outzen
Sinan Ülgen
Michael Doran
![Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (R) attend a press conference following their meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, on February 3, 2020. (Getty Images)](/sites/default/files/styles/card_600_x_400/public/events/thumb/2071/feature_990fit_2_11_22.jpg?h=ae002e9f&itok=eurOpIbl)
09
February 2022
Past Event
Virtual Event | Antisemitism and Foreign Policy: Amnesty International's Israel Report
Featured Speakers:
Ed Husain
Daniel Schwammenthal
Michael Doran
Jonathan Schachter
![Jewish men pray at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City on January 25, 2022. (Getty Images)](/sites/default/files/styles/card_600_x_400/public/events/thumb/2070/feature_990fit_2_9_22.jpg?h=ae002e9f&itok=CcqAVu0Y)
09
February 2022
Past Event
Virtual Event | Antisemitism and Foreign Policy: Amnesty International's Israel Report
This event will premiere on this page at 2:00 p.m. EST, Wednesday, February 9. Register for the event here.
![Jewish men pray at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City on January 25, 2022. (Getty Images)](/sites/default/files/styles/16_9_sm/public/events/thumb/2070/feature_990fit_2_9_22.jpg?h=ae002e9f&itok=-hlXwxkD)
Featured Speakers:
Ed Husain
Daniel Schwammenthal
Michael Doran
Jonathan Schachter
31
January 2022
Past Event
Virtual Event | Iran Nuclear Negotiations: Will a Revived Deal Undermine American Interests?
Featured Speakers:
Mohammed Khalid Alyahya
Jonathan Schachter
Michael Doran
John P. Walters
![The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action meeting held to discuss the full implementation of the Iran nuclear deal and the return of the United States to the deal in Vienna, Austria, on April 15, 2021. (Getty Images)](/sites/default/files/styles/card_600_x_400/public/events/thumb/2058/feature_990fit_1_31_22.jpg?h=ae002e9f&itok=uFcrVVK1)
31
January 2022
Past Event
Virtual Event | Iran Nuclear Negotiations: Will a Revived Deal Undermine American Interests?
This event will premiere on this page at 12:00 p.m. EST, Monday, January 31. Register for the event here.
![The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action meeting held to discuss the full implementation of the Iran nuclear deal and the return of the United States to the deal in Vienna, Austria, on April 15, 2021. (Getty Images)](/sites/default/files/styles/16_9_sm/public/events/thumb/2058/feature_990fit_1_31_22.jpg?h=ae002e9f&itok=gbFtW4MO)
Featured Speakers:
Mohammed Khalid Alyahya
Jonathan Schachter
Michael Doran
John P. Walters
08
December 2021
Past Event
Virtual Event | Saudi Arabia and the New Middle East
Featured Speakers:
Bernard Haykel
Mohammed Khalid Alyahya
Michael Doran
![Middle Eastern Map. (Getty Images)](/sites/default/files/styles/card_600_x_400/public/events/thumb/2044/feature_990128.jpg?h=ae002e9f&itok=y1yYcoqD)
04
October 2021
Past Event
Virtual Event | Israel and the World: A Conversation with Amb. Yuval Rotem
Featured Speakers:
Ambassador Yuval Rotem
John P. Walters
Michael Doran
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21
May 2021
Past Event
Virtual Event | A Conversation with Ambassador Ron Dermer
Featured Speakers:
Ambassador Ron Dermer
Michael Doran
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19
May 2021
Past Event
Virtual Event | A Conversation with Secretary Michael R. Pompeo
Featured Speakers:
Michael R. Pompeo
Michael Doran
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14
May 2021
Past Event
Virtual Event | A Conversation with David Albright
Featured Speakers:
David Albright
Michael Doran
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