American Policy in the Middle East—Taking Stock & Looking Ahead

Speaker: Joel Beinin, Professor of History and Professor of Middle East History, Emeritus

Stanford University

The war in Gaza has brought the region to a crossroads. What are the possible outcomes of the war, and how might the United States use its influence to shape a long-term settlement that leaves both Israel and the Palestinians in a better position? How might Arab states in the wider region be brought into a settlement? What are America’s interests in the Middle East and how can it advance them?