Biden in the Middle East: Opportunities and Challenges

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During his upcoming trip to the Middle East, President Biden will undertake an ambitious agenda during a challenging period for the region. He will visit an Israel led by a caretaker government and preparing for its fifth national election in three years. He will meet with Palestinian Authority leaders facing a crisis of confidence with their own people amid ongoing stalemate in the moribund peace process. He will attempt to mend fences with the leadership of Saudi Arabia after months of estrangement. And all of these encounters will take place against a backdrop of Iranian nuclear advancements and critical disruption in global energy markets due to the Ukraine war.

To assess the president’s prospects for success, The Washington Institute held a virtual Policy Forum on July 11, 2022 with experts from the Gulf, Israel, and the United States:

Ebtesam al-Ketbi, founder and president of the Emirates Policy Center and a member of the Consultative Commission of the Gulf Cooperation Council

Tamar Hermann, a senior research fellow at the Israel Democracy Institute and academic director of its Viterbi Family Center for Public Opinion and Policy Research

Dennis Ross, the William Davidson Distinguished Fellow at The Washington Institute and former senior director for the Central Region at the National Security Council

Robert Satloff, The Washington Institute’s executive director and author of a new American Purpose essay on the imperatives that should guide the president's trip to Saudi Arabia

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Created:	12. 7. 2022 16:27:07

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Biden in the Middle East: Opportunities and Challenges