From Truman to Trump: What Has Happened to US Policy in the Middle East?

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Friday, February 22, 2019 5:00 PM EST
Merten Hall, 1201

 

 

 

 

 

Friday, February 22, 5pm
Merten Hall 1201
George Mason University


This lecture traces the history of American entanglements in the Middle East since World War II, emphasizing the unusual extent to which the region enters American presidential politics, posing unanticipated, and often unwelcome, policy dilemmas and political challenges. From Israel’s declaration of independence, to the Suez War, the ‘67 and ‘73 wars, the oil price shocks, the Iranian revolution, Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait, and the Arab Spring, the Middle East has produced trials for virtually all US administrations. Today the problems center on ISIS, Syria, and the roles of Russia, Iran, and Turkey as rivals for US influence. What does this history tell us about the US, and about the Middle East, over the seventy-five years?

Please join us for the reception directly following the event! Drinks and food will be served. [See here for details.]

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