Leading foreign policy experts and current and former US officials spoke at a special conference in Sun Valley, Idaho, on Israel, the Abraham Accords, US-Israeli relations, the withdrawal from Afghanistan, and the future of US-Middle East policy.
When
Friday, August 20, 2021
Where
Limelight Hotel
Ketchum, ID
Conference Recap
August 20, 2021
Keynote and Q&A: US Politics and Policy Toward Israel and the Middle East
Sen. James E. Risch (R-ID) Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Paul Salem (Introduction) President, MEI
The Afghan Pullout, US Defense, and American Security Relations in the New Middle East
Gen. Joseph Votel MEI Distinguished Senior Fellow on National Security and former commander of US Central Command (CENTCOM)
Amb. (ret.) Robert Jordan (moderator) MEI Board of Governors
Israel in a Changing Domestic and Regional Environment and the Future of US-Israeli Relations
Amb. Daniel Shapiro Former U.S. Ambassador to Israel
Jim Holman (Moderator) MEI Board of Governors
The Abraham Accords, Headway and Headwinds
Amb. (ret.) Robert Jordan MEI Board of Governors
Paul Salem President, MEI
Brian C. Mck. Henderson (Moderator) MEI Board of Governors
The Palestinian Plight, and Pathways for Israeli-Palestinian Peace
Khaled Elgindy Director, Palestine and Israeli-Palestinian Affairs program, MEI
Paul Salem (Moderator) President, MEI
Economic and Business Dynamics in a Changing Region
Karen E. Young Senior Fellow and Director of Program on Economics and Energy, MEI
Marjorie Adams MEI Board of Governors
Brian Henderson (moderator) MEI Board of Governors