What are the strategic forces shaping the Middle East? How should America and Israel navigate a region defined by shifting alliances, rising threats, and historic opportunities? What does the future hold for the Israel’s most consequential alliance?
Hosted in cooperation with the Hudson Institute—one of America’s premier national security think tanks—this program brings students into direct contact with the debates that shape U.S. foreign policy and Israeli strategy. Under the leadership of Michael Doran, a former senior White House official and one of the most incisive analysts of Middle Eastern politics, students will examine the Abraham Accords, the Iranian threat, the transformation of Saudi Arabia, the role of Turkey and Egypt, and the technological and military innovations that will define the region’s future. Through seminars and briefing visits with key decision-makers, students will develop the analytical framework necessary to understand the forces that will shape the 21st-century Middle East.
This institute is essential preparation for students pursuing careers in diplomacy, national security, intelligence, journalism, or policy analysis—and for any young Jew who seeks to defend Israel with an awareness of the strategic context of the U.S.-Israel relationship
