New Approaches to Israel-Palestine Peace Efforts: Can Regional Powers Make a Difference?

 

New Approaches to Israel-Palestine Peace Efforts: Can Regional Powers Make a Difference?

Visit our website at www.mepc.org  for updated conference information. _________________ Israel, Palestine and Nonterritorial Governance: A Reconfigured Status Quo Steven Deets "The conflict over the future of the West Bank and Gaza Strip has long been at a stalemate. While many issues make a two-state solution difficult, particularly the intertwined controversies of settlements, borders and security, most core concerns are tied to land. With growing pessimism on all sides,1 voices across the political spectrum, both in Israel and among Palestinians, have discussed the need for alternatives to a two-state solution."   U.S. Commitments in the Middle East: Advice to the Trump Administration Derek Chollet, Jake Sullivan, Dimitri Simes, Mary Beth Long "The following is a transcript of the eighty-seventh in a series of Capitol Hill conferences convened by the Middle East Policy Council. The meeting was held at the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, on January 11, 2017, with Richard J. Schmierer, chairman of the board of directors of the Middle East Policy Council moderating, and Thomas R. Mattair, executive director of the Middle East Policy Council, serving as discussant." Visions of the World and the U.S. Role in It Amb. Chas W. Freeman, Jr. "Chris has asked me to lay out the foreign policy issues the next president will face upon taking office this coming January. If you go by what each candidate has said, she or he just needs to kill a few foreign leaders and renegotiate some alliances and trade deals." Iran and the Arab World: Implications of the Nuclear Negotiations James N. Miller, Nabeel Khoury, Paul Pillar, Sara Vakhshouri "The agreement requires Iran to remove two-thirds of its installed centrifuges, so it's allowed to operate about 5,000 centrifuges at Natanz. It allows Iran to use only the less capable so-called IR-1 centrifuges for the next 10 years and to enrich only to 3.7 percent, less than highly enriched and also less than the 20 percent or so that was a concern in recent years." Saudi-Iranian Rivalry Policy Brief "The Middle East Policy Council convened its 84th Capitol Hill Conference on Tuesday, April 12. "The Saudi-Iranian Rivalry and the Obama Doctrine" explored competition between these two regional powers through the lens of journalist Jeffrey Goldberg's recent essay in The Atlantic titled "The Obama Doctrine."  Join Our Mailing List!

Please join us for our 88th Capitol Hill Conference on Wednesday, April 26 from 1:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Our panelists will discuss whether there are new opportunities to work with regional powers to realize a peace settlement between Israel and the Palestinians. ______________________________________________________  Chas W. Freeman, Jr. Chairman, Projects International Inc. Former Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Former U.S.  Assistant Secretary of Defense Former President, Middle East Policy Council Hady Amr Nonresident Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy, Brookings Institution Former Deputy Special Envoy, Israeli-Palestinian Relations, U.S. Department of State Former Deputy Assistant Administrator, Middle East, USAID  Ian Lustick Professor, Bess W. Heyman chair, University of Pennsylvania Former President, Politics and History Section of the American Political Science Association Member, Council on Foreign Relations Riad Khawaji Founder and CEO, INEGMA Middle East Bureau Chief, Defense News Middle East Correspondent, Jane's Defense Weekly  __________________________________________   Moderator Richard J. Schmierer Chairman, Board of Directors, Middle East Policy Council Former Ambassador, Sultanate of Oman Discussant Thomas R. Mattair Executive Director, Middle East Policy Council Wednesday, April 26th, 2017; 1:00p.m. - 3:30p.m. 2 Constitution Ave. NE  Russell Senate Office Building Room 485 Washington, D.C. 20002    R.S.V.P. Acceptances Only:  (202) 296-6767 or E-mail: info@mepc.org    Directions: Take the METRO Blue or Orange line to Capitol South. Exit the station and turn left on First Street SE. Walk three blocks. Turn left on Constitution Ave. NE. The Russell Senate Office Building will be on the right.         Visit our website at www.mepc.org.        Keep up with the Council: follow us on  and  Support the Council The Council is a tax exempt 501(c)3 non-profit organization.   Click here to make a secure donation, or send your donation to: The Middle East Policy Council 1730 M Street, N.W., Suite #512 Washington, D.C. 20036 Thank  you for your support.