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20
March 2025
Past Event
Syria: What鈥檚 Next?
Featured Speakers:
Michael Doran
Can Kasapo臒lu
Moderator:
Zineb Riboua
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20
March 2025
Past Event
Syria: What鈥檚 Next?

Senior Fellows Michael Doran and Can Kasapo臒lu will discuss the evolving situation, what is next for Syria, and the future of US foreign policy in the region with Research Fellow Zineb Riboua.

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Featured Speakers:
Michael Doran
Can Kasapo臒lu
Moderator:
Zineb Riboua
12
March 2025
Past Event
The US Energy Shift and Its Consequences for the Middle East
Featured Speakers:
Brenda Shaffer
Zineb Riboua
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12
March 2025
Past Event
The US Energy Shift and Its Consequences for the Middle East

Zineb Riboua will interview  Dr. Brenda Shaffer on the geopolitical implications of rising global energy competition, particularly for the Middle East.

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Featured Speakers:
Brenda Shaffer
Zineb Riboua
06
March 2025
Past Event
Iran on the Brink: Resistance, Repression, and Global Power Shifts
Featured Speakers:
Zineb Riboua
Mariam Memarsadeghi
Dr. Ladan Boroumand
Members of the Basij paramilitary force under the command of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) carry scale model missiles in a military rally in downtown Tehran, Iran, on January 10, 2025. (Photo by Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
06
March 2025
Past Event
Iran on the Brink: Resistance, Repression, and Global Power Shifts

Join Zineb Riboua, research fellow and program manager at Hudson鈥檚 Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East, for a conversation with Mariam Memarsadeghi, a senior fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, and Dr. Ladan Boroumand, cofounder of the Abdorrahman Boroumand Center. They will examine Iran鈥檚 resistance movement and shifting political landscape to identify the implications for regional stability.

Members of the Basij paramilitary force under the command of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) carry scale model missiles in a military rally in downtown Tehran, Iran, on January 10, 2025. (Photo by Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Zineb Riboua
Mariam Memarsadeghi
Dr. Ladan Boroumand
03
March 2025
Past Event
Reshaping the Middle East: A Conversation with Amjad Taha
Featured Speakers:
Michael Doran
Amjad Taha
WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 15: (L-R) Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu, Foreign Affairs Minister of the United Arab Emirates Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and Foreign Affairs Minister of Bahrain Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani attend the signing ceremony of the Abraham Accords, at the White House on September 15, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chen Mengtong/China News Service via Getty Images)
03
March 2025
Past Event
Reshaping the Middle East: A Conversation with Amjad Taha

Michael Doran, the director of Hudson鈥檚 Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East, will join Amjad Taha, a UAE-based political strategist and analyst, to examine the evolving strategic landscape and the prospects for broader Arab-Israeli normalization amid shifting regional dynamics.

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 15: (L-R) Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu, Foreign Affairs Minister of the United Arab Emirates Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and Foreign Affairs Minister of Bahrain Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani attend the signing ceremony of the Abraham Accords, at the White House on September 15, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chen Mengtong/China News Service via Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Michael Doran
Amjad Taha
19
February 2025
Past Event
Knesset Member Amit Halevi on What Lies Ahead for Israel
Featured Speakers:
Michael Doran
Amit Halevi
An Israeli army vehicle passes by an Israeli tractor working along the border with the Gaza Strip on January 16, 2025, in Israel. (Amir Levy via Getty Images)
19
February 2025
Past Event
Knesset Member Amit Halevi on What Lies Ahead for Israel

Michael Doran will sit down with Member of the Israeli Knesset Amit Halevi for a conversation on these issues.

An Israeli army vehicle passes by an Israeli tractor working along the border with the Gaza Strip on January 16, 2025, in Israel. (Amir Levy via Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Michael Doran
Amit Halevi
04
December 2024
Past Event
The State of Israel鈥檚 War against the Resistance Axis with Brig. Gen. (Res.) Amir Avivi
Featured Speakers:
Michael Doran
Brig. Gen. (Res.) Amir Avivi
An Israeli tank on April 25, 2024, in Sderot, Israel. (Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu via Getty Images)
04
December 2024
Past Event
The State of Israel鈥檚 War against the Resistance Axis with Brig. Gen. (Res.) Amir Avivi

Join Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East Director Michael Doran for a conversation with Brigadier General (res.) Amir Avivi, on the Israeli military鈥檚 achievements, the evolving strategic landscape in the region, and the challenges that lie ahead. 

An Israeli tank on April 25, 2024, in Sderot, Israel. (Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Michael Doran
Brig. Gen. (Res.) Amir Avivi
02
December 2024
Past Event
The State of the Middle East with Representative Joe Wilson
Featured Speakers:
Representative Joe Wilson
Michael Doran
Israeli army soldiers check their gear atop an infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) stationed at a position along the border with the Gaza Strip and southern Israel on July 14, 2024. (Photo by Menahem Kahana/AFP via Getty Images)
02
December 2024
Past Event
The State of the Middle East with Representative Joe Wilson

Join Director of the Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East Michael Doran for a conversation with United States Representative Joe Wilson (R-SC).

Israeli army soldiers check their gear atop an infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) stationed at a position along the border with the Gaza Strip and southern Israel on July 14, 2024. (Photo by Menahem Kahana/AFP via Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Representative Joe Wilson
Michael Doran
01
November 2024
Past Event
What the US Election Means for the Middle East
Featured Speakers:
Gabriel Scheinmann
Michael Doran
Moderator:
Zineb Riboua
The flag of the United States is projected on the wall of Jerusalem's Old City on December 6, 2017, in Jerusalem, Israel. (Lior Mizrahi via Getty Images)
01
November 2024
Past Event
What the US Election Means for the Middle East

For a discussion of these questions, join Research Fellow Zineb Riboua, Senior Fellow Michael Doran, and Executive Director of the Alexander Hamilton Society Gabriel Scheinmann.

The flag of the United States is projected on the wall of Jerusalem's Old City on December 6, 2017, in Jerusalem, Israel. (Lior Mizrahi via Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Gabriel Scheinmann
Michael Doran
Moderator:
Zineb Riboua
11
October 2024
Past Event
Israel鈥檚 Economy after One Year of War
Featured Speakers:
Michael Doran
Noach Hacker
Recovered motorcycles used by members of Hamas during the October 7 attacks are seen on October 6, 2024, in Tel Aviv, Israel.  (Leon Neal via Getty Images)
11
October 2024
Past Event
Israel鈥檚 Economy after One Year of War

Join Hudson鈥檚 Michael Doran for a discussion with Noach Hacker, the Israeli minister of economic affairs to the United States, on Israel鈥檚 economy since October 7, the status of the US-Israel relationship, and the challenges ahead.

Recovered motorcycles used by members of Hamas during the October 7 attacks are seen on October 6, 2024, in Tel Aviv, Israel.  (Leon Neal via Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Michael Doran
Noach Hacker
04
October 2024
Past Event
October 7 One Year Later
Featured Speakers:
Michael Doran
Zineb Riboua
A damaged building near the border of Gaza and Israel on October 22, 2023, in the aftermath of the Hamas terror attack on October 7. (Jack Guez/AFP via Getty Images)
04
October 2024
Past Event
October 7 One Year Later

Join Zineb Riboua and Michael Doran of Hudson鈥檚 Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East for a discussion on these questions.

A damaged building near the border of Gaza and Israel on October 22, 2023, in the aftermath of the Hamas terror attack on October 7. (Jack Guez/AFP via Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Michael Doran
Zineb Riboua
01
August 2024
Past Event
Iran and Hezbollah vs. Israel: Full-Scale War?
Featured Speakers:
Michael Doran
Peter Rough
Smoke ascends after an Israeli air raid on the town of Shamaa (Chamaa) in southern Lebanon on August 1, 2024, amid ongoing cross-border clashes between Israeli troops and Hezbollah fighters. Israel's Prime Minister said on August 1, that Israel was prepared for any "aggression" against it following threats of retaliation for the killings of top Hamas and Hezbollah figures. (Photo by KAWNAT HAJU / AFP) (Photo by KAWNAT HAJU/AFP via Getty Images)
01
August 2024
Past Event
Iran and Hezbollah vs. Israel: Full-Scale War?

On the evening of August 1, Hezbollah launched a massive rocket barrage at Israel. Is this the beginning of an all-out war between Israel and an axis comprising Iran and Hezbollah?

Smoke ascends after an Israeli air raid on the town of Shamaa (Chamaa) in southern Lebanon on August 1, 2024, amid ongoing cross-border clashes between Israeli troops and Hezbollah fighters. Israel's Prime Minister said on August 1, that Israel was prepared for any "aggression" against it following threats of retaliation for the killings of top Hamas and Hezbollah figures. (Photo by KAWNAT HAJU / AFP) (Photo by KAWNAT HAJU/AFP via Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Michael Doran
Peter Rough
30
July 2024
Past Event
A Conversation on US-Azerbaijan Relations with Ambassador Elchin Amirbayov
Featured Speakers:
Ambassador Elchin Amirbayov
Luke Coffey
Michael Doran
Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov and Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in Almaty, Kazakhstan, on May 10, 2024, in Almaty, Kazakhstan. (Photo by Azerbaijani ForeignMinistry/Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images)
30
July 2024
Past Event
A Conversation on US-Azerbaijan Relations with Ambassador Elchin Amirbayov

Hudson Senior Fellows Michael Doran and Luke Coffey host Ambassador Elchin Amirbayov.

Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov and Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in Almaty, Kazakhstan, on May 10, 2024, in Almaty, Kazakhstan. (Photo by Azerbaijani ForeignMinistry/Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Ambassador Elchin Amirbayov
Luke Coffey
Michael Doran