Middle East
Exploring Russia’s Role in the Middle East
Cleveland Committee on Foreign Relations events are for CCFR members only. Anna Borshchevskaya is the Ira Weiner Fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, where she focuses on Russia's policy towards the Middle East. Borshchevskaya suggests that although many were surprised by Putin's intervention in Syria, it was years in the making. Borshchevskaya will…
Securing the Future in a Changing Middle East with Ambassador Ryan Crocker
Since President Trump withdrew the U.S. from the Iran nuclear deal and reimposed crippling unilateral sanctions, is the U.S. heading toward an inevitable war with Iran or is reconciliation possible? What are the workable policy options for the United States in the Middle East given the constant changing power dynamics? Will the Administration's maximum pressure…
The Future of U.S. Foreign Policy in the Middle East
The 2020-2021 Foreign Policy Forum Series is presented by Hitachi Healthcare Americas.Our community partners for this forum are the Northeast Ohio Consortium for Middle Eastern Studies (NOCMES) and the CWRU Center for International Affairs. President Biden's Administration inherited a host of challenges and opportunities in the Middle East. It has become clear over the last…
Prosperity and Peace: A Hopeful Future for the Abraham Accords
Significant moves in both diplomatic and economic relationships are already bearing fruit after the historic signing in September 2020 of the Abraham Accords to jointly normalize relations between Israel, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates. In the two years since the first signing, four additional Arab countries have signed on to the Accords. Moreover, other…
The Bin Laden Papers: Exposing the U.S. Misunderstanding of Terrorism
The Union Club 1211 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH, United StatesRegistration is closed for this event. In early May 2011, U.S. Special Operations Forces raided Usama Bin Laden’s compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, where he was hiding and ended his leadership of al-Qaeda, the terrorist group responsible for the 9/11 attacks. How accurate were U.S. assessments of al-Qaeda’s capabilities and its leader’s plans? A national…