From President to President:U.S. Middle East Policy at a Moment of Transition
Oct 31, 2008
In-Depth Reports
Featuring
Isaac Herzog, Riad Malki, Dennis Ross, Max Boot, Richard Danzig, Richard Williamson, Richard Clarke, Colin Mellis, Maajid Nawaz, Farah Pandith, J. Scott Carpenter, Mohamed Abdelbaky, Oussama Safa, Engi El-Haddad, Nader Said, David Makovsy, Ghassan Atiyyah, Reul Marc Gerecht, Michael Knights, Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Giora Eiland, Marwan Muasher, Soner Cagaptay, Philip Gordon, Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Isaac Ben-Israel, Kassem Jaafar, Anthony Cordesman, Jackson Diehl, and Jeffrey Goldberg
The Proceedings
The 2008 presidential election is a watershed event, both historically and politically. It may also represent a landmark in America's engagement with the Middle East over the next decade. On so many critical issues -- Iranian nuclear capability, Iraq's stability, Israeli-Palestinian relations, radicalization in the region -- the next U.S. president will have to determine the direction of U.S. policy. For its twenty-third annual Weinberg Founders Conference, which took place September 19-21, 2008, The Washington Institute convened an exceptional group of scholars, diplomats, experts, officials, and policy practitioners for an in-depth look at the implications of foreign policy to the presidential candidates at this critical juncture in American history.
This year's conference featured twelve keynote presentations and panel discussions:
In addition, this year's conference featured a very special event: the announcement of the first annual Washington Institute Book Prize. This lucrative prize is awarded by an independent jury to recognize three outstanding books that advance America's understanding of Middle Eastern politics and U.S. policy.
