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President Biden will travel to the Middle East with an ambitious agenda during a challenging period for the region. Washington Institute scholars provide essential context for the president’s trip.
The Washington Institute’s Executive Director Robert Satloff provides a comprehensive preview of the trip’s main bilateral and multilateral objectives.
Media www.rajawalisiber.com – Eighteen months into his administration, President Biden is planning his first trip to the Middle East with stops in Israel, the Palestinian Authority, and Saudi Arabia. This will be a complex visit, at a sensitive time for the White House both in terms of global affairs and domestic politics. In this video, Institute Executive Director Robert Satloff provides the context for the four key areas of bilateral and multilateral affairs on the president’s agenda: U.S.-Israel, U.S.-Palestinian, U.S.-Saudi, and U.S.-Arab.
Robert Satloff has served since 1993 as executive director of The Washington Institute. In that capacity, he oversees all Institute operations and leads the organization’s unparalleled team of Middle East scholars, experts and policy practitioners. He also holds the Institute’s Howard P. Berkowitz Chair in U.S. Middle East Policy.