Edlis Neeson Great Decisions: Mideast Realignment – Israel/Hamas

Note: This is a past event, additional resources may be available below.

Date

Thu Jan 25, 2024
6:00pm – 8:00pm MST

Location

Aspen, CO
Koch Building
1000 N. Third St.

The Great Decisions series is now at capacity. Please contact Katie Carlsen at katie.carlsen@aspeninstitute.org if you would like to add your name to our waitlist.

In this eight-week series, participants gather to discuss key foreign policy issues facing the world today. Led by volunteer moderators, participants will engage in moderated discussions with their fellow citizens. This year’s topics will include U.S. Capacity to Lead and Influence a Global Crisis, Mideast Realignment – Israel/Hamas, Climate Technology and Competition, US-China Trade Rivalry, NATO & Ukraine, Understanding Indonesia, High Seas Treaty, and Pandemic Preparedness. This year’s series will be held in person at the Aspen Meadows.

January 25 – Mideast Realignment – Israel/Hamas

The United States and Middle East are at a crossroads. In spite of a reduced presence in the Middle East, the U.S. still has significant national interests there and the area is a key arena for global power politics. Can the U.S. continue to defend its interests in the Middle East and globally with a lower level of military and political involvement, or should it recommit to a leading role in the region?

Note: Based on current events, additional focus will be on the current war in Israel/Gaza.

Thursdays from 6:00-8:00 p.m. beginning Thursday, January 18, running through Thursday, March 7 in the Koch Building at the Aspen Institute.

*Topics and the dates they are presented are subject to change.The Great Decisions series is now at capacity. Please contact Katie Carlsen at katie.carlsen@aspeninstitute.org if you would like to add your name to our waitlist.

In this eight-week series, participants gather to discuss key foreign policy issues facing the world today. Led by volunteer moderators, participants will engage in moderated discussions with their fellow citizens. This year’s topics will include U.S. Capacity to Lead and Influence a Global Crisis, Mideast Realignment – Israel/Hamas, Climate Technology and Competition, US-China Trade Rivalry, NATO & Ukraine, Understanding Indonesia, High Seas Treaty, and Pandemic Preparedness. This year’s series will be held in person at the Aspen Meadows.

January 25 – Mideast Realignment – Israel/Hamas

The United States and Middle East are at a crossroads. In spite of a reduced presence in the Middle East, the U.S. still has significant national interests there and the area is a key arena for global power politics. Can the U.S. continue to defend its interests in the Middle East and globally with a lower level of military and political involvement, or should it recommit to a leading role in the region?

Note: Based on current events, additional focus will be on the current war in Israel/Gaza.

Thursdays from 6:00-8:00 p.m. beginning Thursday, January 18, running through Thursday, March 7 in the Koch Building at the Aspen Institute.

*Topics and the dates they are presented are subject to change.

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