Middle East Regimes and the Subversion of American Politics with Michael Pregent and Ryan Mauro

Presented in partnership with American Jewish University

Monday, September 30, 2024 | 2:00PM ET

The 110th mayor of New York City is the first one ever under indictment, thanks to a long-term bribery scheme run by the Turkish regime. Three members of Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps stands accused by the Biden administration of hacking Donald Trump's presidential campaign. Qatar has spent over $243 million on lobbying efforts and donated $6 billion since 2007 to American universities. What are the long-term goals of these regimes? How do they go about their business? What can be done to stop them?

Michael Pregent is a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute where he focuses on national security threats. He was a U.S. Army intelligence officer with 28 years’ experience working on Middle Eastern issues. He served in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm in Iraq. He was a liaison officer in Egypt, a counter-insurgency intelligence officer at CENTCOM, and a company commander in Afghanistan. Mr. Pregent holds a B.A. from Indiana University and an M.A. from George Washington University. 

Ryan Mauro is an investigative researcher at the Capital Research Center with a focus on extremist groups and foreign influence operations. He is a counter-extremism and international security analyst with a history of involvement in intelligence, counterterrorism, human rights, academia, activism, law enforcement training, and engagement with policymakers. He is the creator and former director of the Clarion Intelligence Network, a group that tracks extremist activity throughout the world.

The Middle East Forum, an activist think tank, deals with the Middle East, Islamism, U.S. foreign policy, and related topics, urging bold measures to protect Americans and their allies. Pursuing its goals via intellectual and operational means, the Forum recurrently has policy ideas adopted by the U.S. government.