The Middle East Forum presents this week's webinars. How I Marketed Trump's Middle East Policy
with Len Khodorkovsky Just as marketing has a key role in business development, so it does in U.S. foreign policy, as Ben Rhodes made notoriously known in selling the Iran deal. Marketing also played a significant part in the Trump administration's Middle East accomplishments, including the move of the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem, the Abraham Accords, and the "maximum pressure" campaign against Iran's regime. How did these efforts come into being? What did marketing accomplish? What general conclusions can be drawn? Monday, March 6, 2023 1:00pm - 1:30pm. ET Online: Click here to join just before 1:00pm ET By Phone: US: +1 6465588656,,82856615308#,,176569#,,# Add event to calendar Len Khodorkovsky served in the U.S. State Department as deputy assistant secretary of state for digital strategy and senior adviser for global public affairs. Working under the former envoy for Iran, he focused on communications related to Trump's "maximum pressure" campaigns against Iran. He emigrated to the U.S. from then-Soviet Ukraine in 1981, holds a BA from Rutgers University, and an MFA from the School of Visual Arts in New York. Israel Insider with Ashley Perry Are we seeing the first major strains of the new coalitions?' to 'Are we seeing the first major signs of strain on the new coalition? Wednesday, March 8, 2023 3:00 - 3:30p.m. ET Online: Click here to join just before 3:00pm ET By Phone: US: +1 6465588656,,89844190834#,,380658#,,# Add event to calendar Iran's Shifting Relations with Europe
with Benjamin Weinthal Since the Iranian revolution in 1979, European governments usually viewed the Islamic Republic of Iran as not their problem. This perception changed significantly of late due to the women's-led revolt in Iran, Tehran siding with Russia in Ukraine, and Iranian acts of violence on European soil. Is the age of European appeasement truly over? What importance does this have? Friday, March 10, 2023 1:00 - 1:30 p.m. ET Online: Click here to join just before 1:00pm ET By Phone: US: +1 6465588656,,84592543491#,,813730#,,# Add event to calendar Benjamin Weinthal is an investigative journalist for The Jerusalem Post andFox News, and a writing fellow at the Middle East Forum. He received a BA from New York University and an MA from the University of Cambridge. He is based in Jerusalem. Catch up with our previous webinars! All webinars are recorded for viewing after the event. To view past webinars, please visit our YouTube channel or our website. |