MEF's Fall Speaker Series:
Iran's Shadow Outreach and
Israel's Victory MEF cordially invites you to attend a series of briefings this Fall.
Join MEF Director, Gregg Roman, as he exposes the hidden mechanisms employed by Iran to expand its influence in the Middle East and beyond.
Those methods include smuggling routes across Armenia, the illegal drug trade in Captagon, financing the regime of Bashar al-Assad, money laundering in Europe, concealed oil trade in Costa Rica, and purchasing aircraft parts in Brazil. The challenges facing Israel from Iranian-backed militias and Tehran’s efforts to surround Israel with its agents figure centrally in this account.
These discussions are based on Mr. Roman’s travels in Brazil, Costa Rica, Italy, Israel, Armenia, and beyond, as well as research conducted by the Middle East Forum’s investigative staff. The talk promises a startling new perspective on Middle East politics. Please join us for this informative, off-the-record, and confidential presentation.
Meet Jonathan Spyer, MEF Director of Research and MEQ Editor, who will give a comprehensive overview of the current strategic situation in the Middle East, detailing the main players, groups, and strategic trend-lines. He will discuss the Iranian challenge to Israel and the regional order, the tensions to Israel’s north, and the ongoing stalemate in Syria. Mr. Spyer will look also into Israel’s efforts to build a counter-Iran coalition, the significance of the Abraham Accords, the hopes for Israel-Saudi normalization, and the role of global players in the regional picture.
RSVP to an event by clicking on one of the links below.
All lunches will take place from 12:00pm to 1:30pm. Business attire is required.
We hope you can join! |
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If you are interested in scheduling a private meeting with
either Mr. Roman or Mr. Spyer, please let us know at MEFevents@meforum.org. |
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MEF Director |
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Managing Editor, Focus on Western Islamism (FWI) |
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MEF Director of Research and MEQ Editor |
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| Gregg Roman is the director and chief operations officer of the Middle East Forum. Prior to joining MEF in 2015, he was the director of the Community Relations Council of the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh. In 2014, he was named one of the ten most inspiring global Jewish leaders by the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. He previously served as the political advisor to the deputy foreign minister of Israel and worked for the Israeli Ministry of Defense. Mr. Roman speaks at venues around the world about the Middle East and is frequently interviewed on international television channels, including Fox News, i24NEWS, Al-Jazeera, BBC World News, and Israel’s channel 12 and 13. He is a guest opinion contributor at The Hill and has been published in Newsweek, the Los Angeles Times, the Miami Herald, and the Jerusalem Post. He attended American University in Washington, D.C., and the Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) in Herzliya, Israel, where he studied national security studies and political communications. |
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| Jonathan Spyer is a journalist, author, and analyst of Middle East affairs. He is director of research at the Middle East Forum, where he also edits the Middle East Quarterly. He is a fellow at the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security (JISS) and the founder and director of the Middle East Center for Reporting and Analysis (MECRA). Mr. Spyer reports regularly for Janes Intelligence Review, is a columnist at the Jerusalem Post, and is a contributor to the Wall Street Journal and The Australian newspapers. He has a Ph.D. from the London School of Economics and a master’s degree from the School of Oriental and African Studies in London. The author of two books, Mr. Spyer has extensive experience as a correspondent in the field and has reported from Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Turkey, Ukraine, Jordan, and Israel/West Bank/Gaza. He lives in Jerusalem. |
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| Dexter Van Zile is managing editor of the Middle East Forum publication Focus on Western Islamism (FWI). Prior to his current position, Van Zile worked at the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting and Analysis (CAMERA) for sixteen years, where he played a major role in countering misinformation broadcast into Christian churches by Palestinian Christians and refuting anti-Semitic propaganda broadcast by white nationalists and their allies in the U.S. During his tenure at FWI, Van Zile has worked to highlight the voices of Muslims who oppose Islamism. |
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- Donors who contribute between $250-$999 annually are invited to attend one event per year. $125 is requested for each additional event.
- Donors who contribute between $1,000-$4,999 annually are invited to attend three events per year. $125 is requested for each additional event.
- Donors who contribute more than $5,000 annually are invited to attend all MEF events throughout the year, gratis.
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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, operational, and philanthropic means, the Forum recurrently has policy ideas adopted by the U.S. government. |
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