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6/10 (Online) 1pm - Trump 2.0 & US - Middle East Relations: New Deals and Shifting Alliances

NEW DATE: Tuesday, June 10, 10:00 Pacific / 13:00 Eastern / 18:00 UK / 20:00 Israel

Online Event - Trump 2.0 & US–Middle East Relations: New Deals and Shifting Alliances

Trump’s recent Middle East trip reveals rapidly changing alliances and shifts in foreign policy between the US, Israel, Syria, and the Gulf States. What do these developments portend for each of the players and the region as a whole? How could the war in Gaza be brought to a close, and what happens next to the territory? Where does Iran and a potential “new” Iranian nuclear deal fit into the picture? These and more key questions and latest developments will be discussed by a panel of experts from the US and the region.

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Organized by the UCLA Y&S Nazarian Center for Israel Studies; the Principles for Peace Foundation – Geneva, Switzerland; and the UCLA Center for Middle East Development. Co-sponsored by the UCLA Department of Public Policy and the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations.

Featured Speakers

Micky Rozin-Aharonson, Research Fellow at the Dayan Center for Middle Eastern studies at Tel Aviv University.  

Jason Isaacson, Chief Policy and Political Affairs Officer, American Jewish Committee (AJC), longtime analyst of U.S. political and strategic affairs, and an advocate for Arab-Israeli peace.  

Ambassador Hesham Youssef, Senior Advisor at the European Institute of Peace. Previously a career diplomat with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Egypt and a Senior Fellow at the United States Institute of Peace (2019–2024).  

Professor Steve E. Zipperstein, Associate Director of the UCLA Center for Middle East Development and an adjunct assistant professor at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs.

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