The New American - Russian Dynamics in the Middle East: A Condominium or A Contested Sphere?
What does Russia want in the Middle East? And what regional balance of power does it seek between Iran, Israel, Turkey, and the Arab countries? What exactly is the revised American national security doctrine? In the Middle East, how will a new American doctrine change the dynamics in Syria, Yemen, Libya, Palestine and elsewhere in the region?
• Dr. Elliott Abrams, Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations, USA
• Vance Serchuk, Executive Director, KKR Global Institute, USA
• Andrey Bystritsky, Chairman, Board of the Foundation for Development and Support, Valdai Discussion Club, Russia
• Prof. Dr. Malik R. Dahlan, Senior Research Fellow, RAND. Professor of International Law and Public Policy, Queen Mary, University of London, Advisory Board Member, Beirut Institute, Saudi Arabia
• Ambassador Ramzy Ezzeldin Ramzy, Deputy Special Envoy of the Secretary-General of the United Nations for Syria, Egypt
• Dr. Andrei Fedorov, Chairman, the Fund for Political Research and Consulting, ISSA, Russia
Moderated by: Raghida Dergham, Founder and Executive Chairman, Beirut Institute, Lebanon-USA