Leading foreign policy experts and current and former US officials spoke at a special conference in Sun Valley, Idaho, on Israel, the Abraham Accords, US-Israeli relations, the withdrawal from Afghanistan, and the future of US-Middle East policy.

When
Friday, August 20, 2021

Where
Limelight Hotel
Ketchum, ID

Conference Recap

August 20, 2021

Keynote and Q&A: US Politics and Policy Toward Israel and the Middle East

Sen. James E. Risch (R-ID) Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee

Paul Salem (Introduction) President, MEI

Transcript, Video Recording

The Afghan Pullout, US Defense, and American Security Relations in the New Middle East

Gen. Joseph Votel MEI Distinguished Senior Fellow on National Security and former commander of US Central Command (CENTCOM)

Amb. (ret.) Robert Jordan (moderator) MEI Board of Governors

Video Recording

Israel in a Changing Domestic and Regional Environment and the Future of US-Israeli Relations

Amb. Daniel Shapiro Former U.S. Ambassador to Israel

Jim Holman (Moderator) MEI Board of Governors

Video Recording

The Abraham Accords, Headway and Headwinds

Amb. (ret.) Robert Jordan MEI Board of Governors

Paul Salem President, MEI

Brian C. Mck. Henderson (Moderator) MEI Board of Governors

The Palestinian Plight, and Pathways for Israeli-Palestinian Peace

Khaled Elgindy Director, Palestine and Israeli-Palestinian Affairs program, MEI

Paul Salem (Moderator) President, MEI

Economic and Business Dynamics in a Changing Region

Karen E. Young Senior Fellow and Director of Program on Economics and Energy, MEI

Marjorie Adams MEI Board of Governors

Brian Henderson (moderator) MEI Board of Governors