Recorded at the halfway point of Donald J. Trump's first term as President, Michele Dunne, then director of the Middle East Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, presented her understanding of the Middle East as a region in turmoil.
The Trump administration had aligned itself with strongmen in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt, which along with Israel have a common goal of frustrating Iranian expansion. She walks us through what could be the fallout from policy reversals such as withdrawing from the Iranian nuclear accord and moving the U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem. Does the United States see a path forward in troubled states such as Syria, Yemen, Libya and Iraq? Is the United States headed toward war with Iran?
