Lee Smith

Former Senior Fellow

At A Glance:

Lee Smith is a Senior Fellow at Hudson Institute.

Biography

Lee Smith was a senior fellow at Hudson Institute.

Smith is the media columnist for Tablet Magazine and contributes regularly to a wide range of publications—the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, Wired, Real Clear Investigations and the Federalist. He is a frequent guest on radio and television, including Fox News, CNN, France 24, Al Hurra, and National Public Radio.

His book on Arab societies, The Strong Horse: Power, Politics, and the Clash of Arab Civilizations, was published by Doubleday in 2010. Smith's most recent book book, The Consequences of Syria, was published in 2014.

Smith has a B.A. from George Washington University. He received the Sage Graduate School Fellowship at Cornell University, and studied Arabic at the American University in Cairo and Université Saint-Joseph in Beirut.

04
June 2019
Past Event
Is America Experiencing Europe's Growing Anti-Semitism?
Featured Speakers:
Ken Weinstein
John McLaughlin
Mitchell D. Silber
Marc Weitzmann
Simone Rodan-Benzaquen
Nina Shea
Lee Smith
Hon. Elan S. Carr
04
June 2019
Past Event
Is America Experiencing Europe's Growing Anti-Semitism?

Experts discuss anti-semitism in the U.S.

Featured Speakers:
Ken Weinstein
John McLaughlin
Mitchell D. Silber
Marc Weitzmann
Simone Rodan-Benzaquen
Nina Shea
Lee Smith
Hon. Elan S. Carr
31
May 2019
Past Event
Maximum Pressure: Inevitable Conflict with Iran or a Calmer Middle East?
Featured Speakers:
Michael Doran
Rebeccah Heinrichs
Lee Smith
Jay Solomon
Ray Takeyh
31
May 2019
Past Event
Maximum Pressure: Inevitable Conflict with Iran or a Calmer Middle East?

Experts discuss U.S.-Iran tensions

Featured Speakers:
Michael Doran
Rebeccah Heinrichs
Lee Smith
Jay Solomon
Ray Takeyh
22
May 2019
Past Event
Under Pressure: The Trajectory of U.S.-Turkish Relations
Featured Speakers:
Svante Cornell
Alan Makovsky
Lisel Hintz
Blaise Misztal
Lee Smith
 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (C) listens to Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu (L) during the G20 Summit's Plenary Meeting on November 30, 2018 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
22
May 2019
Past Event
Under Pressure: The Trajectory of U.S.-Turkish Relations

Experts discuss Turkey and U.S.-Turkish relations

 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (C) listens to Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu (L) during the G20 Summit's Plenary Meeting on November 30, 2018 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Featured Speakers:
Svante Cornell
Alan Makovsky
Lisel Hintz
Blaise Misztal
Lee Smith
18
April 2019
Past Event
Crisis in Yemen: A Strategic Threat to U.S. Interests and Allies?
Featured Speakers:
Fatima Abo Alasrar
Michael Doran
Bernard Haykel
Lee Smith
Houthi female loyalists rally to mark the fourth anniversary of the war on March 26, 2019 in Sana'a, Yemen.
18
April 2019
Past Event
Crisis in Yemen: A Strategic Threat to U.S. Interests and Allies?

Experts discuss Yemen

Houthi female loyalists rally to mark the fourth anniversary of the war on March 26, 2019 in Sana'a, Yemen.
Featured Speakers:
Fatima Abo Alasrar
Michael Doran
Bernard Haykel
Lee Smith
12
April 2019
Past Event
Strategic and Security Challenges in the U.S.-Colombia Alliance
Featured Speakers:
José R. Cárdenas
Ambassador Jaime Daremblum
Dr. Evan Ellis
Lee Smith
Dr. David Spencer
12
April 2019
Past Event
Strategic and Security Challenges in the U.S.-Colombia Alliance

Experts discuss the U.S.-Colombia alliance

Featured Speakers:
José R. Cárdenas
Ambassador Jaime Daremblum
Dr. Evan Ellis
Lee Smith
Dr. David Spencer
08
March 2019
Past Event
Venezuela on Fire: The Trump Administration Faces Crisis in Latin America
Featured Speakers:
Ambassador Jaime Daremblum
Lee Smith
José R. Cárdenas
Gustavo Coronel
John Polga-Hecimovich
Christopher Sabatini
Hector Schamis
08
March 2019
Past Event
Venezuela on Fire: The Trump Administration Faces Crisis in Latin America

Experts discuss Venezuela

Featured Speakers:
Ambassador Jaime Daremblum
Lee Smith
José R. Cárdenas
Gustavo Coronel
John Polga-Hecimovich
Christopher Sabatini
Hector Schamis
08
November 2018
Past Event
Iran Sanctions: Mounting Pressure or Concessions to Europe?
Featured Speakers:
Michael Doran
Ray Takeyh
Jay Solomon
Lee Smith
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08
November 2018
Past Event
Iran Sanctions: Mounting Pressure or Concessions to Europe?

Experts discuss Iran sanctions

(Photo by Alexander Shcherbak\TASS via Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Michael Doran
Ray Takeyh
Jay Solomon
Lee Smith
20
November 2017
Past Event
Is Lebanon Saudi Arabia's New Zone of Confrontation with Iran?
Featured Speakers:
Lee Smith
Michael Doran
Mohammed Alyahya
Tony Badran
Saudi King Salman receives former Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri, who resigned recently, in Riyadh, November 6, 2017 (Bandar Algaloud / Saudi Royal Council / Handout/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
20
November 2017
Past Event
Is Lebanon Saudi Arabia's New Zone of Confrontation with Iran?

Lee Smith, Michael Doran, Mohammed Alyahya, and Tony Badran discuss tensions between Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, and Iran.

Saudi King Salman receives former Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri, who resigned recently, in Riyadh, November 6, 2017 (Bandar Algaloud / Saudi Royal Council / Handout/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Lee Smith
Michael Doran
Mohammed Alyahya
Tony Badran
13
October 2017
Past Event
The Fate of the Iran Deal: Trump’s Strategy for the Middle East
Featured Speakers:
Omri Ceren
Ambassador Alberto M. Fernandez
Lee Smith
Michael Pregent
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13
October 2017
Past Event
The Fate of the Iran Deal: Trump’s Strategy for the Middle East

Michael Pregent, Lee Smith, Omri Ceren, and Ambassador Alberto Fernandez discuss the JCPOA and the administration’s broader Middle East strategy.

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Featured Speakers:
Omri Ceren
Ambassador Alberto M. Fernandez
Lee Smith
Michael Pregent
29
September 2017
Past Event
Iran's Land Bridge: Countering a Growing Influence in the Middle East
Featured Speakers:
Lee Smith
Michael Pregent
Hillel Fradkin
Ilan Berman
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29
September 2017
Past Event
Iran's Land Bridge: Countering a Growing Influence in the Middle East

Ilan Berman, Michael Pregent, Hillel Fradkin, and Lee Smith discuss Iran's strategic posture in the Middle East and its land bridge from Syria to Iraq

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Featured Speakers:
Lee Smith
Michael Pregent
Hillel Fradkin
Ilan Berman
25
September 2017
Past Event
The Trump Administration and the Middle East: What Should America Do Next?
Featured Speakers:
Lee Smith
Michael Doran
Michael O’Hanlon
Peter Rough
Armored vehicles belonging to Iraqi Popular Mobilization Units near Tal Afar, August 31, 2017 (AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images)
25
September 2017
Past Event
The Trump Administration and the Middle East: What Should America Do Next?

Michael Doran, Peter Rough, Michael O’Hanlon, and Lee Smith debate President Trump's Middle East reset

Armored vehicles belonging to Iraqi Popular Mobilization Units near Tal Afar, August 31, 2017 (AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Lee Smith
Michael Doran
Michael O’Hanlon
Peter Rough
25
July 2017
Past Event
Saudi Arabia, the Gulf Cooperation Council, and the Trump Administration: Stability or Upheaval?
Featured Speakers:
Lee Smith
Mohammed Khalid Alyahya
Fatimah S. Baeshen
Michael Pregent
President Trump and Gulf leaders at the GCC Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on May 21, 2017 (Bandar Algaloud/Saudi Royal Council/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
25
July 2017
Past Event
Saudi Arabia, the Gulf Cooperation Council, and the Trump Administration: Stability or Upheaval?

Lee Smith, Michael Pregent, Mohammed Khalid Alyahya, and Fatimah S. Baeshen on Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and tensions in the the Gulf Cooperation Council

President Trump and Gulf leaders at the GCC Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on May 21, 2017 (Bandar Algaloud/Saudi Royal Council/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Lee Smith
Mohammed Khalid Alyahya
Fatimah S. Baeshen
Michael Pregent
02
June 2017
Past Event
Six Days of Fire: Israel and the June 1967 War, Fifty Years On
Featured Speakers:
Lee Smith
Michael Doran
Hillel Fradkin
Liel Leibovitz
At the end of the Six Day War, Israeli soldiers hug and kiss the stones of the Western Wall, Old City of Jerusalem, Israel, June 11, 1967 (Dan Porges/Getty Images)
02
June 2017
Past Event
Six Days of Fire: Israel and the June 1967 War, Fifty Years On

Michael Doran, Hillel Fradkin, Liel Leibovitz, and Lee Smith on the impact of the June 1967 War in Israel and its importance today to the Middle East

At the end of the Six Day War, Israeli soldiers hug and kiss the stones of the Western Wall, Old City of Jerusalem, Israel, June 11, 1967 (Dan Porges/Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Lee Smith
Michael Doran
Hillel Fradkin
Liel Leibovitz
11
May 2017
Past Event
Western Policy Toward the Syria Crisis: Looking Forward
Featured Speakers:
Lee Smith
Tony Badran
Lina Khatib
Neil Quilliam
Andrew J. Tabler
A Kurdish marksman stands atop a building looking at the destroyed Syrian town of Kobane, also known as Ain al-Arab, on January 30, 2015. (BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images)
11
May 2017
Past Event
Western Policy Toward the Syria Crisis: Looking Forward

Lee Smith, Lina Khatib, Neil Quilliam, Tony Badran and Andrew Tabler discuss US and UK perspectives on the conflict in Syria

A Kurdish marksman stands atop a building looking at the destroyed Syrian town of Kobane, also known as Ain al-Arab, on January 30, 2015. (BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Lee Smith
Tony Badran
Lina Khatib
Neil Quilliam
Andrew J. Tabler
09
February 2017
Past Event
America's Allies in the New Administration: Saudi Arabia and the Gulf States
Featured Speakers:
Lee Smith
Michael Doran
Mohammed Alyahya
Ali Shihabi
Leclerc tanks of the Saudi-led coalition are deployed in the coastal district of Dhubab on January 7, 2017, during a military operation against Shiite Huthi rebels and their allies. (SALEH AL-OBEIDI/AFP/Getty Images)
09
February 2017
Past Event
America's Allies in the New Administration: Saudi Arabia and the Gulf States

Michael Doran, Lee Smith, Mohammed Alyahya, and Ali Shihabi discuss Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the new direction of the Trump administration.

Leclerc tanks of the Saudi-led coalition are deployed in the coastal district of Dhubab on January 7, 2017, during a military operation against Shiite Huthi rebels and their allies. (SALEH AL-OBEIDI/AFP/Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Lee Smith
Michael Doran
Mohammed Alyahya
Ali Shihabi
21
November 2016
Past Event
The American Moment in the Middle East--from Eisenhower to Trump
Featured Speakers:
Lee Smith
Michael Doran
Walter Russell Mead
Ray Takeyh
'Fox Camp': Logistic base for US Marines in Kuwait, March 13, 2003. (Gilles BASSIGNAC/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)
21
November 2016
Past Event
The American Moment in the Middle East--from Eisenhower to Trump

Michael Doran, Walter Russell Mead, Ray Takeyh, and Lee Smith on Eisenhower's experience and the Trump administration's options in the Middle East

'Fox Camp': Logistic base for US Marines in Kuwait, March 13, 2003. (Gilles BASSIGNAC/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Lee Smith
Michael Doran
Walter Russell Mead
Ray Takeyh
26
July 2016
Past Event
Israel and Hezbollah: The Prospect of Renewed Hostilities Ten Years after War
Featured Speakers:
Lee Smith
Reuven Azar
Michael Doran
Tony Badran
26
July 2016
Past Event
Israel and Hezbollah: The Prospect of Renewed Hostilities Ten Years after War

Lee Smith, Michael Doran, Reuven Azar, and Tony Badran discuss the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah War and the prospect of resumed conflict.

Featured Speakers:
Lee Smith
Reuven Azar
Michael Doran
Tony Badran
29
June 2016
Past Event
The Future of North Africa—Reports from Libya, Tunisia, and Morocco
Featured Speakers:
Lee Smith
Eric Brown
Sarah Feuer
Samuel Tadros
29
June 2016
Past Event
The Future of North Africa—Reports from Libya, Tunisia, and Morocco

Eric Brown, Sarah Feuer, Lee Smith, and Samuel Tadros discuss the prospects for lasting democracy and persistence of extremist sects in North Africa.

Featured Speakers:
Lee Smith
Eric Brown
Sarah Feuer
Samuel Tadros
29
March 2016
Past Event
The Syrian War, Five Years On
Featured Speakers:
Lee Smith
Michael Doran
Joseph Bahout
Jomana Qaddour
29
March 2016
Past Event
The Syrian War, Five Years On

Michael Doran, Joseph Bahout, Jomana Qaddour, and Lee Smith discuss the Syrian War.

Featured Speakers:
Lee Smith
Michael Doran
Joseph Bahout
Jomana Qaddour
15
January 2016
Past Event
Turmoil in the Persian Gulf—Are Iran and Saudi Arabia Poised for More Conflict?
Featured Speakers:
Ali Alfoneh
Michael Doran
Phillip Smyth
Lee Smith
15
January 2016
Past Event
Turmoil in the Persian Gulf—Are Iran and Saudi Arabia Poised for More Conflict?

Hudson Institute hosts a panel on the burgeoning conflict between Iran and Saudi Arabia with Ali Alfoneh, Michael Doran, Phillip Smyth, and Lee Smith

Featured Speakers:
Ali Alfoneh
Michael Doran
Phillip Smyth
Lee Smith
18
December 2015
Past Event
The Middle East in Free Fall: The Islamic State, the Iranian Axis, and the Muslim World in Crisis
Featured Speakers:
Lee Smith
Michael Pregent
Hussain Abdul-Hussain
18
December 2015
Past Event
The Middle East in Free Fall: The Islamic State, the Iranian Axis, and the Muslim World in Crisis

Hussain Abdul-Hussain, Michael Pregent, and Lee Smith discuss how to confront the problems consuming the Middle East.

Featured Speakers:
Lee Smith
Michael Pregent
Hussain Abdul-Hussain
02
December 2015
Past Event
The Syrian War and Terror in Europe
Featured Speakers:
Lee Smith
Christopher Caldwell
Benjamin Haddad
Laure Mandeville
Simond de Galbert
02
December 2015
Past Event
The Syrian War and Terror in Europe

Lee Smith, Benjamin Haddad, Simond de Galbert, Laure Mandeville, & Christopher Caldwell discuss the Paris attacks and the ongoing crisis in Syria.

Featured Speakers:
Lee Smith
Christopher Caldwell
Benjamin Haddad
Laure Mandeville
Simond de Galbert
29
October 2015
Past Event
What Does the Latest Wave of Violence in Israel Portend? A Conversation with George Deek
Featured Speakers:
George Deek
Lee Smith
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29
October 2015
Past Event
What Does the Latest Wave of Violence in Israel Portend? A Conversation with George Deek

George Deek, an Israeli diplomat, and Lee Smith discuss the latest eruption of violence in Israel and its impact.

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Featured Speakers:
George Deek
Lee Smith
29
September 2015
Past Event
Does Putin’s Move on Syria Make Russia the New Middle East Power Broker?
Featured Speakers:
Lee Smith
Michael Doran
Hannah Thoburn
Tony Badran
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29
September 2015
Past Event
Does Putin’s Move on Syria Make Russia the New Middle East Power Broker?

Lee Smith, Michael Doran, Tony Badran, & Hannah Thoburn discuss Putin's power play in Syria and the balance of international power in the Middle East.

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Featured Speakers:
Lee Smith
Michael Doran
Hannah Thoburn
Tony Badran
11
September 2015
Past Event
Can Iran Inspect Itself?: IAEA Side Agreements and the Iran Nuclear Deal
Featured Speakers:
Lee Smith
David Albright
Omri Ceren
Michael Doran
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11
September 2015
Past Event
Can Iran Inspect Itself?: IAEA Side Agreements and the Iran Nuclear Deal

David Albright, Omri Ceren, Michael Doran, and Lee Smith discuss separate arrangements between Iran and IAEA, the JCPOA, and nuclear nonproliferation.

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Featured Speakers:
Lee Smith
David Albright
Omri Ceren
Michael Doran
28
August 2015
Past Event
Why is Qassem Suleimani Smiling? The Iran Deal and Sanctions Relief for Terrorists
Featured Speakers:
Lee Smith
Derek Harvey
Jack Keane
Michael Pregent
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28
August 2015
Past Event
Why is Qassem Suleimani Smiling? The Iran Deal and Sanctions Relief for Terrorists

Lee Smith, Derek Harvey, Jack Keane & Michael Pregent discuss the danger of sanctions relief for terrorists like Qassem Suleimani in the Iran Deal.

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Featured Speakers:
Lee Smith
Derek Harvey
Jack Keane
Michael Pregent
28
July 2015
Past Event
Can the P5+1's Vienna Deal Prevent an Iranian Nuclear Breakout?
Featured Speakers:
Senator Tom Cotton
Michael Doran
William Tobey
Hillel Fradkin
Lee Smith
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28
July 2015
Past Event
Can the P5+1's Vienna Deal Prevent an Iranian Nuclear Breakout?

Senator Tom Cotton, Michael Doran, Lee Smith, William Tobey, and Hillel Fradkin discuss the Iran nuclear deal.

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Featured Speakers:
Senator Tom Cotton
Michael Doran
William Tobey
Hillel Fradkin
Lee Smith
17
July 2015
Past Event
The Future of Egypt: A Somalia on the Nile or a Stable, Robust U.S. Ally in the Region?
Featured Speakers:
Mokhtar Awad
Jantzen Garnett
Samuel Tadros
Lee Smith
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17
July 2015
Past Event
The Future of Egypt: A Somalia on the Nile or a Stable, Robust U.S. Ally in the Region?

Samuel Tadros, Mokhtar Awad, Jantzen Garnett, and Lee Smith discuss Egypt's future.

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Featured Speakers:
Mokhtar Awad
Jantzen Garnett
Samuel Tadros
Lee Smith
23
June 2015
Past Event
Turkey, the Kurds, and the Middle East: What the Turkish Elections Portend for the Region's Future
Featured Speakers:
Lee Smith
Ambassador James Jeffrey
Tolga Tanis
Gonul Tol
Eric B. Brown
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23
June 2015
Past Event
Turkey, the Kurds, and the Middle East: What the Turkish Elections Portend for the Region's Future

Amb. James Jeffrey, Tolga Tanis, Gonul Tol, Eric Brown and Lee Smith discuss the Turkish election results and the Kurds' growing political power.

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Featured Speakers:
Lee Smith
Ambassador James Jeffrey
Tolga Tanis
Gonul Tol
Eric B. Brown
19
June 2015
Past Event
Underestimated: Our Not So Peaceful Nuclear Future
Featured Speakers:
Lee Smith
Henry Sokolski
Tod Lindberg
Dov Zakheim
19
June 2015
Past Event
Underestimated: Our Not So Peaceful Nuclear Future

Lee Smith hosts Henry Sokolski, Tod Lindberg, and Dov Zakheim for a conversation on the importance of nonproliferation policy strategy.

Featured Speakers:
Lee Smith
Henry Sokolski
Tod Lindberg
Dov Zakheim
26
May 2015
Past Event
The Consequences of the Emerging American-Iranian Nuclear Deal
Featured Speakers:
Efraim Inbar
Lee Smith
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26
May 2015
Past Event
The Consequences of the Emerging American-Iranian Nuclear Deal

Lee Smith and Efraim Inbar discuss the impact of the emerging American-Iranian nuclear deal.

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Featured Speakers:
Efraim Inbar
Lee Smith
24
April 2015
Past Event
What's Wrong with the Proposed Nuclear Deal with Iran?
Featured Speakers:
Lee Smith
Michael Doran
Matthew Kroenig
David Samuels
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24
April 2015
Past Event
What's Wrong with the Proposed Nuclear Deal with Iran?

Lee Smith joins Michael Doran, Matthew Kroenig, and David Samuels on the implications of the in-progress nuclear deal with Iran.

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Featured Speakers:
Lee Smith
Michael Doran
Matthew Kroenig
David Samuels
19
March 2015
Past Event
How Should the U.S. Roll Back and Defeat the Islamic State?
Featured Speakers:
Lee Smith
Michael Doran
Kimberly Kagan
Michael Pregent
Joel Rayburn
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19
March 2015
Past Event
How Should the U.S. Roll Back and Defeat the Islamic State?

The sectarian clash that erupted four years ago in Syria has metastasized into a conflict that has engulfed much of the Middle East and spread beyond

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Featured Speakers:
Lee Smith
Michael Doran
Kimberly Kagan
Michael Pregent
Joel Rayburn
20
February 2015
Past Event
Ten Years After the Assassination of Rafik Hariri: the Fate of Lebanon and the Future of the Middle East
Featured Speakers:
Lee Smith
Michael Doran
Tony Badran
Hussain Abdul Hussain
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20
February 2015
Past Event
Ten Years After the Assassination of Rafik Hariri: the Fate of Lebanon and the Future of the Middle East

The assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri a decade ago not only cut down one of the region’s moderate Muslim leaders but also

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Featured Speakers:
Lee Smith
Michael Doran
Tony Badran
Hussain Abdul Hussain
09
December 2014
Past Event
The Future of the Middle East: Regional Scenarios Beyond the Obama Years
Featured Speakers:
Lee Smith
Shmuel Bar
Michael Doran
Hillel Fradkin
09
December 2014
Past Event
The Future of the Middle East: Regional Scenarios Beyond the Obama Years

Shmuel Bar, Michael Doran, Hillel Fradkin, and Lee Smith explore U.S. policy in the Middle East with respect to future regional strategy.

Featured Speakers:
Lee Smith
Shmuel Bar
Michael Doran
Hillel Fradkin
19
November 2014
Past Event
Weighing the Costs and Benefits of a Prospective U.S.-Iran Nuclear Deal
Featured Speakers:
Lee Smith
David Albright
Michael Doran
Hillel Fradkin
Ray Takeyh
19
November 2014
Past Event
Weighing the Costs and Benefits of a Prospective U.S.-Iran Nuclear Deal

Lee Smith lead a panel discussion with David Albright, Michael Doran, Hillel Fradkin and Ray Takeyh on the impact of a nuclear deal with Iran.

Featured Speakers:
Lee Smith
David Albright
Michael Doran
Hillel Fradkin
Ray Takeyh
17
October 2014
Past Event
Can the Obama Administration’s ISIS Strategy Work?
Featured Speakers:
Lee Smith
Andrew J. Tabler
Michael Pregent
Hussain Abdul-Hussain
17
October 2014
Past Event
Can the Obama Administration’s ISIS Strategy Work?

To address Middle East strategy and diplomacy, Hudson Institute hosted Lee Smith, Andrew Tabler, Michael Pregent, and Hussain Abdul-Hussain.

Featured Speakers:
Lee Smith
Andrew J. Tabler
Michael Pregent
Hussain Abdul-Hussain
26
August 2014
Past Event
What About Jordan: Does Regional Crisis Threaten the Security of a Longstanding American Ally?
Featured Speakers:
Lee Smith
Faysal Itani
Salameh Nematt
David Schenker
26
August 2014
Past Event
What About Jordan: Does Regional Crisis Threaten the Security of a Longstanding American Ally?

August 26th Hudson panel discussion of the present state of Jordan, its future, and its role in American Middle East policy.

Featured Speakers:
Lee Smith
Faysal Itani
Salameh Nematt
David Schenker
14
August 2014
Past Event
Which Poses the Bigger Threat to U.S. National Security—Iran or Non-State Sunni Extremism?
Featured Speakers:
Lee Smith
Michael Doran
Hillel Fradkin
Brian Katulis
14
August 2014
Past Event
Which Poses the Bigger Threat to U.S. National Security—Iran or Non-State Sunni Extremism?

On August 14, Hudson Institute hosted a panel on whether al Qaeda or Iran constitutes the major strategic threat to US interests in the Middle East

Featured Speakers:
Lee Smith
Michael Doran
Hillel Fradkin
Brian Katulis
16
May 2014
Past Event
Egypt After Sisi's Election: Greater Domestic Turmoil or Stability and Growth?
Featured Speakers:
Samuel Tadros
Mokhtar Awad
Lee Smith
16
May 2014
Past Event
Egypt After Sisi's Election: Greater Domestic Turmoil or Stability and Growth?

On May 16th, Lee Smith moderated a panel with Samuel Tadros and Mokhtar Awad to discuss the future of Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s Egypt.

Featured Speakers:
Samuel Tadros
Mokhtar Awad
Lee Smith
31
January 2014
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The United States, Iran, and the Post-Geneva Middle East: What's Next After the Joint Plan of Action Is Implemented?
Featured Speakers:
Lee Smith
Michael Doran
Hillel Fradkin
Ray Takeyh
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31
January 2014
Past Event
The United States, Iran, and the Post-Geneva Middle East: What's Next After the Joint Plan of Action Is Implemented?

A Hudson Institute panel discussion on the "Joint Plan of Action" nuclear agreement with Iran, and the future of American Middle East security policy.

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Featured Speakers:
Lee Smith
Michael Doran
Hillel Fradkin
Ray Takeyh
08
February 2011
Past Event
Egypt, Its Revolution and Future: How Should the U.S. Respond?
Featured Speakers:
Nina Shea
Douglas J. Feith
Paul Marshall
Lee Smith
Samuel Tadros
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08
February 2011
Past Event
Egypt, Its Revolution and Future: How Should the U.S. Respond?

With Mubarak's reign in Egypt all but over, policy makers in the U.S. and around the globe are seeking to understand why Egypt's government proved so

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Featured Speakers:
Nina Shea
Douglas J. Feith
Paul Marshall
Lee Smith
Samuel Tadros
Iranian Revolutionary Guards march during a parade commemorating the 31st anniversary of Iran-Iraq war on September 22, 2011 in Tehran, Iran. (Kaveh Kazemi/Getty Images)
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Iranian Revolutionary Guards march during a parade commemorating the 31st anniversary of Iran-Iraq war on September 22, 2011 in Tehran, Iran. (Kaveh Kazemi/Getty Images)
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