Commentary
Malaysia’s chairmanship sought to fend off short-term challenges while laying the groundwork for minimizing ASEAN’s longer-term exposure to external stresses.
Elina Noor
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In The Media
America’s Toughest Foreign Policy Issue: The Middle East
The Trump administration has inherited all of the old challenges from the Middle East, from the conflict in Syria to the self-proclaimed Islamic State to the Iran nuclear deal.
Published on Jan 25, 2017
Source: New Hampshire Public Radio
The new team in Washington inherits all the old challenges from the Middle East: threats from ISIS, the Syrian Civil War, and questions about the last administration's Iran nuclear deal. The World Affairs Council of New hampshire hosted several guests who have, for years, worked as scholars, diplomats, and businesspeople in the Middle East. They discussed the challenges facing our new administration.
This discussion was orginally broadcast by New Hampshire Public Radio.
About the Authors
Jessica Tuchman Mathews
Distinguished Fellow
Mathews is a distinguished fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. She served as Carnegie’s president for 18 years.
Jim Smith
Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.
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