The Inquiry - What can US diplomacy achieve in the Middle East?

What can US diplomacy achieve in the Middle East?

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After violence erupted between Hamas and Israel, President Biden flew to Tel Aviv to offer his ‘staunch’ ally US support.

In a very public embrace of Israel, he reinforced a relationship that goes back decades to Israel's foundation.

But does the US have the diplomatic influence to bring peace to the region?

This week on the Inquiry: what can US diplomacy achieve in the Middle East.

Contributors:

David Sanger, White House and national security correspondent and senior writer for The New York Times
Steven Cook, senior fellow for Middle Eastern Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations
Emma Ashford, senior fellow at the Stimson Center
Brian Katulis, vice president of policy at the Middle East Institute

Presented by Gary O’Donoghue
Produced by Louise Clarke
Researched by Matt Toulson
Co-ordinated by Jordan King

Image: (Photo by GPO/ Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Published on Thursday, 26th October 2023.

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