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SUMMARY:75th Program Year – Seventh Meeting
DESCRIPTION: The Program: Syria, Lebanon, the US and the Middle East.\nPresenter: Dr. Emile Nakhleh\n Dr. Nakhleh will discuss the importance of the Middle East for US national interests and the regional and global implications of achieving a stable Lebanon, a stable Syria, and a lasting ceasefire in Gaza. As the new US administration engages with the Middle East, how can we balance our national interests with our values of good government, the rule of law, and respect for human rights and women rights?\nDr. Emile Nakhleh, author of A Necessary Engagement: Reinventing America’s Relations with the Muslim World, is a research professor and founding director of the Global and National Security Policy Institute at the University of New Mexico. He is a retired Senior Intelligence Service Officer and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Since his retirement from the US Government, Nakhleh has been consulting with different US government entities on national security issues, particularly Islamic radicalization, terrorism, and the Arab states of the Middle East.\nNakhleh was a senior analyst and founding director of the Political Islam Strategic Analysis Program and of regional analysis in the Middle East. He was awarded several senior commendations and distinguished medals for his service, including the Distinguished Career Intelligence Medal and the Director’s Medal. His research and publications have focused on political Islam and Muslim world engagement, Islamic radicalization and terrorism in the Middle East and the rest of the Muslim world; state formation in the Middle East; and US policy toward the Middle East and the Muslim world. and has lectured in this country and overseas for many years. He received his Ph.D. from the American University, Washington, D.C., in International Relations, an M.A. from Georgetown University in Political Science, and a B.A. from Saint John’s University, Minnesota, in Political Science.\n \n \nWednesday, March 12th, 2025, 6:00PM Tanoan Country Club\n\n
URL:https://wacabq.org/events/75th-program-year-seventh-meeting/
LOCATION:10801 Academy Rd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87111
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