The Program: Arab Public Opinion After October 7th

Michael Robbins will discuss the new landscape of public opinion in the Middle East and North Africa in the wake of October 7th, including perceptions of the U.S., China, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. He will reflect on changing political dynamics in this region and what to expect in light of the Trump administration’s policies, including the future of the Abraham Accords.

Presenter: Michael Robbins
Michael Robbins is a researcher at Princeton University and serves as the director and co-principal investigator of Arab Barometer, which is the longest-standing and the largest repository of publicly available data on the views of men and women in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region He has been part of Arab Barometer since its inception and served as its director since 2014. He has led or overseen hundreds of surveys around the world and is a leading expert in methods for ensuring survey data quality. His work on public opinion in MENA, survey methodology, and political behavior has been published in numerous journals, including Foreign Affairs, Comparative Political Studies, the International Journal of Public Opinion Research, the Journal of Democracy, the Journal of Conflict Resolution, and Statistical Journal of the IAOS. His analysis has been featured by major media outlets around the world including the BBC, CNN, the Economist, Al Jazeera, the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Guardian, the Times of London, Der Spiegel, and Science Magazine.

Thursday, June 12th, 2025, 6:00PM Tanoan Country Club