The Arab Uprisings and U.S. Policy (Part 1)

Introductory remarks by Frank Anderson and Thomas R. Mattair.

The Middle East Policy Council is a nonprofit organization founded in 1981 whose mission is to contribute to American understanding of the political, economic and cultural issues that affect U.S. interests in the Middle East. http://www.mepc.org/

Original Air Date: April 28, 2011

The intricate issues that affect U.S. interests in the Greater Middle East do not lend themselves to simple analysis. To stimulate thinking about U.S. policies and present a mix of viewpoints, the Middle East Policy Council sponsors a Capitol Hill Conference Series.

Established in 1993, the series is aimed at members of Congress and their staffs, opinion leaders, and members of the media.

The starting point for each forum is the same: What are the interests of the United States in the Middle East, and how should they be realized? Forums usually feature a discussion of timely policy issues with a panel of scholars, business leaders, and other specialists. The discussion is reprinted in the next issue of the Council's quarterly journal, Middle East Policy.

Through the Capitol Hill Conference Series, the Middle East Policy Council works to expand the range of voices informing policy making that relates to U.S. national interests in the Middle East.

The Middle East Policy Council organizes quarterly forums on Capitol Hill to discuss and debate issues affecting U.S. national interests in the Middle East.

Past conferences include,

Israeli-Palestinian Peace (Jan 20, 2011)

Middle Eastern Perspectives on the United States (Oct 14, 2010)

U.S. Policies Toward Israel and Iran: What are the Linkages? (July, 13, 2010)

Gulf Oil and Gas: What are the Producers Thinking? (April 22, 2010)

Eighteen Months and Beyond: Implications of U.S. Policy in Afghanistan (Jan 7, 2010)

Major World Powers and the Middle East (Oct 23, 2009)

Regional Implications of U.S. Withdrawal from Iraq (July 16, 2009)

Full conference video and transcript available at http://mepc.org/hill-forums

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