On 14 February 2024, the NESA Center for Strategic Studies held a Washington Seminar Discussion at the Army-Navy Club in Washington, D.C. NESA Center Associate Professor Dr. Michael Sharnoff moderated a conversation between Hanin Ghaddar and David Makovsky, both policy scholars at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.

Dr. Michael Sharnoff during the NESA Center Washington Seminar on 14 February 2024.

The afternoon ended with a question-and-answer session with 32 participants from 23 countries. The talk and conversations during question-and-answer revolved around the Israel-Hamas war, the regional implications, and U.S. policy toward the region.

The speakers also recommended tangible steps that could be supported today to help the international community get to a place where we can begin discussing what a solution to the conflict would look like.

David Makovsky (left) and Hanin Ghaddar (right) during the question-and-answer session.

Read about the last Washington Seminar held in conjunction with the Washington Embassy Orientation in October 2023.

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