From a Proxy war in Yemen to an ongoing civil war in Syria, a number of ongoing conflicts have shaken the traditional alliances in the Middle East to their core. As alliances between state and non-state actors in the region are constantly shifting, the U.S. has found itself between a rock and a hard place. In a series of conflicts that are far from being black-and-white, what can the U.S. do to secure its interests in the region without causing further damage and disruption?
Featured guests
- Bernard Haykel
- David Petraeus
- Jean-Marie Guéhenno
- Lionel Beehner
- Bob Corker
- Bill Burns
- David Gregory
- Paul Bremer
- Stephen Hadley
- Tom Cotton
- John Negroponte