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Middle East Dialogues: A Conversation with Dan Senor

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A conversation between MEI Faculty Chair Tarek Masoud and Dan Senor, political analyst, host of the Call Me Back podcast, and co-author of The Genius of Israel. 

 

This event is part of the Middle East Initiative's Middle East Dialogues series. Additional series speakers this semester include Nasser Alkidwa. Please scroll down for further details about this series.

 

This in-person event is open to HUID holders only. Registration is required. 

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Host
Tarek Masoud

Middle East Dialogue with Dan Senor on March 11, 2026

About the Series

This event is part of the Middle East Initiative's Spring 2026 Middle East Dialogues, a series of frank, open, and probing encounters with vital and varied perspectives on the conflict, its causes, and the prospects for peace and progress in the region. 

Spring 2026 Middle East Dialogues Schedule:

March 11, 2026: A Conversation with Dan Senor, political analyst, host of the Call Me Back podcast, and co-author of The Genius of Israel

April 1, 2026: A Conversation with Nasser Alkidwa, member of the Palestinian National Council and former Foreign Minister of the Palestinian Authority 

Prior Middle East Dialogues sessions may be watch here. 

About the Speaker

Dan Senor is the host of the popular podcast Call Me Back. He is also the co-author of the New York Times bestselling books The Genius of Israel: The Surprising Resilience of a Divided Nation in a Turbulent World and Start-up Nation: The Story of Israel’s Economic Miracle.

He was a senior advisor to former Speaker Paul Ryan’s campaign for vice president and foreign policy advisor to Senator Mitt Romney’s presidential campaigns. A former Defense Department official, Dan was based in Iraq and at U.S. Central Command in Qatar in 2003 and 2004 as chief spokesperson for the U.S.-led coalition. Dan has served as a senior advisor to U.S. Senator Mitt Romney and former U.S. Speaker of the House Paul Ryan in their campaigns for national office. During the presidential administration of George W. Bush, Dan was based in Baghdad for one year, where he served as chief spokesperson for the U.S.-led coalition in Iraq. Before that, he was a senior Defense Department official based at U.S. Central Command in Qatar. For his service in these roles, he was awarded the Pentagon’s highest civilian honor – the U.S. Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service – by the Secretary of Defense.

He is currently a partner at an investment management firm. He lives in New York City with his wife and two sons.