Drawing on themes from her recently published book Black Wave, Kim Ghattas will look back at forty years of rivalry between Iran and Saudi Arabia, unpack the misconceptions that handicap America's dealings with the region, and analyze the inter-play between the Saudi-Iran rivalry and American foreign policy. 

Raghida Dergham is an award-winning journalist and the Founder and Executive Chairman of the Beirut Institute. She is a Columnist for The National and Annahar Al Arabi, and she served as Columnist, Senior Diplomatic Correspondent, and NY Bureau Chief for the London-based Al-Hayat for 28 years. This event is part of the series, USA 2020: The View from the Arab World, co-hosted by MEI Faculty Director Tarek Masoud and MEI Visiting Fellow Karim Haggag.

MEI Faculty Director Tarek Masoud and MEI Visiting Fellow Karim Haggag in conversation with journalist and political analyst, Mina al-Oraibi, Editor-in-Chief of The National. This event is part of the Fall 2020 MEI Series, USA 2020: The View from the Arab World.

MEI Faculty Director Tarek Masoud and MEI Visiting Fellow Karim Haggag in conversation with H.E. Dr. Ayad Allawi, former Prime Minister of the Republic of Iraq. This event is part of the Fall 2020 MEI Series, USA 2020: The View from the Arab World.

Ahmed Shihab-Eldin is an Emmy-nominated journalist, producer, and actor. He most recently worked as a Senior Presenter for AJ+ where he produced award-winning documentaries on social justice and human rights. This event is part of the series, USA 2020: The View from the Arab World, co-hosted by MEI Faculty Director Tarek Masoud and MEI Visiting Fellow Karim Haggag.

MEI Faculty Director Tarek Masoud and MEI Visiting Fellow Karim Haggag in conversation with Dr. Nabil Fahmy, former Foreign Minister of the Arab Republic of Egypt and Dean of the School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at the American University in Cairo. This event is part of the Fall 2020 MEI Series, USA 2020: The View from the Arab World.