26
March 2018
Past Event
US in a Post-ISIS Iraq and Syria: Realigning Allies and Constraining Adversaries

US in a Post-ISIS Iraq and Syria: Realigning Allies and Constraining Adversaries

Past Event
Hudson Institute, Washington, D.C. Headquarters
March 26, 2018
Turkey, Free Syrian Army take complete control of Afrin.
Caption
Turkey, Free Syrian Army take complete control of Afrin.
26
March 2018
Past Event

1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 400
Washington, DC 20004

Speakers:
Pregent
Michael Pregent

Former Senior Fellow

Hillel Fradkin

Senior Fellow and Director, Center on Islam, Democracy, and the Future of the Muslim World

Jennifer Cafarella

Senior Intelligence Planner, Institute for the Study of War

Dr. Nahro Zagros

Vice President, Soran University, Iraq

Dr. Ammar Kahf

Co-Founder and Executive Director, Omran Center for Strategic Studies

In the Post-ISIS middle east, Iran, Bashar al-Assad, and Russia continue to pose challenges for the U.S. as the Trump Administration develops its policy for Iraq and Syria. Turkey’s expansion of its Syria operations has the U.S. and NATO allies concerned that Turkish actions in the region run counter to NATO goals. Additionally, cooperation between Russia and Iran continues to disrupt the balance of power in the region.

On March 26, Hudson Institute hosted a panel to explore U.S. options to realign our allies with traditional NATO and U.S. positions, hold adversaries responsible for atrocities, and prevent security backsliding in the region. The panel will consist of Hudson Institute Senior Fellow Hillel Fradkin; Hudson Adjunct Fellow Michael Pregent; Senior Intelligence Planner at the Institute for the Study of War Jennifer Cafarella; Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Omran Center for Strategic Studies Ammar Kahf; and President of Soran University Dr. Nahro Zagros.

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