10
December 2019
Past Event
U.S. Influence in the Mediterranean: Why it Still Matters

U.S. Influence in the Mediterranean: Why it Still Matters

Past Event
Hudson Institute, Washington, D.C. Headquarters
December 10, 2019
10
December 2019
Past Event

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

Speakers:
Seth Cropsey

President, Yorktown Institute

Eitan Dangot

President, Israeli Association of Gas & Oil Industries

Douglas Feith

Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute

Efraim Inbar

President, Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security

Eran Lerman

Vice President, Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security

Dan Mariaschin

CEO, B'nai B'rith International

Hay Yanarocak

Researcher, Moshe Dayan Center & Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security

Amir Foster

Executive Director, Israeli Association of Gas & Oil Industries

Hudson Institute will host a discussion on U.S. policy towards the Mediterranean and possible threats to American interests in the region.

As Turkey, Russia, Iran, and others vie for the region’s rich natural gas resources, the United States is at risk of losing influence in this era of increasing great power competition. Will the Eastern Mediterranean be the centerpiece of clashing national interests and violence? What can the United States do to promote stability and U.S interests in the region?

The panel will address these questions and present viewpoints on the growing tension from countries within the region, drawing on Hudson Institute's recent report The Eastern Mediterranean in the New Era of Major Power Competition.

NOTE: This event is open to the press. All members of the media should RSVP to [email protected].

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