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On the Gulf After the Iran War

On the Record

Show Notes

In this episode, panelists discuss the growing economic and security threats facing Persian Gulf countries and the future of U.S. engagement in the region.

Host: Karen E. Young, Senior Research Scholar, Center on Global Energy Policy, Columbia University; CFR Member

Guests: Joseph L. Votel, Distinguished Chair, Combating Terrorism Center at West Point; Former Commander, U.S. Central Command (2016–2019); CFR Member

Robert Mogielnicki, Nonresident Fellow, Arab Gulf States Institute; Middle East Advisor, Teneo; CFR Term Member

Elisa Catalano Ewers, Senior Fellow for Middle East Studies, Council on Foreign Relations

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