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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20241114T100000
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URL:https://www.arabamerica.com/events/rethinking-the-us-response-to-irans
 -levers-of-destabilizing-regional-influence/
SUMMARY:Rethinking the US Response to Iran's Levers of Destabilizing Region
 al Influence
DESCRIPTION:ONLINE\n\n&nbsp\;\n\n\n\nWith Israel intent on neutralizing Hez
 bollah in Lebanon\, the balance of power in the Middle East is beginning t
 o shift\, which will have long-term implications for regional security\, s
 tability\, and US interests. But Iran is doing what it can to preserve and
  expand the bases of power and control it had built up in various key Midd
 le Eastern countries\, which\, besides Lebanon\, include Syria\, Yemen\, I
 raq\, and the Palestinian territories. To successfully navigate the changi
 ng geostrategic equilibrium and help shape a new\, less conflict-prone sec
 urity architecture for the region\, the United States will need to advance
  a fundamentally reconceptualized strategy — one that works with local a
 llies to address the network of Tehran’s regional proxies as well as imp
 lement a multi-faceted policy response to the various political\, economic
 \, and informational levers of influence that Iran uses to destabilize its
  neighborhood. The upcoming panel will explore Iran’s role and influence
  in the region as well as examine options for a calibrated US and regional
  response that can more effectively deconflict and stabilize a Middle East
  in flux.\n\nThe assembled scholars will address the following questions a
 nd more: What can the United States do to work with partners in Lebanon to
  address the role Iran and Hezbollah play inside the country? How can the 
 United States advance a new multilateral Syria strategy that addresses Ira
 nian power and influence over Bashar al-Assad’s regime? How can Washingt
 on help resolve the Yemeni civil war in a way that eliminates the threat p
 osed by the Tehran- backed Houthis? What are the areas of cooperation betw
 een the US and Iraq that could help reduce the various Iraqi dependencies 
 on Iran?\n\n\n\nSpeakers\nNadwa Al-Dawsari\nNon-Resident Scholar\, Middle 
 East Institute\n\nRobert S. Ford\nSenior Fellow\, Middle East Institute\n\
 nCharles Lister\nSenior Fellow\, Director of the Syria and Countering Terr
 orism &amp\; Extremism Program\, Middle East Institute\n\nPaul Salem\nVice
  President for International Engagement\, Middle East Institute\n\nPatrici
 a Karam (Moderator)\nNon-Resident Scholar\, Senior Advisor\, Middle East 
 Institute\n\n\n
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