United States – Conference on US Future Policy in the Middle East

Washington, D.C – United States 30/04/2019

A conference  was held at the Hudson Institute in Washington, D.C, regarding Russia, China, Iran and other countries closely monitoring the current US policy towards the Middle East ahead of the US presidential elections in 2020, focusing on the foreign policy programs of its candidates, speakers confirmed that the results of the US elections will have significant implications on policymaking towards the Middle East, particularly regional fault lines, such as the Iran deal, some have found that reducing the US presence in Syria and Iraq has provoked controversy among US allies over the administration’s long-term ambitions  towards the Middle East, while opponents view these moves as an opportunity to fill the potential gaps of the remaining regional powers.