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Chapter two: Middle Eastern Policy
There are trade-offs in foreign policy. If the United States shifts its attention away from the Middle East—to China, for example—it opens the door for America’s adversaries to make progress in the region. Similarly, the US must not exclude working with countries on the basis of their political system, since that closes the door to for pushing for democratic change in those places.
For more information, visit the PolicyEd page here: policyed.org/lessons-hoover-policy-boot-camp/formulating-foreign-policy-middle-east/video
To learn more about the Hoover Summer Policy Boot camp, visit: hoover.org/hoover-institution-summer-policy-boot-camp.
Click below to watch the other videos in this series.
Chapter 1: youtube.com/watch?v=bC5gJQnbi38
Chapter 2: youtube.com/watch?v=t9MHR64phH0
Chapter 3: youtube.com/watch?v=9UsgGrNTOh4
Additional resources:
Read “Turkey Is the Wild Card” by Russell Berman. Available here: hoover.org/research/turkey-wild-card.
Read “Syrian Tragedy, Turkish Error, American Failing,” by Russell Berman. Available here: hoover.org/research/syrian-tragedy-turkish-error-american-failing.
Watch “Second Fronts in Great-Power Conflicts,” on PolicyEd. Available here: policyed.org/unarchived/second-fronts-great-power-conflicts/video.
Watch “The Road to Smart Power in the Middle East,” with Russell Berman on PolicyEd. Available here: policyed.org/policy-stories/road-smart-power-middle-east/video.
Watch “The New Power Struggle within Afghanistan,” with Cole Bunzel on PolicyEd. Available here: policyed.org/policy-stories/new-power-struggle-within-afghanistan/video.
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Chapter two: Middle Eastern Policy
There are trade-offs in foreign policy. If the United States shifts its attention away from the Middle East—to China, for example—it opens the door for America’s adversaries to make progress in the region. Similarly, the US must not exclude working with countries on the basis of their political system, since that closes the door to for pushing for democratic change in those places.
For more information, visit the PolicyEd page here: policyed.org/lessons-hoover-policy-boot-camp/formulating-foreign-policy-middle-east/video
To learn more about the Hoover Summer Policy Boot camp, visit: hoover.org/hoover-institution-summer-policy-boot-camp.
Click below to watch the other videos in this series.
Chapter 1: youtube.com/watch?v=bC5gJQnbi38
Chapter 2: youtube.com/watch?v=t9MHR64phH0
Chapter 3: youtube.com/watch?v=9UsgGrNTOh4
Additional resources:
Read “Turkey Is the Wild Card” by Russell Berman. Available here: hoover.org/research/turkey-wild-card.
Read “Syrian Tragedy, Turkish Error, American Failing,” by Russell Berman. Available here: hoover.org/research/syrian-tragedy-turkish-error-american-failing.
Watch “Second Fronts in Great-Power Conflicts,” on PolicyEd. Available here: policyed.org/unarchived/second-fronts-great-power-conflicts/video.
Watch “The Road to Smart Power in the Middle East,” with Russell Berman on PolicyEd. Available here: policyed.org/policy-stories/road-smart-power-middle-east/video.
Watch “The New Power Struggle within Afghanistan,” with Cole Bunzel on PolicyEd. Available here: policyed.org/policy-stories/new-power-struggle-within-afghanistan/video.
Visit policyed.org to learn more.
- Subscribe to PolicyEd’s YouTube channel: bit.ly/PolicyEdSub
- Follow PolicyEd on Twitter: bit.ly/PolicyEdTwit
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