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What foreign policy issues could matter at the ballot box in the November midterm elections and the 2028 presidential election? How has the Democratic Party failed on Palestine and how might foreign policy impact the party’s prospects in the upcoming elections? What are the impacts of the Trump administration’s policy on US civil liberties, first amendment rights, and democratic principles? How might the split in the MAGA movement and Trump’s policies impact the Republican Party’s performance in the upcoming elections?
These questions and many more were answered by a group of prominent Middle East experts as part of Arab Center's Eleventh Annual Conference titled "Trump’s Second Term: Upending Democracy, Development, and Diplomacy."
Carrie Dann
Managing Editor, The Cook Political Report
Charles W. Dunne
Non-resident Senior Fellow, Arab Center Washington DC; Former US Diplomat
Yousef Munayyer
Head of the Palestine/Israel Program and Senior Fellow, Arab Center Washington DC
James J. Zogby
Co-founder and President, Arab American Institute; Director, Zogby Research Services; Veteran Democratic National Committee Member
Prem Thakker – Moderator
Columnist and Political Correspondent, Zeteo
0:00 Introduction
01:56 Carrie Dann
10:06 James Zogby
22:12 Charles W. Dunne
36:33 Yousef Munayyer
53:38 Q&A
What foreign policy issues could matter at the ballot box in the November midterm elections and the 2028 presidential election? How has the Democratic Party failed on Palestine and how might foreign policy impact the party’s prospects in the upcoming elections? What are the impacts of the Trump administration’s policy on US civil liberties, first amendment rights, and democratic principles? How might the split in the MAGA movement and Trump’s policies impact the Republican Party’s performance in the upcoming elections?
These questions and many more were answered by a group of prominent Middle East experts as part of Arab Center's Eleventh Annual Conference titled "Trump’s Second Term: Upending Democracy, Development, and Diplomacy."
Carrie Dann
Managing Editor, The Cook Political Report
Charles W. Dunne
Non-resident Senior Fellow, Arab Center Washington DC; Former US Diplomat
Yousef Munayyer
Head of the Palestine/Israel Program and Senior Fellow, Arab Center Washington DC
James J. Zogby
Co-founder and President, Arab American Institute; Director, Zogby Research Services; Veteran Democratic National Committee Member
Prem Thakker – Moderator
Columnist and Political Correspondent, Zeteo
0:00 Introduction
01:56 Carrie Dann
10:06 James Zogby
22:12 Charles W. Dunne
36:33 Yousef Munayyer
53:38 Q&A
