America and the Middle East

Wednesday, January 17, 2007
Speaker
Michael B. Oren
Author, Power, Faith, and Fantasy: America in the Middle East: 1776 to the Present ; Senior Fellow, The Shalem Center
Presider
Ethan S. Bronner
Deputy Foreign Editor, The New York Times

5:30 – 6:00 p.m. Reception
6:00 – 7:00 p.m. Meeting

Top Stories on CFR

Defense and Security

John Barrientos, a captain in the U.S. Navy and a visiting military fellow at CFR, and Kristen Thompson, a colonel in the U.S. Air Force and a visiting military fellow at CFR, sit down with James M. Lindsay to provide an inside view on how the U.S. military is adapting to the challenges it faces.

Myanmar

The Myanmar army is experiencing a rapid rise in defections and military losses, posing questions about the continued viability of the junta’s grip on power.

Egypt

International lenders have pumped tens of billions of dollars into Egypt’s faltering economy amid the war in the Gaza Strip, but experts say the country’s economic crisis is not yet resolved.