American University Discusses Impact of US Elections on Middle East Next Sunday

On the occasion of the presidential election in the United States of America, held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, coupled with the on-going war in the region, Alternative Policy Solutions at The American University in Cairo is hosting Dr. Paul Salem, Vice President for International Engagement at the Middle East Institute in Washington DC, in a public talk entitled “The U.S. Presidential Elections: What is the Impact on the Middle East?”.

Speaker

Paul Salem is the Vice President for International Engagement, the Middle East Institute in Washington DC. He served previously as MEI’s President and CEO.

His research focuses on issues of political change, transition, and conflict as well as the regional and international relations of the Middle East.

Salem is a frequent commentator on US and international media, and is the author and editor of a number of books and reports.Prior to joining MEI, Salem was the founding director of the Carnegie Middle East Center in Beirut, Lebanon between 2006 and 2013. From 1999 to 2006, he was director of the Fares Foundation and in 1989-1999 founded and directed the Lebanese Center for Policy Studies, Lebanon’s leading public policy think tank.

Moderator

The talk will be moderated by Dr. Rabab El Mahdi, Associate Professor of Political Science at The American University in Cairo and Director of Alternative Policy Solutions (APS).