Trumps presidency. The entire region undoubtedly will be following the biden team closely as it articulates its policy leading up to the inauguration in january. While there is a theory that the new administration focused on domestic problems needs to push back against major challenges from china will want to put the middle east on the back burner but it is not clear they can succeed. Major questions about the u. S. Approach to the ongoing in tensions in syria, with saudi arabia and turkey and what to do about israel and the palestinians will confront Vice President resident elected den whether or not he seeks biden whether or not he seeks them out. I am pleased to welcome the president of nei. , he hascademic work focused on political change and conflict as well as International Relations in the middle east region. Next i would like to welcome these senior fellow of the Turkey Program and senior fellow frontier europe initiative. I would like to welcome general hotel. He is a distingu
Peace deals. Heres a look. Jerry good morning and welcome. Im pleased to welcome you all to todays event, election 2020, president elect joseph biden. Following a contentious u. S. Election, joe biden will be the next president of the United States. Leaders in the middle east have mixed emotions about that result, especially those who have prospered throughout Donald Trumps presidency. The entire region undoubtedly will be following the biden team closely as it articulates its policy leading up to the inauguration in january. While there is a theory that the new administration focused on domestic problems needs to push back against major challenges from china will want to put the middle east on the back burner but it is not clear they can succeed. Major questions about the u. S. Approach to the ongoing in conflicts in syria, tensions with saudi arabia and turkey and what to do about israel and the palestinians will confront Vice President resident elected biden whether or not he seeks
Event. Election 2020, president elect joseph biden. Following a contentious u. S. Election joseph biden will be the next president of the United States and leaders in the middle east have mixed emotions about that as adults, especially those who have prospered throughout down times presidency. The entire region undoubtedly will be he retired from 2019 four years. Me say a few things about leading up to the inauguration that should happen on january january 20. One that the electoral event itself in the u. S. Resonates in the middle east and america has been the leading democracy in the world for two centuries and the middle east since the late 19th century up till yesterday was still combating or struggling over the issue of what is the best political system, should it be a form of monarch or goal or military authoritarianism or islamic system or a democracy in these things are very real issues, particularly among the populations of the middle east. President trump has been somewhat an
Rove Senior Adviser to president goernl w. Bush welcome i know you jo in me wishing president and first lady a speedy recovery, as all americans do, but this is another real eh , you know, just a crazy fact in a crazy year. What do you think how do you think this changes the race . Yeah, just when you thought it couldnt get strangeer it does it is like the weird election of our lifetime. Look. We dont really know bols sarro in brazil got ill Boris Johnson interiorly dies of covid, poll numbers in middle of a highly divisive deeply partisan enormously polarized election wick rear i dont anticipate for the president ironically enough it may be when you are faced with adversity in politics plrl president ial campaign figure out how to take lemons, lemonade making sure opportunity for president no longer 14 days is he going to be giving speeches in front of 90 minute speeches in front of adoring crowds in which he goes off on tangent becomes news of the day, instead they may have an opport
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