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The Effect of US Sanctions on Iran’s Economy
About the speaker Dr. Saeed Ghasseminejad is a senior Iran and financial economics advisor at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, specializing in Iran’s economy and financial markets, sanctions and illicit finance. Born and raised in Iran, Saeed earned his Ph.D. … Continue reading
Deciphering the Middle East: Why the U.S. Usually Gets it Wrong
Watch his speaker playlist About the speaker Robert R. Reilly spoke to the Military History Legion at The University Club on February 9. Reilly is the Director of the Westminster Institute. In his 25 years of government service, he has … Continue reading
Lessons from the Cold War
Lessons from the Cold War (Prof. John Moore, President Emeritus, Grove City College, Former Deputy Director, National Science Foundation, May 25, 2011) About the speaker Dr. John H. Moore served as President of Grove City College from 1996 to 2003. … Continue reading
Diplomacy in the Modern Era
Diplomacy in the Modern Era (Robert R. Reilly, May 25, 2011) About the speaker Robert R. Reilly is director of the Westminster Institute. He has been on the board since its founding. In his 25 years of government service, he … Continue reading
Ahmet Yayla
Watch his speaker playlist here About the speaker Ahmet S. Yayla, Ph.D. is co-author of the book, ISIS Defectors: Inside Stories of the Terrorist Caliphate. He is the former Deputy Director of the International Center for the Study of Violent … Continue reading
America’s Enemies Old and New and the Trump Doctrine
America’s Enemies Old and New and the Trump Doctrine Sebastian GorkaAugust 14, 2018 Video available on C-SPAN About the speaker Dr. Sebastian Gorka is former Deputy Assistant and Strategist to the President (2017) and author of the best-selling book, Defeating Jihad: The … Continue reading
Patrick Clawson
Watch his speaker playlist About the speaker Patrick Clawson is Morningstar senior fellow and director of research at the Washington Institute, where he directs the Iran Security Initiative, a flagship program focused on assessing the many points of challenge Iran poses to U.S. … Continue reading
Unorthodox Thoughts In Regard to the Middle East Military Dimension
Unorthodox Thoughts In Regard to the Middle East Military Dimension(Mark Helprin, June 28, 2017) Transcript available below About the speaker Educated at Harvard College, Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (Center for Middle Eastern Studies), Princeton, and Oxford, novelist Mark … Continue reading