The Middle East Forum presents this week's webinars.
Containing Turkish Adventurism on Capitol Hill
with Tereza Yerimyan
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan continues to destabilize the area around Turkey, breaching the borders of Greece, threatening to invade northern Syria, and waging a proxy war against Armenia. To stop this reckless adventurism, American activists and policy experts are using grassroots mobilization and government outreach to stand up to Turkish aggression. What are the successes and failures of this effort? What are current trends?
Monday, December 19, 2022
1:00pm - 1:30pm. ET
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Tereza Yerimyan has served since 2017 as the Government Affairs Director at the Armenian National Committee of America. Among other activities, she lobbies Congress to sanction Turkey and to stop U.S. arms deals with its Islamist regime. She previously worked in government outreach at ANCA’s western region and served for five years as president of the East Hollywood Neighborhood Council. Born in Armenia and raised in California, she holds a BA from UCLA.
Israel Insider
with Ashley Perry
Having apparently resolved its internal differences, Israel's incoming coalition seeks a showdown with the justice system. What are the issues and which side will likely prevail?
Wednesday, December 21, 2022
3:00 - 3:30p.m. ET
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Iranian Operations in Latin America
with Emanuele Ottolenghi
The Islamic Republic of Iran has aspired, since its establishment in 1979, to export its revolution worldwide, including Latin America. By now, Iranian and Hizballah networks have a presence in virtually every country south of the United States. How does Tehran recruit and indoctrinate in Latin America? What is the impact of these operations? How should Washington respond?
Friday, December 23, 2022
1:00 - 1:30 p.m. ET
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Emanuele Ottolenghi is a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and the author of two books on external Iranian networks. He previously headed the Transatlantic Institute in Brussels and taught at Oxford University. He holds a BA from the University of Bologna and a PhD from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
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