Thursday, November 19, 1:30-2:30 pm
HSSB 6056

Dr. Hussein Ibish
"Anxious Allies: The Arab Gulf States and the Iran Nuclear Deal"

Israel's opposition to the Iran nuclear deal is well-known. But how 
are other U.S. allies in the Middle East, especially Arab Gulf states 
like Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar and Kuwait, reacting to the 
agreement? Are the Sunni Arab countries on a collision course with 
Iran and its allies, or is some degree of accommodation possible? Dr. 
Hussein Ibish examines these and similar questions, and considers 
policy options facing the United States.

Hussiein Ibish is a Senior Resident Scholar at the Arab Gulf States Insititute in Washington. He is a regular contributor to The National (UAE), The International, New York Times, and many other U.S. and Middle Eastern publications. He is the author of What's Wrong with the One-State Agenda?: Why Ending the Occupation and Peace with Israel is Still the Palestinian National Goal (American Task Force on Palestine, 2003). From 2001 to 2008 Dr. Ibish was the editor and principal author of three major studies of hate crimes and discrimination against Arab Americans, commissioned by the American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee. He co-authored (with Ali Abunimah) The Palestinian Right of Return (ADC, 2001) and co-edited (with Saliba Sarsar) Principles and Pragmatism (Verso, 2006). Dr. Ibish previously served as a senior fellow at the American Task Force on Palestine, as executive director of the Hala Salaam Masoud Foundation for Arab-America Leadership, and as communications director for the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee.