CIAO DATE: 09/2008
January 2008
The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
On Monday, January 7, Patrick Clawson and Robert Satloff addressed a Policy Forum at The Washington Institute and discussed the upcoming visit of President Bush to the Middle East. Dr. Clawson is deputy director of research at The Washington Institute and author, most recently, of Deterring the Ayatollahs: Complications in Applying Cold War Strategy to Iran (with Michael Eisenstadt). Dr. Satloff is executive director of The Washington Institute and host of Dakhil Washington, a weekly public affairs broadcast on al-Hurra satellite television. The following is a rapporteur's summary of their remarks. Ambassador Robert Blackwill, president of Barbour Griffith & Rogers International, also made some off-the-record remarks at the event.
Resource link: PolicyWatch #1325: Special Forum Report: Bush to the Middle East: Previewing a Presidential Visit [PDF] - 13K
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