The Middle East is in motion — are you keeping up?

Join Dr. Jerrold D. Green, Global Advisor to Cedars-Sinai, Senior Fellow at the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations, and former President & CEO of the Pacific Council, for a timely off-the-record analysis of the future of U.S.-Middle East policy under the Trump administration. Join us on Wednesday, January 22, at 8 AM PST. This webinar is off-the-record.

From geopolitical realignments to emerging policy challenges, Dr. Green will offer an in-depth exploration of the forces reshaping one of the world’s most critical regions — and what these shifts mean for global security, economics, and diplomacy. 

Drawing on his extensive experience and expertise, Dr. Green will provide critical insights and address audience questions in a live Q&A session. This webinar will be “off-the-record.” Don’t miss the chance to stay informed on the Middle East’s policy dynamics and their implications for the future. 

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Guest Speaker

Dr. Jerrold D. Green is a Global Advisor to Cedars-Sinai, a Senior Fellow at the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations, and the former President & CEO of the Pacific Council in Los Angeles. He is concurrently a Research Professor of Communication, Business, and International Relations at the University of Southern California. Green was previously a Partner at Best Associates in Dallas, Texas, a privately held merchant banking firm with global operations. He also occupied senior management positions at the RAND Corporation, where he was awarded the RAND Medal for Excellence. Dr. Green has a B.A. (summa cum laude) from the University of Massachusetts/Boston, as well as an M.A. and Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Chicago. His academic career began at the University of Michigan, and he subsequently joined the University of Arizona, where he became a Professor of Political Science and Sociology as well as Director of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies.

Green has lived and worked in Egypt, where he was a Fulbright Fellow, Iran, and Israel. He has lectured on six continents and been a visiting fellow at the Chinese Academy of Social Science's West Asian Studies Center in Beijing; a visiting lecturer at the Havana based Center for African and Middle East Studies (CEAMO), a fellow at the Australian Defense College, and delivered papers at conferences sponsored by the Iranian Institute of International Affairs in Tehran. Dr. Green led three U.S. Department of Defense sponsored Pacific Council delegations to Afghanistan, one to Iraq, and has represented the Pacific Council as an observer at the legal proceedings being conducted at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, by the U.S. Department of Defense.

Green is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies, The California Club, the Lincoln Club, the Advisory Board of the Center for Public Diplomacy at the University of Southern California, and the Bill Richardson Center for Diplomacy/FBI Hostage Recovery Fusion Cell Influencers Group. He has served on the Selection Committee for the U.S. Department of State Herbert Salzman Award for Excellence in International Economic Performance by a Foreign Service Officer. Green serves as a member of the Agenda Committee for the annual Halifax International Security Forum where he is an HFX Fellow. Dr. Green is a Reserve Deputy Sheriff with the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department and was accorded the department’s Meritorious Service Award. He previously served as a Specialist Reserve Officer with the Los Angeles Police Department where he advised on terrorism and intelligence issues.

To register for this webinar, visit the Zoom Registration Page.