I am available for university lectures, policy briefings, public events, panels, media conversations, and virtual programs. My speciality spans Middle Eastern politics, regional security, U.S. foreign policy, and Arab-Israeli relations.
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Selected Engagements
“Strategic Assessment of the Middle East,” Invited Lecturer, Reserve Component National Security Course (RCNSC), National Defense University, July 20, 2026.
“MENA Security Cooperation and Partner States,” Course Director, National Defense University, Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies, June 1-5, 2026.
“Strategic Issues in the Middle East,” Invited Lecturer, Reserve Component National Security Course (RCNSC), National Defense University, April 17, 2026.
“Israel Indo-Pacific Roundtable Virtual Workshop,” Course Director, National Defense University, Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies, March 23, 2026.
“Executive Forum 02-26: Conflict Resolution, Cooperation, and Challenges in the MENA Region,” Course Director, National Defense University, Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies, January 26-30, 2026.
“2025 Security Opportunities in the MENA Region,” Course Director, National Defense University, Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies, August 25-29, 2025.
“U.S. Diplomacy in the Middle East,” Invited Lecturer, Reserve Component National Security Course (RCNSC), National Defense University, July 18, 2025.
“The Middle East and U.S. Policy,” Invited Speaker, Israel National Defense College, June 16, 2025.
“Israel, the Middle East and U.S. Foreign Policy,” Invited Speaker, Temple Beth Ami, June 13, 2025.
“Trump 2.0 and the Middle East,” Invited Speaker, The Washington Center National Security Seminar 2025, May 14, 2025.
“Maritime Security: Present Challenges and Opportunities for Cooperation,” Invited Speaker, National Defense University, Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies, April 25, 2025.
“Strategic Analysis on the Situation in the Middle East,” Invited Speaker, Saudi NDU War College Students Visit, National Defense University, Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies, April 24, 2025.
“2025 Lebanese Armed Forces Seminar,” Course Director, National Defense University, Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies, April 7-11, 2025.
“Israel Indo-Pacific Roundtable Virtual Workshop,” Course Director, National Defense University, Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies, March 24-25, 2025.
“What To Expect From The Trump Administration’s Middle East Policy,” Invited Speaker, Beth Shalom, February 27, 2025.
“U.S. Diplomacy in the Middle East,” Invited Lecturer, Reserve Component National Security Course (RCNSC), National Defense University, February 3, 2025.
“The Post-Assad Era in Syria,” Moderator, National Defense University, Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies, January 23, 2025.
“Conflict Resolution, Cooperation, and Challenges in the MENA Region,” Course Director, National Defense University, Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies, December 9-13, 2024.
“Security Opportunities in the MENA Region Seminar,” Course Director, National Defense University, Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies, August 19-23, 2024.
“The Indo-Pacific, MARSEC, and Technology,” Program Facilitator, National Defense University, Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies, July 22 – August 2, 2024.
“U.S. Diplomacy in the Middle East,” Invited Lecturer, Reserve Component National Security Course (RCNSC), National Defense University, July 12, 2024.
“2024 Air War College International Officer Seminar,” Course Director, National Defense University, Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies, June 6, 2024.
“Quest for Peace in the Middle East,” Invited Speaker, The Washington Center, May 16, 2024.
“U.S. Diplomacy in the Middle East,” Invited Lecturer, Reserve Component National Security Course (RCNSC), National Defense University, April 12, 2024.
“Israel Indo-Pacific Roundtable Virtual Workshop,” Course Director, National Defense University, Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies, March 27-28, 2024.
“Jordan’s West Bank Challenge,” Invited Speaker, Lesley J. McNair Colloquium, National Defense University, March 21, 2024.
“Washington Seminar: Strategic Reengagement in the Middle East,” Course Director, National Defense University, Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies, February 14, 2024.
“Strategic Competition and Regional Cooperation,” Course Director, National Defense University, Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies, December 4-15, 2023.
“Washington Embassy Orientation and Washington Seminar 2023,” Invited Speaker, National Defense University, Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies, November 3, 2023.
“Emerging Security Platforms in the Digital Age,” Program Facilitator, National Defense University, Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies, September 11-15, 2023.
“Security Opportunities in the MENA Region,” Course Director, National Defense University, Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies, August 21-25, 2023.
“New and Emerging Security Challenges: Employing Whole of Society Solutions,” Invited Speaker, National Defense University, Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies, July 25, 2023.
“U.S. Diplomacy in the Middle East,” Invited Lecturer, Reserve Component National Security Course (RCNSC), National Defense University, July 13, 2023.
“Negev Forum Regional Security Working Group: Opportunities for Enhancing Collective Security in the Middle East and North Africa,” Course Director, National Defense University, Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies, June 5-8, 2023.
“Israel and the Middle East,” Invited Speaker, United States Army Central Command (ARCENT) Commander’s Conference, Shaw Air Force Base, April 20, 2023.
