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Hudson Institute to Host Event on Iran's Influence on Hamas and Hezbollah
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Since revelations ofIran's nuclear intentions became public in 2002, the U.S. and its allies have remained focused on the question of what a nuclearIran would mean for theMiddle East. Given the monumental concerns about the prospect of a nuclearIran, less attention has been paid toIran's two key proxies, Hamas and Hezbollah. Both terrorist organizations have been instrumental in attempting to destabilize the Levant in the past few years, whether by undermining the democratically elected Lebanese government through violent tactics or by attackingIsrael.
What doIran, Hezbollah, and Hamas ultimately hope to achieve? How does Iranian backing for these two groups relate to their recent actions in the region? Can the next administration's planned diplomatic initiatives towardIran influence the behavior of its proxies?
Hudson Institute will host an event featuring a series of panel discussion to examine these questions and related topics. Panelists include Meyrav Wurmer, Hillel Fradkin, Shmuel Bar, Martin Kramer, Michael Oren, Mehdi Khalaji, David Schenker, Tony Badran, Gilad Danenberg, Yair Minzili, Hussein Abdul Hussein, Jonathan Schanzer, Shmuel Bachar, and Matthew Levitt.
To RSVP, please email jeannie@hudson.org or call 202-974-2400.
Hudson Institute is a non-partisan policy research organization dedicated to innovative research and analysis that promotes global security, prosperity, and freedom.
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