The Middle East is now embroiled in a new conflict. On Oct. 7, Hamas launched a devastating campaign of terror targeting communities in the south of Israel. In its aftermath, Israel has launched a new military offensive in the Gaza Strip — a campaign that, more than four months on, shows no signs of abating, with massive strategic and humanitarian consequences. What are the misconceptions and errors that led to the current crisis? How is Israeli policy changing as a result? And what role are actors both within and outside the region having now, and are likely to play moving forward?
Join Ilan Berman, senior vice president of the American Foreign Policy Council in Washington, D.C., for a conversation around these difficult topics, moderated by Joshua Eisenman, associate professor of politics at the Keough School of Global Affairs. Asher Kaufman, John M. Regan, Jr. director of the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies and professor of history and peace studies, will offer opening remarks.
Originally published at kroc.nd.edu.