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DESCRIPTION:*Room Change | This event will now occur in 220 EGGERS Hall | R
 oom Change*The Moynihan Institute’s Practice of Global Politics seminar se
 ries presents Daniel Benaim\, former deputy assistant secretary of state f
 or the Arabian Peninsula.Drawing on his experience at the U.S. Department 
 of State\, Benaim will explore the evolution of U.S. engagement in the Gul
 f\, from longstanding security partnerships to today’s complex diplomatic\
 , economic and geopolitical challenges.As regional dynamics shift and glob
 al competition intensifies\, what does the future hold for America’s relat
 ionships across the Gulf? This timely seminar offers insights into the str
 ategic decisions shaping U.S. policy and what they mean for the years ahea
 d.Daniel Benaim previously served as deputy assistant secretary of state f
 or Arabian Peninsula affairs and NSC senior director for speechwriting and
  strategic initiatives and special assistant to the president. As deputy a
 ssistant secretary of state for the Arabian Peninsula from 2021-2025\, he 
 took part in a range of initiatives\, including diplomacy to end regional 
 wars\, efforts to bring jailed Americans home safely\, the evacuation of a
 lmost 100\,000 Afghan allies through the Gulf\, arms sales\, semiconductor
  exports\, commercial diplomacy\, and competition with China in the Middle
  East. Benaim has served multiple stints at the White House\, State Depart
 ment and U.S. Senate\, as well as U.S. think tanks and universities\, and 
 published in&nbsp\;Foreign Affairs&nbsp\;and the&nbsp\;New York Times. He 
 is a lifetime member of the Council on Foreign Relations.*Room Change | Th
 is event will now occur in 220 EGGERS Hall | Room Change*
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SUMMARY:Daniel Benaim | America and the Gulf: Past\, Present\, and Future
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<div><p><strong>*Room Change | This event will
  now occur in 220 EGGERS Hall | Room Change*</strong></p><p>The Moynihan I
 nstitute’s Practice of Global Politics seminar series presents Daniel Bena
 im\, former deputy assistant secretary of state for the Arabian Peninsula.
 </p></div><div><br></div><div>Drawing on his experience at the U.S. Depart
 ment of State\, Benaim will explore the evolution of U.S. engagement in th
 e Gulf\, from longstanding security partnerships to today’s complex diplom
 atic\, economic and geopolitical challenges.</div><div><br></div><div><p>A
 s regional dynamics shift and global competition intensifies\, what does t
 he future hold for America’s relationships across the Gulf? This timely se
 minar offers insights into the strategic decisions shaping U.S. policy and
  what they mean for the years ahead.</p><p>Daniel Benaim previously served
  as deputy assistant secretary of state for Arabian Peninsula affairs and 
 NSC senior director for speechwriting and strategic initiatives and specia
 l assistant to the president. As deputy assistant secretary of state for t
 he Arabian Peninsula from 2021-2025\, he took part in a range of initiativ
 es\, including diplomacy to end regional wars\, efforts to bring jailed Am
 ericans home safely\, the evacuation of almost 100\,000 Afghan allies thro
 ugh the Gulf\, arms sales\, semiconductor exports\, commercial diplomacy\,
  and competition with China in the Middle East. Benaim has served multiple
  stints at the White House\, State Department and U.S. Senate\, as well as
  U.S. think tanks and universities\, and published in&nbsp\;<em>Foreign Af
 fairs</em>&nbsp\;and the&nbsp\;<em>New York Times</em>. He is a lifetime m
 ember of the Council on Foreign Relations.</p><p><strong>*Room Change | Th
 is event will now occur in 220 EGGERS Hall | Room Change*</strong></p></di
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