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Join the Principal Director of the New York Center of Policy Affairs, Justin Russell, as he speaks with Dr. Gregory D. Johnsen. The two will breakdown the key differences in the Trump and Biden administrations in their approach to foreign policy in the Middle East. Dr. Gregory Johnsen also takes us through a comprehensive look at the United States policy towards the conflict in Yemen, and what the future might hold for the United States relationship with the main players in the region.

You can find Dr. Johnsen's latest book "The Last Refuge: Yemen, Al-Qaeda, and America's War in Arabia." here.

In our inaugural outing for MESSAGE TRAFFIC, the NYCFPA's new podcast...we interview BEN ROWSWELL, President and Research Director of The Canadian International Council in Toronto.   The discussion focuses on how badly did the Trump Administration hurt the relationship with our neighbors to the north...is the relationship broken beyond repair...and how optimistic are Canadians on the incoming Biden Administration?  The discussion also addresses the bigger issue of why Americans should be concerned about the important relationship we have with Canada.  

A little bit about our guest...Prior to heading up the Canadian International Council, Mr. Rowswell served as Canada’s Ambassador to Venezuela from 2014 to 2017. This capped a 25-year career as a professional diplomat including assignments in Canada’s embassies to Egypt, to the United States, and in Canada’s Permanent Mission to the UN. He served as Canada’s first diplomatic envoy to Baghdad, Iraq, after the fall of Saddam Hussein from 2003 to 2005, as Deputy Ambassador to Afghanistan and as head of the NATO Provincial Reconstruction Team in Kandahar between 2008 and 2010.

Our first podcast and a brief introduction to the NEW YORK CENTER FOR FOREIGN POLICY AFFAIRS!  

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