In this episode, panelists discuss the growing economic and security threats facing Persian Gulf countries and the future of U.S. engagement in the region.

Host: Karen E. Young, Senior Research Scholar, Center on Global Energy Policy, Columbia University; CFR Member

Guests: Joseph L. Votel, Distinguished Chair, Combating Terrorism Center at West Point; Former Commander, U.S. Central Command (2016–2019); CFR Member

Robert Mogielnicki, Nonresident Fellow, Arab Gulf States Institute; Middle East Advisor, Teneo; CFR Term Member

Elisa Catalano Ewers, Senior Fellow for Middle East Studies, Council on Foreign Relations

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