Connections Episode 69
Kissinger in the Middle East
Mouin Rabbani interviews William B. Quandt
On Monday, 22 May Jadaliyya co-editor Mouin Rabbani spoke with William B. Quandt about Henry Kissinger and the Middle East. This episode of Connections examines US policy towards the Middle East during Kissinger’s tenure, its objectives, and legacy.
Connections offers timely and informative interviews on current events and broader policy questions, as well as themes relevant to knowledge production. It combines journalism, analysis, and scholarship.
Guest
William B. Quandt twice served on the US National Security Council, first in the Nixon administration under Henry Kissinger from 1972-1974, and from 1977-1979 in the Carter administration under Zbigniew Brezinsksi. Quandt was actively involved in the negotiations that led to the 1978 Camp David Accords and 1979 Egyptian–Israeli peace treaty. From 1979-1994 he was a Senior Fellow in the Foreign Policy Studies Program at the Brookings Institution, and during 1987-1988 served as President of the Middle East Studies Association (MESA). His numerous publications include Peace Process: American Diplomacy and the Arab-Israeli Conflict Since 1967, and Camp David: Peacemaking and Politics. A professor emeritus in the Department of Politics at the University of Virginia, his areas of expertise include Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Palestine, and U.S. foreign policy.
Host
Mouin Rabbani has published and commented widely on Palestinian affairs, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and the contemporary Middle East. He was previously Senior Analyst Middle East and Special Advisor on Israel-Palestine with the International Crisis Group, and head of political affairs with the Office of the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria. He is Co-Editor of Jadaliyya Ezine.
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