Connections: Episode 97
The Carter Presidency and the Middle East
Wednesday 15 January 2025
12 Noon EST / 18:00 CET
Join us on Wednesday, 15 January for a conversation with Jørgen Jensehaugen about the Carter Presidency and the Middle East. This episode of Connections will examine Carter’s agenda in the Middle East and the role it played in defining his presidency.
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
Jørgen Jensehaugen is a Senior Researcher at the Peace Research Institute Oslo, PRIO. He holds a PhD in modern history from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). He has published extensively on international engagement with Israel/Palestine, covering topics as UN, US and Norwegian diplomacy, as well as UNRWA and other aid mechanisms. Jensehaugen is the author of Arab-Israeli Diplomacy under Carter: The US, Israel, and the Palestinians (I.B. Tauris, 2018)
Host
Mouin Rabbani is a researcher, analyst, and commentator specialising in Palestinian affairs, the Arab-Israeli conflict, and the contemporary Middle East. He has among other positions previously served as Principal Political Affairs Officer with the Office of the UN Special Envoy for Syria, Head of Middle East with the Martti Ahtisaari Peace Foundation, and Senior Middle East Analyst and Special Advisor on Israel-Palestine with the International Crisis Group. Rabbani is Co-Editor of Jadaliyya, and a Contributing Editor of Middle East Report.