About this episode

Panelists discuss the economic and security threats facing Persian Gulf countries and the future of U.S. engagement in the region.

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 Want more comprehensive analysis of global news and events sent straight to your inbox? Subscribe to CFR’s Daily News Brief newsletter. To keep tabs on all CFR events, visit cfr.org/event. To watch this event, please visit it on our YouTube channel: The Gulf After the Iran War

People in this episode

Host: Karen E. Young

Guests: Joseph L. Votel, Robert Mogielnicki, Elisa Catalano Ewers

Topics covered

• Persian Gulf
• U.S. engagement
• economic threats
• security threats
• Iran War

Keywords

• Persian Gulf
• Iran War
• U.S. engagement
• economic threats
• security threats

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Council on Foreign Relations, Center on Global Energy Policy, Arab Gulf States Institute, Teneo, U.S. Central Command

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