In 2023, events in the Middle East included the capture of Nagorno-Karabakh by Azerbaijan after decades of conflict with Armenia, the U.S. Air Force shoot down of a Turkish drone sent to attack Kurdish forces in Syria making it the first ever NATO on NATO military engagement, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Israel looked to be on the brink of an historic accord, and Hamas attacked Israel with a savage attack killing more than a thousand civilians that led to the Israeli response flattening Gaza City and killing thousands and maybe tens of thousands of Palestinians. Several of these events came after the National Security Advisor to the President of the United States claimed the Middle East was the quietest it had been in decades. Whether quiet or loud, the Middle East always needs our informed attention. Like the Eagle’s 1976 song, “Hotel California,” we can checkout of the Middle East, but we can never leave. This presentation of the Forum by Lt. Col. (Ret.) Brian Steed, Ph.D., will provide keys to developing the information to understand how to interpret what one sees or reads about the region.
This event is only open to members of the ARNSF. If you are not a member but are interested in joining, contact Bob Ulin at rulin@cgscf.org.
Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Brian L. Steed served more than 28 years in a military uniform in artillery and cavalry units and as a Middle East foreign area officer. As a foreign area officer, he served in the Jordanian Armed Forces where he was a battalion deputy commander and as a liaison with the Israel Defense Forces giving him immersed cultural experiences on both banks of the Jordan River. He served repeatedly in Iraq, worked in Embassy Abu Dhabi, and traveled extensively throughout the Middle East and North Africa.
Steed has authored and edited nine books dealing with cross-cultural influence and Middle East conflict and history. He earned his Ph.D. in Political Science and History from the University of Missouri-Kansas City and is an associate professor of military history at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
Questions about registration? – Contact Lora Morgan, lora@cgscf.org or call 913-651-0624.
For questions about the ARNSF contact Col. (Ret.) Robert Ulin, Simons Center Director, at rulin@cgscf.org or call 913-240-1495.
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The Arter-Rowland National Security Forum is an exclusive professional information sharing
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