Anthony H. Cordesman

Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy

Rashid Khalidi

Palestinian-American Historian, Award-Winning Author & Professor of Arab Studies at Columbia University

Rashid Khalidi on why memory of the Nakba is stronger than ever

Juan Zarate

Former Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for Combating Terrorism

Hala Gorani

Anchor and Correspondent, CNN

Jennifer Miller

Author & Journalist

Stephen Kinzer

Award-winning Correspondent / Author

Michael Smerconish

Independent Political Analyst; Host of "The Michael Smerconish Program" on SiriusXM; Host of CNN's "Smerconish;" Newspaper Columnist & Bestselling Author

Majid Rafizadeh

Middle East Expert & Human Rights Activist

Shibley Telhami

Professor for Peace and Development at the University of Maryland

The Peace Puzzle: America's Quest for Arab-Israeli Peace, 1989–2011

Jytte Klausen

Expert on Islam, Author

Shlomo Ben-Ami

Former Israeli Foreign Minister; Vice President of the Toledo International Center for Peace

Dean Obeidallah

Political Comedian & Writer

Salam Fayyad

Former Prime Minister of Palestine; Consultant on Foreign Affairs & International Security

Cameron Munter

US Ambassador to Pakistan (2010-2012) and Serbia (2007-2009); Academic and Tactical Expert in Domestic and Foreign Affairs

Amos Yadlin

Head of the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS); Former Head of the IDF’s Military Intelligence Directorate

Trita Parsi

President of the National Iranian American Council & Author of Several Award-Winning Books on US Foreign Policy

Tamim Ansary

Afghan American Author

Mustapha Kamel Nabli

Economist, Tunisia

Dr. Richard Bulliet

Professor of History, Middle East Institute, Columbia University

Najib Mikati

Prime Minister of Lebanon