With the U.S. reducing its military presence in the Levant to a fraction compared to the massive footprint it had in the region during the campaigns in Iraq and against Daesh, and with Russia preoccupied with its failed war in Ukraine, it would seem unlikely that tensions between the two powers would rise here, away from the European Theatre of Operations. Yet this is what happened, when Russian pilots flew too close for comfort to American planes over Syria, and American patrols came under fire by Russian-affiliated groups. Is it by design or neglect, and can it escalate further into a major confrontation?
Host - Col. (Res.) Reuven Ben-Shalom, TV7 Powers-in-Play Panelist, Cross-Cultural Strategist and Associate at ICT, Reichman University
Panel:
1. Col. (Ret.) Dr. Eran Lerman, Co-host TV7 Middle East Review, Powers-in-Play Panelist, JISS VP and Editor in Chief of the Jerusalem Strategic Tribune
2. Brigadier General (Res.) Doron Gavish, Former Air Defense Chief, Israel Air Force
3. Analyst Mr. Amir Oren
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With the U.S. reducing its military presence in the Levant to a fraction compared to the massive footprint it had in the region during the campaigns in Iraq and against Daesh, and with Russia preoccupied with its failed war in Ukraine, it would seem unlikely that tensions between the two powers would rise here, away from the European Theatre of Operations. Yet this is what happened, when Russian pilots flew too close for comfort to American planes over Syria, and American patrols came under fire by Russian-affiliated groups. Is it by design or neglect, and can it escalate further into a major confrontation?
Host - Col. (Res.) Reuven Ben-Shalom, TV7 Powers-in-Play Panelist, Cross-Cultural Strategist and Associate at ICT, Reichman University
Panel:
1. Col. (Ret.) Dr. Eran Lerman, Co-host TV7 Middle East Review, Powers-in-Play Panelist, JISS VP and Editor in Chief of the Jerusalem Strategic Tribune
2. Brigadier General (Res.) Doron Gavish, Former Air Defense Chief, Israel Air Force
3. Analyst Mr. Amir Oren
US-Saudi relations amid China’s growing Mideast influence– Jerusalem Studio 779
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US-Saudi relations amid China’s growing Mideast influence– Jerusalem Studio 779
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Saudi Arabia last week for three declared reasons: to make sure the anti-Islamic State coalition maintains its important function, confer with the Gulf Cooperation Council and to improve bilateral ties between Washington and Riyadh.
Immediately prior to the summit, the top White House diplomat delivered an address to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) lobby group in which he indicated the possibility of further steps toward Saudi-Israeli normalization, while cautioning certain conditions must be met before realization of this long-expected development.
Blinken’s visit was also held against the backdrop of diplomatic and commercial American competition with Russia and especially China. Though the administration of US President Joe Biden has vowed there will not be a vacuum in the Mideast due to a shift of its top priorities elsewhere, Beijing seems to have already taken advantage of the perceived regional readjustment of American attention.
Panel: - Host: Jonathan Hessen.
- Amir Oren, Editor at Large, Host of Watchmen Talk and Powers in Play.
- Amb. William Roebuck, Executive Vice President of The Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington, D.C.
- Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Mark Kimmitt, Former US Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs.
- Col. (Ret.) Dr. Eran Lerman, Co-host TV7 Middle East Review and Vice President Jerusalem Institute for Strategy Security.
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https://www.tv7israelnews.com/iran-saudis-to-reopen-mutual-embassies/
https://www.tv7israelnews.com/netanyahu-urges-closer-us-saudi-ties/
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https://www.tv7israelnews.com/israel-hoping-for-saudi-breakthrough/
https://www.tv7israelnews.com/iran-saudis-to-reopen-mutual-embassies/
https://www.tv7israelnews.com/netanyahu-urges-closer-us-saudi-ties/
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Jerusalem Studio
With the U.S. reducing its military presence in the Levant to a fraction compared to the massive footprint it had in the region during the campaigns in Iraq and against Daesh, and with Russia preoccupied with its failed war in Ukraine, it would seem unlikely that tensions between the two powers would rise here, away from the European Theatre of Operations. Yet this is what happened, when Russian pilots flew too close for comfort to American planes over Syria, and American patrols came under fire by Russian-affiliated groups. Is it by design or neglect, and can it escalate further into a major confrontation?
Host - Col. (Res.) Reuven Ben-Shalom, TV7 Powers-in-Play Panelist, Cross-Cultural Strategist and Associate at ICT, Reichman University
Panel:
1. Col. (Ret.) Dr. Eran Lerman, Co-host TV7 Middle East Review, Powers-in-Play Panelist, JISS VP and Editor in Chief of the Jerusalem Strategic Tribune
2. Brigadier General (Res.) Doron Gavish, Former Air Defense Chief, Israel Air Force
3. Analyst Mr. Amir Oren
