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Red, Green, and Blue: Islamism’s Reach in American Politics: Elections

Monday, September 30
11:00am Pacific Time | 2:00pm Eastern Time
Event Details
Delve into middle eastern foreign influence in U.S. politics and elections with national security experts Ryan Mauro and Michael Pregent.

This is part 2 of 6 in our series in collaboration with the Middle East Forum.

AJU’s Rick Richman and MEF’s Ryan Mauro and Michael Pregent discuss the impact of Middle Eastern actors, particularly Islamist groups and state actors, on American political processes and elections.

Cost: Free
Guest: Ryan Mauro

Ryan Mauro is a counter-extremism/national security specialist. He is an investigative researcher for Capital Research Center focused on extremist groups and threats from foreign entities. 

Guest: Michael Pregent

Michael Pregent is a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute, and a former U.S. Army intelligence officer. He is a senior Middle East analyst, a former adjunct lecturer for the College of International Security Affairs, and a visiting fellow at the Institute for National Strategic Studies at the National Defense University. 

Host: Rick Richman

Rick Richman is a resident scholar at American Jewish University and the author of Racing Against History: The 1940 Campaign for a Jewish Army to Fight Hitler. He graduated with honors from Harvard College and New York University Law School. He has written for Commentary, The Jewish Journal, The Jewish Review of Books, Mosaic Magazine, The New York Post, The New York Sun and other publications, and is the author of the chapter on American Zionism in What America Owes the Jews, What Jews Owe America.

Follow the link to explore Rick Richman’s newest release from 2023, “And None Shall Make Them Afraid: Eight Stories of the Modern State of Israel.”