Robert Malley
President Obama’s Senior White House Advisor on ISIS and the Middle East
Internationally acknowledged as one of the most respected….
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Internationally acknowledged as one of the most respected experts on the Middle East, Robert Malley was among the Obama administration’s most trusted national security advisors, rising to become Coordinator for the Middle East, North Africa and Gulf Regions and Senior Advisor to the President for the critical Counter-ISIS campaign. His more than two decades of experience in national security, counterterrorism, and international negotiations include key roles in both the Obama and Clinton White Houses and the International Crisis Group.
Mr. Malley was the lead White House negotiator for the Iran nuclear deal and headed the U. S. team in international talks on the Syrian civil war that included the Russian Federation. He also oversaw a portfolio of security issues ranging from the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to relations with Gulf States. Mr. Malley has written and spoken widely on issues related to the Arab-Israeli conflict, the Arab Spring and U.S. policy toward the region. Now speaking on the world stage, Robert Malley is an authoritative, insightful analyst of the complicated outlook for the Middle East, regional conflicts, Iran, the future of Israel, terrorism, global risk and the prospects for U.S foreign relations in the age of President Trump.
The recipient of the 2016 State Department Distinguished Service Award for his exceptional leadership and accomplishment in foreign affairs, Robert Malley first gained international attention under President Clinton. As Principal Advisor to the President for Arab-Israeli affairs, he participated in Israeli-Palestinian and Israeli-Syrian peace talks. He went on to found the Middle East Program at the International Crisis Group, a nonprofit focused on conflict resolution where he supervised a dozen analysts in the Middle East and North Africa. Mr. Malley has taught at Georgetown University, George Washington University and New York University. He is the author of The Call from Algeria: Third Worldism, Revolution, and the Turn to Islam and has been published in The New York Times, The New York Review of Books, Foreign Affairs, The Washington Post and LeMonde, among others. A Rhodes Scholar and Harvard Law School graduate, Mr. Malley holds an M.A. in international relations and B.A. in Economics & Political Science from Yale.
Expert, insightful and full of engaging observations from inside the White House and around the world, Robert Malley’s thought provoking keynotes bring invaluable analysis of the world’s most complex and critical region—providing clarity and perspective on the risks and challenges ahead.
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Topics
U.S. Policy in the Middle East: Between Engagement & Disengagement
The New Middle Eastern Landscape: Russia, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Iran & the Trump Administration
Iran & the Nuclear Deal
The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: The End of the Two-State Solution?
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Nukes, Protests, and Iran With Robert Malley | Carnegie Connects
Newsmaker Interview: Robert Malley, United States Special Representative for Iran
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