The Instituto Franklin-UAH and Centro Sefarad-Israel analyze how a second Trump term could affect the conflict in the Middle East
On November 26th, 2024, the Instituto Franklin-UAH and the Centro Sefarad-Israel organized the round table “The new presidency of the United States on the situation in the Middle East,” held at the headquarters of the latter, with the aim of predicting the direction of US foreign policy following the victory of Donald Trump in the presidential elections celebrated on November 5th.
The roundtable was held after welcoming remarks by Ana Pellicer, Coordinator of Institutional Relations at Centro Sefarad-Israel, and Esperanza Cerdá Redondo, Academic Secretary of the Instituto Franklin de la Universidad de Alcalá, and was comprised of David García Cantalapiedra, Associate Professor of International Relations at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Marta González Isidoro, expert in International Relations, Security and Defense, and Juan Tovar, Associate Professor of International Relations at the Universidad de Burgos, and chaired by Diana Mata, journalist specialized in North American Studies.
During the round table, the experts explained the historical evolution of the situation in the Middle East, with particular emphasis on the conflict in the Gaza Strip, from its beginnings in the middle of the 20th Century to the present day. They also analyzed the position of the different US presidents with respect to the war zones in the Middle East, and predicted how Trump might or might not follow the foreign policy line existing until today during his second term. To conclude, a question-and-answer session was opened for attendees to share their doubts and thoughts with the experts.
More than 50 people attended the round table.
