{"id":3145,"date":"2016-11-20T10:46:00","date_gmt":"2016-11-20T06:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mbrsc.aud.edu\/MBRSCPost\/?p=3145"},"modified":"2016-11-20T11:03:13","modified_gmt":"2016-11-20T07:03:13","slug":"the-american-university-in-dubai-hosted-dr-lisa-anderson-this-sunday-who-gave-a-conference-about-us-foreign-relations-with-the-middle-east","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mbrsc.aud.edu\/MBRSCPost\/the-american-university-in-dubai-hosted-dr-lisa-anderson-this-sunday-who-gave-a-conference-about-us-foreign-relations-with-the-middle-east\/","title":{"rendered":"The American University in Dubai hosted Dr. Lisa Anderson this Sunday, who gave a conference about US Foreign Relations with the Middle East"},"content":{"rendered":"

The talk was attended by both AUD students and faculty, and centered on forecasting US Foreign Relations with Middle East during president-elect, Donald trump\u2019s presidency.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

Political scientist, Dr. Lisa Anderson is the former President of the American University in Cairo. Before her time at AUC, Anderson had been a professor of International Relations, and the dean of the School of, International and Public Affairs at Columbia University.<\/p>\n

In her speech, Dr. Anderson talked about Trump\u2019s unusual campaign, describing it as \u201ccandid to the point of vulgarity,\u201d and that it \u201cprofoundly scared millions of Americans.\u201d<\/p>\n

Anderson also added that based on statements Trump has given, both during the campaign, and before it, the president-elect intends to take an isolationist and mercantilist approach to foreign relations, that relied on \u201cextreme military strength\u201d and distrust of allies.<\/p>\n

In addition, Anderson explained that Trump claims to be motivated to halt purchases of oil from Saudi Arabia, unless they help militarily or monetarily with the \u201cwar against terrorism.\u201d As well as adopt a one-state solution to the Palestine-Israel situation.<\/p>\n

Anderson surmised that such policies are reminiscent of a 1928 America, and that they may lead to an economic depression or a war.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it would be very dangerous to become isolationist, it would not be a feasible move, because America can\u2019t isolate itself since it is heavily dependent, economically, on other countries such as China,\u201d said attendee, Tarek al Shawa (21), President of the Finance and Accounting Club at AUD. \u2018If the US decides to sabotage relations with china, china can easily crash the US market,\u201d<\/p>\n

However, Anderson explained that in practice, the US senate would not allow for any drastic changes to be made by the President, even with a Republican majority in congress.<\/p>\n

There were differences of opinion amongst the student crowd attending the talk about whether the Trump administration would be beneficial to the Middle East or not.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter hearing that Trump wants to be an isolationist and not be involved with the Middle East, I support him,\u201d said Sarah (20), an international relations student. \u201c I think it\u2019s about time the US stopped intervening in Arab affairs,\u201d she continued.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think Trump would be good for the Middle East,\u201d argued Mohammed (21), an Electrical Engineering Student, \u201c I don\u2019t think he will actually make America isolationist, it\u2019s impossible in reality, and especially not with his plans to destroy [ISIS] in Syria.\u201d<\/p>\n

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