FROM WASHINGTON TO JERUSALEM: The Dynamics of US-Israel Relations

This lecture explores the critical and ever-evolving relationship between the United States and Israel, examining how recent geopolitical shifts and domestic challenges impact both countries. This lecture will cover pressing issues in security cooperation, economic partnership, and shared democratic values, analyzing how these elements shape policy decisions and the strategic bond between Washington and Jerusalem. Attendees will gain insights into the complex ways that U.S.-Israel relations influence broader regional stability, diplomacy, and the prospects for peace in the Middle East. Join us for a deep dive into the dynamics shaping one of the world’s most enduring alliances.

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Dr. Ilai Saltzman is an Associate Research Professor of Israel Studies, and the Director of the Gildenhorn Institute for Israel Studies at the University of Maryland, College Park. His scholarship and teaching focus on international security, Israeli foreign and security policy, US foreign policy, and political psychology. Dr. Saltzman is the author of Securitizing Balance of Power Theory: A Polymorphic Reconceptualization (2012). He has also written numerous scholarly articles, and book chapters, as well as commentaries in the Los Angeles Times, Ha’aretz, The Jerusalem Post, and other prominent outlets. Dr. Saltzman earned his Ph.D. in International Relations in 2010 from the University of Haifa and was a postdoctoral research fellow at the International Security Program (ISP), Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University (2009-2010).