“We are changing chairs on the Titanic if we keep repeating the same foreign policy failures.”
In this episode of The MPAC Podcast with Salam Al-Marayati, host Salam Al-Marayati sits down with longtime friend, scholar, and Middle East policy expert Dr. Jerrold “Jerry” Green. With extensive experience living in Egypt, Iran, and Israel, Dr. Green brings an untapped depth of knowledge to dissecting where Washington’s geopolitical strategies fall desperately short.
Together, they dive into the structural shortcomings of American diplomacy and challenge the establishment’s heavy reliance on military action over human-centered engagement.
Key Topics Discussed:
The Power of People-to-People Diplomacy: Why the US government remains profoundly ill-equipped to navigate Middle Eastern politics and culture despite possessing a rich reservoir of diasporic and native understanding right here at home.
The Myth of Sanctions:
How aggressive sanctions on countries like Iraq and Iran systematically devastate ordinary citizens while leaving the ruling regimes virtually untouched.
Intelligence Community Bias:
A critical look at why foreign terrorist designation lists disproportionately target Muslims while completely ignoring rising global threats like white supremacist, Hindu militant, and Jewish extremist groups.
The Reality of the Two-State Solution:
Assessing the collapse of two-state prospects, the annexation of Palestinian lands, and how a rising generation of American leaders – like newly elected New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani – is changing the political landscape surrounding Palestine.
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