Antony Blinken on Future of Middle East
On 14 January, outgoing U.S. Secretary Antony J. Blinken addressed the Atlantic Council on the subject “Toward the Promise of a More Integrated Middle East”. The video below contains his speech, the text of which can be found here.
The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas was still in the future but was central to Blinken’s thoughts and hopes for the future relations between Jews and Palestinians. He also reflected on the changing situation in Syria and elsewhere in the Middle East.