At a pivotal moment for the Middle East, The Jerusalem Strategic Tribune convened senior policymakers, strategists, and thought leaders for a private breakfast briefing marking the publication of its seventeenth issue.
The gathering featured distinguished guest speaker Eliot A. Cohen — strategist, author, former Counselor at the U.S. State Department, and Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy at Center for Strategic and International Studies — whose work has long shaped serious thinking on war, statecraft, and American strategy.
Held under Chatham House Rules, the discussion itself remains confidential.
But the strategic questions that brought participants together could not be more urgent.
How should we think about the day after conflict?
What might Iran’s transition mean for the region?
And can this historic moment help shape a genuinely new Middle East?
These questions are no longer theoretical. They are shaping the future now.
The Day After: Iran’s Transition and the Architecture of a New Middle East
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April 2026
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