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Baker Briefing | Edward P. Djerejian Center for the Middle East | Women’s Rights, Human Rights, and Refugees | U.S.-Iran Relations | Podcast

Escalating Tensions in the Middle East

December 19, 2023 | Kelsey Norman, Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar, Kristian Coates Ulrichsen
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Kelsey Norman

Fellow for the Middle East and Director, Women’s Rights, Human Rights, and Refugees Program

Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar

Fellow for the Middle East

Kristian Coates Ulrichsen

Fellow for the Middle East | Codirector, Middle East Energy Roundtable

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Recent attacks by the Yemeni armed militant group, the Houthis, against commercial ships signal new tensions are escalating in the Red Sea and the broader Middle East. A series of events in recent weeks indicate the potential for a broader war in the region — escalating the conflict between Israel and Hamas beyond Gaza.

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  • Kelsey Norman, Ph.D., Ph.D., Fellow for the Middle East and Director, Women's Rights, Human Rights and Refugees Program, Baker Institute
  • Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar, Ph.D., Fellow for the Middle East, Baker Institute
  • Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, Ph.D., Fellow for the Middle East, Baker Institute

This episode was recorded on Friday, Dec. 15, 2023.

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