President Trump's approach to the Middle East

 A Syrian doctor treating a child following a suspected chemical attack
This photo provided Tuesday, April 4, 2017 by the Syrian anti-government activist group Edlib Media Center, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows a Syrian doctor treating a child following a suspected chemical attack, at a makeshift hospital, in the town of Khan Sheikhoun, northern Idlib province, Syria. The suspected chemical attack killed dozens of people on Tuesday, Syrian opposition activists said, describing the attack as among the worst in the country's six-year civil war.
Edlib Media Center, via AP

Middle East and national security scholars analyze President Trump's approach to the multiple problems in the Middle East, including Syria, Iran, Israel and ISIS.

From the America Abroad series, hosted by Madeleine Brand.

Her guests include:

Henri Barkey, Director of the Middle East Program, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

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Phyliss Bennis, Director, New Internationalism Project, Institute for Policy Studies

Mark Dubowitz, CEO, Foundation for Defense of Democracies

Robert S. Ford, Former US Ambassador to Syria & Senior Fellow, Middle East Institute

Reuel Marc Gerecht, Senior Fellow, Foundation for the Defense of Democracies

Nicholas Heras, Fellow, Middle East Security Program, Center for a New American Security

James Jeffrey, Former US Ambassador to Turkey & Distinguished Fellow, Washington Institute for Near East Policy

Kimberly Kagan, Founder & President, Institute for the Study of War

Aaron David Miller, Vice President for New Initiatives, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

Trita Parsi, Founder & President, National Iranian American Council

Dennis Ross, Former US Ambassador & Distinguished Fellow, Washington Institute for Near East Policy

Robert Wexler, President, S. Daniel Abraham Center for Middle East Peace in Washington & Former Congressman (D,FL)

To listen to the program, click the audio player above.