Josh Paul Interview Wednesday; Josh Ruebner Interview 2/25; "Trump’s Imperial Fantasy Begins with Gaza" (Beinart)

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February 10, 2026

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US Domestic and Foreign Policy and its Implications in the Middle East

Part two in a series with eminent political analysts

An Interview with

Wednesday, February 11, 12:00noon ET

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Join ICAHD-USA co-chair Michael Spath for an in-depth conversation with Josh Paul co-founder of A New Policy. He resigned from the State Department in October, 2023 due to his disagreement with the Biden Administration’s decision to rush lethal military assistance to Israel in the context of its war on Gaza.

Josh had previously spent over 11 years working as a Director in the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, which is responsible for U.S. defense diplomacy, security assistance, and arms transfers. He previously worked on security reform in both Iraq and the West Bank, as well as in the Office of the Secretary of Defense.

Josh is a recipient of the 2023 Callaway Award for Civic Courage and 2024 MedGlobal Award for Courage.

Part two in a series with eminent political analysts

An Interview with

Wednesday, February 25, 1:30pm ET

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Join ICAHD-USA co-chair Michael Spath in conversation with Josh Ruebner, Policy Director of the Institute for Middle East Understanding Policy Project.

His PhD dissertation: "A Tragedy of Catastrophic Proportions: The United States and the Palestinian Nakba, 1947-1949".

Josh is a lecturer in Georgetown University's Program on Justice and Peace and a Faculty Fellow at Georgetown University's Center for Social Justice Research, Teaching & Service, 2026-2027, and has previously worked at Americans for Justice in Palestine Action, the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights, and Congressional Research Service.

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