Our History
2014
Traveling to Jerusalem in April, the core team of the International Abrahamic Network (IAN) was fortunate to be in the area during a time of relative quiet, as just weeks later war broke out between Hamas and Israel. During our visit, we were invited to Arab and Israeli homes and had access to West Bank communities that can no longer be accessed. We returned to the United States with new appreciation for the ongoing struggle of the Abrahamic family in the Middle East and with new leads to solving some of its conflicts.
IAN gathered its advisory team for a public presentation in Mill Valley, California about our recent trip to Israel and Palestine that included a fascinating summary discussion of the J Street meeting held in San Francisco for the first time – www.jstreet.org. Advisor Huda Abu Arqoub was a keynote speaker at that event and a lively discussant along with our Abrahamic team at the Mill Valley meeting.
Launched the first of several conferences to discuss the worsening diplomatic relations between Russia and the West. The first meeting in this series, titled COLD WAR II: How Intelligence and Media Shape Public Perceptions, was held in Paris in September. More than a few commentators now warn that a new Cold War has begun. With this in mind we brought together retired intelligence professionals, senior diplomats, and seasoned writers from both countries to discuss the Cold War and the future of Russian-American relations in view of current events in Ukraine.