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Lecture

Hagai M. Segal
Democratic Crisis? The U.S. and Israel at Historic Crossroads

Monday 18.08.2025

How to watch

This lecture starts on 18 August at 5:00pm (UK).

Summary

Both the U.S. and Israel are currently embroiled in unprecedented domestic political change, with their elected leaders arguing for the urgent need for action and their opponents accusing them of unnecessarily putting the stability of their democracies at risk. The processes in both countries are not just comparable, but are playing out in tandem and with vital connections. Join Hagai as he explores and explains the latest dynamics.

Hagai M. Segal

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Hagai M. Segal is a multi award-winning academic, consultant, and analyst, specializing in geopolitics, terrorism, and the Middle East. A New York University London professor and Oxford University tutor, Hagai sits on the UK Steering Committee of OSAC (the Overseas Security Advisory Council, U.S. Department of State), served for a decade on the London First Security and Resilience Advisory Board, and has worked with and advised numerous government agencies and other public bodies across the globe, including the FBI, the Metropolitan Police and the British Armed Forces. Hagai also helped plan and facilitate a round of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks in 2004, and uses maps from these and other negotiations in his teaching/education sessions. (He is not to be confused with a commentator in Israel of the same name Hagai Segal/Haggai Segal!)