The Middle East

Guests: John Macfarlane, adjunct Utah Valley University political science professor Josh Gubler, professor of political science at BYU Steven Lobell, from the Department of Political Science at the University of Utah, author of six books on International Relations and Middle Eastern studies President Barack Obama had probably hoped for a better turnout of Persian Gulf leaders at Camp David this week. The U.S. organized the summit with the goal of smoothing feathers and getting buy-in from Arab leaders unhappy that America is negotiating a nuclear deal with their sworn enemy—Iran. But of the six Gulf States, only the leaders of Qatar and Kuwait have come to Camp David. The King of Saudi Arabia notably cancelled at the last minute – which was widely viewed as a snub. Bahrain’s King is also a no-show.