Atlantic Dialogue with Emma Sky

On December 8, 2020, the Netherlands Atlantic Youth will organized a program with Emma Sky,  Director of the Yale World Fellows Program and former advisor to the U.S. military in Iraq and NATO’s International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan, titled:

Atlantic Dialogue

Atlantic Dialogue aims to provide a platform to inspiring guests with a distinguished career in foreign affairs to share their insights with a new generation. Inspired by ‘town hall meetings’ in the United States, participants will play an interactive role at the event. Specifically, the program aims to engage students and young professionals in the age of 18-35 years on the celebration of 75 years of freedom and the importance of trans-Atlantic relations. During the program, participants had the opportunity to ask questions about Sky’s experiences in the Middle East, but also about her thoughts on current challenges affecting the region. What is her assessment of U.S.-Iran tensions, the Israeli-Gulf rapprochement, and President Trump’s ambition to downsize U.S. military presence in the region? Furthermore, what are Sky’s expectations of President-elect Biden’s Middle East policy?

Sky served as advisor to the Commanding General of US Forces in Iraq from 2007-2010; as advisor to the Commander of NATO’s International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan in 2006; as advisor to the US Security Co-ordinator for the Middle East Peace Process in 2005; and as Governorate Co-ordinator of Kirkuk for the Coalition Provisional Authority, 2003-2004. Prior to that, Sky worked in the Palestinian territories for a decade, managing projects to develop Palestinian institutions; and to promote co-existence between Israelis and Palestinians.