Galloway, N.J. – Steven A. Cook, a columnist at Foreign Policy magazine and an expert on Middle East politics and U.S. policy toward the region, will speak at Stockton University’s Campus Center Theatre at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 15.

Cook is the Eni Enrico Mattei Senior Fellow for Middle East and Africa Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. He is the author of four books, most recently “The End of Ambition: America’s Past, Present, and Future in the Middle East.” Copies of Cook’s latest book will be available for purchase at the event.

This event is free and open to the public. Advance registration is required. Parking is free and directions and link to a campus map will be sent to all registrants the week of the event.

The event will be hosted in collaboration with the William J. Hughes Center for Public Policy at Stockton University, the Jewish Federation of Atlantic & Cape May Counties, the Board of Jewish Education of Atlantic & Cape May and the Stockton Foundation.

About the Hughes Center 

The William J. Hughes Center for Public Policy at Stockton University serves as a catalyst for research, analysis and innovative policy solutions on the economic, social and cultural issues facing New Jersey, and promotes civic life through engagement, education and research. The nonpartisan center is named for the late William J. Hughes, whose distinguished career includes service in the U.S. House of Representatives, Ambassador to Panama, and as a Distinguished Visiting Professor at Stockton. The Hughes Center can be followed on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and X, with recorded events available on YouTube.