How can Saudi Arabia and Egypt help confront toxic ideologies

Saudi Arabia and Egypt share substantial influence as exporters of religion, culture, and politics across the Arabicspeaking world. The Trump administration, having rewarmed ties with both countries, now has an opportunity to engage them in a campaign of competitive soft power to challenge toxic ideologies and promote domestic reform. To discuss what such a strategy might look like, The Washington Institute is pleased to host a Policy Forum with Joseph Braude and Samuel Tadros. Joseph Braude is an advisor to AlMesbar Studies and Research Center and a senior fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute. For his latest book, Broadcasting Change: Arabic Media as a Catalyst for Liberalism, he studied liberalizing trends in Saudi Arabia and Egypt. Through his work as a participant in Arabic print and broadcast media, he has tested techniques to strengthen them. Samuel Tadros is a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute s Center for Religious Freedom and a distinguished visiting fe