Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) agreed to a peace agreement on August 13, 2020. The official signing ceremony was arranged to take place at the White House on September 15. As a result, the UAE will be the third Arab country, after Egypt in 1979 and Jordan in 1994, to formally normalize relations with Israel. This will include business relations, tourism, direct flights, scientific cooperation, and full diplomatic ties. While the agreement is popular in Israel, the Israeli security establishment worries that it might also involve massive American arms sales to the UAE. Supporters of President Trump have concluded that the agreement should serve as the basis for him to receive a Nobel Peace Prize, while others question this assessment.
Ralph Nurnberger will discuss the “behind the scenes” activities to explain how the agreement was achieved. He will discuss secrete negotiations and meetings that helped set the stage for the agreement. He will outline the “winners” and “losers” in order to better understand what this pact truly means for “peace”.
Ralph Nurnberger, will focus on two issues regarding the Vice Presidency. First, he will discuss the historic and substantive role of the Vice President. The nation’s first Vice President, John Adams, wrote: “My country has in its wisdom contrived the most insignificant office that ever the invention of man contrived, or his imagination conceived.” How has this office developed over the course of American history? The second topic deals with the role of Vice-Presidential candidates on national tickets. He will provide details on how the candidates are chosen and whether it matters who is selected to run for Vice President. A recent nominee for Vice President stated: “Remember, no one decides who they are going to vote for based on the Vice President.” Is this the case?
Only days after the election is completed, Ralph Nurnberger will discuss the results of the Presidential and Congressional elections. This presentation will provide an up to the minute analysis of the status of the 2020 elections. But, even nine days after the polls have closed, it is possible that we may not know the winner of the Presidential and Congressional elections. The final results may not be known for days, and even weeks, after November 3; likely leading to protests and court challenges. In four previous presidential elections the electoral college results remained inconclusive for many weeks, leading to periods of unrest before final decisions were reached.
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