David Makovsky

David Makovsky is the Ziegler Distinguished Fellow at The Washington Institute and director of its Koret Project on Arab-Israel Relations. He is also an adjunct professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. During the Obama administration, he worked in the Office of the U.S. Secretary of State as a senior advisor to the Special Envoy for Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations. He hosts the podcast Decision Points, focused on Israel-Arab-American politics and history, and...See more

David Makovsky is the Ziegler Distinguished Fellow at The Washington Institute and director of its Koret Project on Arab-Israel Relations. He is also an adjunct professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. During the Obama administration, he worked in the Office of the U.S. Secretary of State as a senior advisor to the Special Envoy for Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations. He hosts the podcast Decision Points, focused on Israel-Arab-American politics and history, and recently coauthored with Dennis Ross Be Strong and of Good Courage: How Israel's Most Important Leaders Shaped Its Destiny (PublicAffairs). He also wrote the Institute Transition 2021 note Building Bridges for Peace: U.S. Policy Toward Arab States, Palestinians, and Israel. See less