During a rare, unscripted interview with Washington Institute Executive Director Robert Satloff, Jordan's King Abdullah II shared his views on a range of issues affecting the Middle East, from the implications of potential U.S. military withdrawal, to the complicated state of Jordan-Israel relations, to the threat of a resurgent ISIS. The conversation was the highlight of the November 21, 2019, Scholar-Statesman Award presentation, in which the research organization bestowed its highest honor on the king at a special gala in New York City.