The pace and scope of economic development initiatives and policies announced during the first five years of Saudi Vision 2030 have been dizzying, but any eventual progress is likely to be either broad and incremental or narrow and deep.
Lacking and intermittent payments to soldiers risk incentivizing local small wars that could persist regardless of whether a national conflict resolution deal is achieved.
In June 2020, I wrapped up two and a half years of service as the senior U.S. diplomat on the ground in northeastern Syria. It was a terribly frustrating but also enriching experience.
كانت وتيرة ونطاق مبادرات التنمية الاقتصادية وسياساتها التي تم الإعلان عنها خلال السنوات الخمس الأولى من رؤية السعودية 2030 مدهشة، لكن أي تقدم في نهاية المطاف من المرجح أن يكون إما واسعًا وتراكميًا أو ضيقًا وعميقًا
تُظهر المبادرات الرمضانية هذا العام، والتي تركز على الإحساس بالانتماء المجتمعي والمساهمة في التنمية، كيفية اعتماد الحكومة السعودية المتزايد على المواطنين للقيام بدورهم في التحول المتواصل
On May 19, AGSIW will host a discussion with Robin Mills, Li-Chen Sim, and Faris Al-Sulayman on the transition to alternative energy sources in the Middle East and North Africa. Kate Dourian will moderate the discussion.
On April 28, AGSIW hosted a discussion with Fatima Abo Alasrar, Ibrahim Jalal, and Rasha Jarhum on efforts to end the conflict in Yemen. Gregory D. Johnsen moderated the discussion.
In the Media
PBS: In an interview, Ambassador Douglas A. Silliman took stock of the Abraham Accords and considered the future of conflict resolution in the Middle East.
Middle East Policy Council:Aisha Al-Sarihi spoke on the panel "The Impact of Climate Change on the Middle East" at the Middle East Policy Council's Capitol Hill conference.
Center for the Study of the Middle East at Indiana University:Ambassador Douglas A. Silliman delivered the keynote lecture, "Dilemmas for the Biden Administration in the Gulf," at the inaugural Gulf Security Forum.
