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June 6, 2022
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Upcoming Event
Art Talk: Artists in the Gulf Push Creative and Cultural Boundaries
Wednesday June 8 | 9:00 - 10:30 am EST
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On June 8, AGSIW and the Khaleeji Art Museum will host a discussion featuring three artists from Kuwait, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates. Manar Alhinai, founder and director of programs at the Khaleeji Art Museum, will moderate the conversation.
Supporters of Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr hold posters with his photo as they celebrate the passing of a law criminalizing the normalization of ties with Israel, in Tahrir Square, Baghdad, Iraq, May 26. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
AP Photo/Hadi Mizban
Publications
Iraq's Anti-Normalization Law Could Prove a Risky Political Stunt
  Yerevan Saeed and Hussein Ibish

Iraq’s criminalization of relations with Israel may be domestic political maneuvering, but it could come at a heavy cost for several constituencies.
Gulf Net-Zero Pledges in a Challenging Global Energy Security Environment
  Erhan Akkas and Erdogan Burak Ezeroglu

Gulf states will have to reconcile their plans for increasing oil and gas production and investments in fossil fuels with their ambitious climate targets.
Saudi Arabia’s Abaya Signals a New Era of Fashion, Empowerment, and Cultural Pride
  Shaistha Khan | اقرأ بالعربية

The contemporary Saudi abaya and its alternatives have come to represent high fashion and individual style.
From Quantity to Quality: Restructuring Saudi Arabia's Scholarship Program
  Lujain Alotaibi

The new phase of Saudi Arabia’s scholarship program bears the influence of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and his aspirations for the kingdom and Saudi youth.
AGSIW in Arabic
  يبدو أن النشاط الدبلوماسي الأمريكي رفيع المستوى، في الآونة الأخيرة، يهدف لمعالجة شكاوى العواصم الخليجية
  أصبحت العباءة السعودية المعاصرة وبدائلها تمثل آخر صيحات الموضة والأناقة الفردية
  يوضح محمد سعدون الكواري كيف أصبحت رياضة البادل من الرياضات المحببة محليًا في كل الدول الخليجية
Past Event
Understanding Global Political Violence: Implications for the Middle East and the West
 
On May 31, AGSIW hosted researchers and guests from the Chicago Project on Security and Threats to present findings and insights into political violence across the globe for 2021.
In the Media
  • CNBC: In an interview, Ambassador William Roebuck discussed President Joseph R. Biden Jr.'s planned trip to Saudi Arabia.
  • CNN: Robert Mogielnicki commented on Israeli-Gulf economic and trade relations.
  • Business Insider: Hussein Ibish discussed U.S.-Saudi relations and Biden's planned trip to Saudi Arabia.
  • Al Hurra: In an interview, Roebuck discussed Turkey’s threats for further military action in northern Syria.
  • The National: Ibish commented on Queen Elizabeth II's tour of the Gulf states in the 1970s and its impact on Gulf-U.K. relations.
Outreach
  • Foreign Service Institute: Ambassador Douglas A. Silliman spoke to a training class of U.S. Department of State regional security officers about the relationship between security officers and ambassadors.
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