On Friday June 24, AGSIW, the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, and the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates in Washington, DC will host a discussion featuring three culture bearers from the UAE.
As part of a nation-branding strategy, Saudi leaders aim to foster the kingdom’s cultural resources to improve its image abroad as a means to attract investment and align interests.
The alliance of producers is hastening the timetable to restore barrels of oil to the market in a deft diplomatic maneuver that has been welcomed by Washington and Moscow.
الحرب الأوكرانية لم تؤثر فقط على إمدادات الأغذية في العالم، بل أيضًا إمدادات الطاقة مع ما يعنيه ذلك من تضخم في الأسعار وتراجع النمو الاقتصادي في العالم
On June 8, AGSIW and the Khaleeji Art Museum hosted a discussion featuring artists Maha Alasaker, Hessa Al Suwaidi, and Mahmood Al Zadjali from Kuwait, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Manar Alhinai, founder and director of programs at the Khaleeji Art Museum, moderated the conversation.
In the Media
The World: In an interview, Kristin Smith Diwan discussed President Joseph R. Biden Jr.'s planned trip to Saudi Arabia and U.S.-Saudi relations.
Bank of America:Kristin Smith Diwan spoke on the panel "Middle East: Oasis of Calm or Mirage in the Desert?" at the 2022 Emerging Markets Debt & Equity Conference.
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