On June 16, AGSIW will host a discussion with Thomas L. Friedman, Suzanne Maloney, and Ambassador Frank G. Wisner on the ongoing Vienna negotiations aimed at reviving the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action nuclear agreement. Hussein Ibish will moderate the discussion.
On June 17, AGSIW will host Aisha Al Abdooli, acting assistant undersecretary for green development and climate change for the UAE’s Ministry of Climate Change and Environment, to discuss the UAE’s climate-related initiatives and multilateral collaborative efforts.
OPEC and its Russian-led allies stick to their planned oil production strategy, issuing words of caution regarding the strength of the demand recovery.
في الوقت الذي أثارت فيه نسبة البطالة المرتفعة بين الشباب موجة الاحتجاجات الأخيرة في سلطنة عمان، غير أن المشكلة الآن تتجاوز البحث عن فرص العمل إلى ما هو ابعد من ذلك
On June 9, AGSIW and SEPAD hosted a discussion with Geneive Abdo, Simon Mabon, and Maha Yahya examining sectarianism and nationalism in the Middle East. Kristin Smith Diwan moderated the discussion.
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AGSIW Archive
As part of economic diversification efforts, Abu Dhabi recently pledged $6 billion toward investments in the UAE's cultural and creative sectors. Hanan Sayed Worrell's 2017 paper "The UAE's Emergence as a Hub for Contemporary Art" highlights some of the cultural luminaries that built the contemporary art scene in the UAE as well as the museums and institutions that have served to regionalize and internationalize it.
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AFP:Robert Mogielnicki discussed the UAE's introduction of new taxes and implications for foreign investment.
