On July 22, AGSIW will host a discussion with Ibrahim Hamidi, Emile Hokayem, and Ambassador William Roebuckexamining Gulf Arab reengagement with the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Jennifer Cafarella will moderate the discussion.
On July 27, AGSIW and the National University of Singapore's Middle East Institute will host a discussion with Tilak Doshi, Kate Dourian, and Robert Mogielnicki on economic diversification efforts in the Gulf Arab states. Clemens Chay will moderate the discussion.
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The recently announced U.S.-led G-7 infrastructure plan will need to play catch up if it is going to compete with China's more established Belt and Road Initiative.
Why are Saudi and Emirati policymakers committing billions of dollars to developing production capacity for a fuel for which there is almost no existing commercial demand?
Billed as a “key pillar” of Vision 2030, Saudi Arabia's National Transport and Logistics Strategy calls for $147 billion in investments over nine years, including plans for a second national airline and new logistics zones.
On July 15, AGSIW hosted a discussion with Nadwa Al-Dawsari, Peter Salisbury, and Maysaa Shuja al-Deen on the top issues and challenges facing the incoming United Nations special envoy for Yemen. Gregory D. Johnsen moderated the discussion.
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Al Hurra: In an interview, Geneive Abdo discussed Iraq's upcoming parliamentary elections and the announcement by Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr that he will not run.
