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.
Muqtada al-Sadr’s announcement that he will boycott upcoming parliamentary elections has thrown the electoral process into disarray at a time when the future stability of Iraq depends on legitimate and transparent elections.
Divisions among Libya’s political, security, and financial institutions remain a key obstacle to the political transition process, and foreign powers still stoke many of these divisions for their own strategic interests.
Mogielnicki examines how Dubai's free zones contribute to the growth of artificial intelligence utilization in the Gulf in the book Artificial Intelligence in the Gulf: Challenges and Opportunities (Palgrave Macmillan 2021).
توجد طبقة جديدة من الموسيقيين الموهوبين في دول الخليج، موسيقاهم هي دعوة واضحة للتغيير الشخصي بجانب تجديد اجتماعي ثقافي يمتد من جدة إلى المنامة ونيو أورلينز
أدى إعلان مقتدى الصدر عن مقاطعته الانتخابات البرلمانية القادمة إلى وضع العملية الانتخابية في حالة من الفوضى في وقت يعتمد فيه استقرار العراق المستقبلي على انتخابات شرعيّة وشفافة
لا تزال الانقسامات بين المؤسسات السياسية والأمنية والمالية الليبية تشكل عقبة رئيسية في طريق البلاد نحو العملية الانتقالية السياسية، ولا تزال القوى الأجنبية تؤجج تلك الانقسامات لخدمة مصالحها الاستراتيجية
تتمتع دول الخليج بعلاقات تاريخية عميقة تربطها بأفغانستان. مع اقتراب انتهاء مهمة حلف الناتو، قد يكون لديهم النفوذ للمساعدة في تحقيق استقرار أفغانستان ورسم مسار نحو السلام والمصالحة
On July 22, AGSIW hosted 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 moderated the discussion.
In the Media
Kurdistan 24: In an interview, Ambassador Douglas A. Silliman discussed the status of U.S. forces in Iraq. Silliman also discussed the U.S.-Iraq Strategic Dialogue and Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi's U.S. visit for Al Arabiya, Al Jazeera, and Al Hurra.
Al Hurra:Geneive Abdo discussed Kadhimi's visit to the White House in an interview.
Gulf Research Meeting: AGSIW participated in the 2021 Gulf Research Meeting, organized by the Gulf Research Centre Cambridge. Kristin Smith Diwan presented her paper "Re-thinking Diriyah: Heritage and Entertainment in the new Saudi Nationalism" at the workshop "Art, Museums and Cultural Initiatives in the Arabian Gulf: An Examination of Future Directions in a Shifting Political World." Robert Mogielnicki presented his paper "High-Tech Nationalization of Gulf Employment: A New Sector-Based Approach in Dubai," as part of the workshop "Nationalization of GCC Labor Markets: The Changing Role of Higher Education in the Era of the 4th Industrial Revolution." Emma Soubrier co-directed the workshop "Europe and the Multipolarization of the Gulf."
