On October 20 and 21, AGSIW will convene its eighth annual Petro Diplomacy conference. Petro Diplomacy brings together private and public sector stakeholders from the United States and the Gulf Arab countries to discuss emerging trends in energy markets and regional politics.
The Arab Peace Initiative provides important clues to Saudi foreign policy calculations, even as controversy over OPEC+ oil production cuts diverts attention to Saudi oil policy.
Neutral journalism in Iraq is stifled by political parties that own media outlets and by armed elements using violence to silence scrutiny and criticism.
Emirati artist Maitha Hamdan, featured in a UAE Embassy exhibition in DC situating women in the intimate space of the majlis, uses video performance to explore the more public social restrictions imposed on women.
The October 4 edition of the Iran Media Review considers how instrumental use of the threat of separatism by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps risks fueling separatism in Iran’s periphery regions.
الفنانة الإماراتية ميثاء حمدان، التي تم عرض أعمالها في معرض سفارة دولة الإمارات في واشنطن، يضع المرأة في في مكانة كبيرة في المجلس الإماراتي. تستخدم ميثاء مقاطع الفيديو لاستكشاف القيود الاجتماعية العامة المتزايدة المفروضة على المرأة
في حين تعمل قطر على استضافة كأس العالم لكرة القدم في نوفمبر القادم، فإن متاحف قطر تهتم بأن تضمن للزوار الاقتراب من المشهد الثقافي للبلاد من خلال الأعمال الفنية في الأماكن العامة
On October 4, AGSIW hosted a conversation with Jon Alterman, author of the recent essay "The Middle East's Coming Centrality." Hussein Ibish moderated the conversation.
On October 6, AGSIW hosted a discussion with Bader Al-Saif and Shamael Al-Sharikh examining the results of Kuwait's recent parliamentary elections. Kristin Smith Diwan moderated the conversation.
In the Media
CNN:Robert Mogielnicki commented on the decision by OPEC+, led by Saudi Arabia and Russia, to cut oil production.
The World: In an interview, Kristin Smith Diwan discussed what the OPEC+ production cuts mean for U.S.-Saudi relations.
AFP: Mogielnicki commented on tourism-related dynamics associated with Qatar’s hosting of the World Cup.
Outreach
Gulf Intelligence:Kate Dourian received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the International Energy Journalism Awards 2022.
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