On October 14, AGSIW, in partnership with ABANA, will host a discussion with Zubaid Ahmad, Omar Syed, and Rachel Ziemba examining the role of Gulf sovereign wealth funds in the world economy. Robert Mogielnicki will moderate the discussion.
AGSIW's seventh consecutive Petro Diplomacy conference brings together stakeholders in the Gulf energy sector, global supply competitors in North America, analysts, and policymakers to discuss how changes in technology, fiscal priorities, and opportunities for growth continue to alter the relationship between politics and energy for both the region and the world.
Geneive Abdo spoke with Akeel Abbas, an expert on Iraqi politics and sectarian identities, to discuss the results of Iraq's October 10 parliamentary elections.
As divisions among competing parties and the conflict persist, the economy is spiraling, leaving the majority of Yemenis without access to public services and without the means to meet their basic needs.
The new Shura Council is neither a democratic wand changing Qatar’s political culture nor a pointless exercise. Instead, it is a small evolutionary step in the state’s governance in a more democratic direction.
Despite cautiously optimistic growth forecasts for many Middle East and North African countries, sporadic governmental efforts to reinstate pre-pandemic levels of economic activity have progressed slowly.
The stereotype, particularly in the West, is of a region beset by turmoil and economic malaise, with Arab youth clamouring to leave their countries. But the ASDA'A BCW Arab Youth Survey 2021 points in a very different direction.
مجلس الشورى الجديد ليس عصا سحرية ديمقراطية لتغيير الثقافة السياسية في قطر ولا ممارسةً لا طائل منها، وإنما هو خطوة صغيرة نحو تطوير حوكمة الدولة في اتجاه أكثر ديمقراطية
تعد مشاركة الإمارات العربية المتحدة في بينالي البندقية، والاعتراف بها كقوة معمارية رائدة، خطوة مهمة نحو التعامل مع القضايا الاجتماعية والسياسية، والأخذ بعين الاعتبار مدى مساهمة البيئة القائمة في مستقبل منصف ومستدام
Asharq Alawsat: In an interview, Ibish addressed U.S. policy toward Yemen and attitudes toward the Saudi role in the conflict.
Outreach
University of Pennsylvania: Ambassadors Douglas A. Silliman and William Roebuck discussed Iraq, Syria, Iran, and politics in the Middle East at the Perry World House.
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