Aramco is unlikely to be able to sustain its current dividend payout absent a strong rebound in oil revenue. A reduced dividend would have negative implications for the finances of the government and Public Investment Fund.
Recent agreements between the UAE and India are not only significant steps toward strengthening the bilateral partnership but also reducing the countries’ carbon footprint in the energy sector.
Collaborations between the Gulf Arab states and Asia underscore a growing sentiment that culturally there is more in common between the Gulf and the Far East than there is between the Gulf and the West.
Anger and disillusionment over the Gaza war and rising confidence in their own national direction means Gulf publics are not as invested in U.S. political outcomes.
عودة ترامب إلى البيت الأبيض ستخلق خطوط تماس وتوتر داخلية يمكن أن تؤدي إلى توترات اجتماعية وسياسية جديدة. إضافة إلى خطوط تماس أخطر خارجياً، قد تزج الولايات المتحدة في حرب تجارية مع الصين
The November 12 edition of the Iran Media Review evaluates the position of technocratic elites urging Iran to cease hostilities with the United States as well as the measured response from the IRGC.
The November 5 edition of the Iran Media Review considers the contrasting messaging coming from Iran’s supreme leader on countering the United States versus the president’s meetings with Shia clerics who stressed the need to address economic issues.
Kurdistan24: In an interview, Ambassador Douglas A. Silliman discussed the likely policies of the new Trump administration toward Iraq and Iraqi Kurdistan.
Asharq: In an interview, Hussein Ibish discussed the new Saudi diplomatic push for stronger Arab and Muslim responses to Israel's wars in Gaza and Lebanon.
The World Bank: Mogielnicki participated in the panel discussion "Middle Eastern SWFs and Asia: Investment Ties that Bind?"
Harvard University: Ibish participated in a roundtable on prospects for reviving a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians.
Columbia University: Ibish participated in the seminar "How Will the Election Effect US Policy in the Middle East?"
American University: Silliman gave a book talk at the School of International Service on "Diplomatic Tradecraft" to which he contributed the chapter "Diplomatic Writing and Communication."
Foreign Service Institute: Diwan delivered the lecture "Elections and Representative Politics of Gulf States."
U.K. Abraham Accords Group: Silliman participated in a webinar about the policies of the new U.S. administration.
Film Criticism Conference: Alia Yunis served on the artistic organizing committee and attended the Film Criticism Conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
