Since its launch in 2016, the UAE Security Forum has played a vital role as a venue where U.S. and regional partners gather to find creative solutions to some of their most pressing common challenges. This year’s forum will assess geopolitical trends in the region. H.E. Anwar Gargash, diplomatic advisor to the president of the United Arab Emirates, will provide keynote remarks.
AGSIW's seventh annual Petro Diplomacy conference examined the energy transition and ways in which the Gulf petrostates are positioning themselves for a net-zero environment.
UAE, Saudi, and affiliated local forces have begun withdrawing from locations across southern and western Yemen; while couched as “redeployments,” together the moves suggest the Saudi-led coalition is actively looking for an exit strategy.
بينما يحاول الاتحاد الأوروبي التغلب على ارتباكه الاستراتيجي، فإن التحول إلى اقتصادٍ أكثر اخضرارًا يمكن أن يوفر فرصًا للعلاقات بين الاتحاد الأوروبي ومجلس التعاون لدول الخليج العربية
On December 1, AGSIW hosted a discussion with Courtney Freer and Alanoud Al-Sharekh examining the roles that tribes play in popular participation in government and policymaking in the Gulf. Kristin Smith Diwan moderated the discussion.
AMEinfo: Mogielnicki commented on the state of UAE-Turkey economic ties.
Outreach
Middle East Studies Association: AGSIW was pleased to be a sponsor of and exhibitor at the virtual 2021 Middle East Studies Association annual meeting. Additionally, Kristin Smith Diwan chaired the panel "Small States, Big Influence? Foreign Policy in the Persian Gulf." Robert Mogielnicki presented on "Prospects for Privatizing Natural Gas Assets in Gulf Arab States."
CARPO:Diwan spoke at the CARPO Research Forum: “Road to World Cup 2022 - Deconstructing the Multidimensional Nature of Sport Politics in the Gulf Monarchies.”