This year’s forum will assess responses to the continuing social and economic disruptions brought on by the coronavirus pandemic and seek to identify measures needed to help build long-term resilience to a broad range of future shocks and stresses.
Kuwait’s elections resulted in a nearly two-thirds turnover in the National Assembly. Still any reform program hinges on the selection of the leadership of Parliament and new government and their ability to forge a common national agenda.
Critics worry that the Trump administration’s threat to designate the Houthis as terrorists would also undermine humanitarian efforts, while President-elect Biden is expected to return to more robust diplomacy.
أسفرت انتخابات الكويت عن تجديد ما يقرب من ثلثي أعضاء مجلس الأمة. لا يزال أي برنامج إصلاحي مرهوناً باختيار قيادة البرلمان والحكومة الجديدة وقدرتهما على صياغة أجندة وطنية مشتركة
On December 10, AGSIW partnered with the International Monetary Fund on the launch of its Gulf Cooperation Council report, with Daniel Kanda, Monica Malik, and John Sfakianakis. Robert Mogielnicki moderated the discussion.
In the Media
AFP:Emma Soubrier discussed power competition among Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia.
Al Arabiya: In an interview, Hussein Ibish discussed U.S.-Gulf-Iranian relations.
Al Jazeera: Ibish considered the potential for a reconciliation of the boycott on Qatar.
The National: Soubrier discussed the Trump administration’s proposed sale of F-35 fighter jets to the UAE. Ibish commented on this issue for Foreign Lobby.
Arabian Business: Ibish commented on security relations between Israel and the UAE after the Abraham Accords.
Bonds and Loans:Robert Mogielnicki spoke about sovereign debt dynamics in the Gulf Arab states for the “Bonds, Loans & Sukuk Middle East 2020” virtual conference.
National Committee on American Foreign Policy:Ambassador Stephen A. Seche participated in a discussion on prospects for ending the war in Yemen. He also briefed a group of congressional staffers on the status of U.N.-led peace efforts in Yemen and considered the impact of a U.S. designation of the Houthi rebels as a foreign terrorist organization on the peace process.
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