On March 11, AGSIW will host a discussion with Ran Bi, Daniel Jeong Dae Lee, and Nasser Saidi, moderated by Tim Callen, on digital transformation and economic diversification efforts in the GCC countries.
The GCC +2 meeting, followed by the Arab League, has to take Trump's dangerously implausible ideas about Gaza seriously, but Israel won't countenance the Arab states’ alternative.
“Free speech for me, but not for thee” is a double standard dating back to the earliest days of the American republic and the free speech rights guaranteed by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
في ضوء رؤية 2030، التي تعد خارطة الطريقة السعودية الجريئة للمستقبل، فإن الثقافة مرشحة لأن تصبح ركيزة أساسية للشراكة الاستراتيجية السعودية-الأمريكية
Amb. Douglas A. Silliman, right, meets with Ghanim Al-Najjar, right, at Kuwait University, February 16. (Credit: AGSIW)
AGSIW in the Gulf
A delegation from AGSIW traveled to Kuwait and delivered lectures at the Kuwait Diplomatic Institute. They met with Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Abdullah Ali al-Yahya at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Amb. Douglas A. Silliman and Kristin Smith Diwan also met with Mishaal Jaber Ahmad al-Sabah, head of the Kuwait Direct Investment Promotion Authority.
Silliman and Diwan met with Ghanim Al-Najjar at the offices of the Journal of Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Studies and the Center for Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Studies at Kuwait University to discuss areas for collaboration.
In the Media
The New York Times: Hussein Ibish commented on President Donald J. Trump recognizing Saudi Arabia as a leader in the Arab world.
BBC: In an interview, Ibish discussed the delay of the release of Palestinian prisoners by Israel.
BBC World: In an interview, Amb. Douglas A. Silliman discussed the GCC-Egypt-Jordan meeting on Gaza.
