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March 17, 2025
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Upcoming Event
The Opportunities and Risks of Industrial Policy in the Gulf
Tuesday March 18 | 1:00 - 2:00 pm ET | Online
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On March 18, AGSIW will host a discussion with Fuad Hasanov and Steffen Hertog, moderated by Tim Callen, on industrialization in the Gulf.
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AGSIW and colleagues remember Ambassador Frank G. Wisner.
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Publications
Amid Violence, Sanctions, and Negotiations, Syria’s Interim Government Struggles for Control
Ambassador William Roebuck | اقرأ بالعربية

While recent violence and the failure to get sanctions lifted are huge challenges, the agreement with the Syrian Democratic Forces to integrate into state institutions helps Syria’s beleaguered interim government regain its footing.
From Navigational Disruptors to Ecocriminals: The Environmental Impact of the Houthi Anti-Shipping Campaign in the Red Sea
Leonardo Jacopo Maria Mazzucco

The Houthi assaults on shipping traffic in the Red Sea are deliberate acts of marine pollution and environmental destruction.
Maximum Pressure, Minimum Options: Potential Pathways for Iran
Sara Bazoobandi

The convergence of internal dysfunction and external pressure has renewed speculation regarding the Iranian regime’s downfall and scenarios for a political transformation.
AGSIW in Arabic
ترامب، الرئيس الأوتوقراطي
هشام ملحم

يعود ترامب إلى البيت الأبيض أكثر قوة وتصميماً على إعادة تشكيل النظام الأميركي وفق رؤيته الأوتوقراطية. هل تواجه الديمقراطية الأميركية أكبر تهديد في تاريخها الحديث
رهان روسيا على إيران: تعزيز النمو المدني أم تأجيج التوسع العسكري
فرانشيسكو ساليسيو سكيافي

مع قيام طهران وموسكو بتعميق تعاونهما في مجالات التكنولوجيا النووية والفضاء، تتزايد المخاوف بشأن الاستخدامات المزدوجة لهذه التكنولوجيا والتداعيات الأمنية الإقليمية
وسط دوامة العنف والعقوبات والمفاوضات، الحكومة السورية المؤقتة تسعى لترسيخ سلطتها
السفير وليام رويبوك

في الوقت الذي تشكل فيه أعمال العنف الأخيرة والفشل في رفع العقوبات تحديات كبيرة، فإن موافقة قوات سوريا الديمقراطية على الاندماج في مؤسسات الدولة تساعد الحكومة السورية المؤقتة والمُنهكة على تكريس وجودها وسيطرتها
The UAE Conveys Trump’s Message, Khamenei Rejects Negotiations

The March 14 edition of the Iran Media Review highlights Iranian remarks regarding negotiations with the United States following reports the UAE delivered a communique from President Trump.
Iran: To Negotiate, or Not To Negotiate?

The March 11 edition of the Iran Media Review examines top Iranian officials’ responses to the United States’ renewed calls for negotiations.

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Past Event
Digitalization, Growth, and Diversification in the Gulf

On March 11, AGSIW hosted a discussion with Ran BiDaniel Jeong Dae Lee, and Nasser Saidi, moderated by Tim Callen, on digital transformation and economic diversification efforts in the GCC countries.
In the Media
Outreach
  • U.S. Central Command: Hussein Ibish spoke at a seminar on Saudi Arabia's foreign policy and national security strategy.
  • Georgetown UniversityRobert Mogielnicki delivered a guest lecture on the energy-economic nexus in the Gulf at the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service for their graduate seminar and task force on "The Gulf Going Forward.”
  • J Street: Ibish delivered a lecture on Saudi Arabia's relationships with Israel and the United States at the 2025 Spring National Leadership Summit.
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