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April 17, 2023
Upcoming Event
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The Future of Security in the Middle East
Friday April 21 | 10:00 am - 12:00 pm EDT
Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room G-50
50 Constitution Ave NE, Washington, DC 20002

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On April 21, AGSIW and the Middle East Policy Council will co-host a Capitol Hill Conference on "The Future of Security in the Middle East." A lunch reception will follow the discussion.
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Publications
Chronicle of a Normalization Foretold: Saudi Arabia and Syria Ease Toward Restoring Ties
Ambassador William Roebuck

Riyadh appears set to consolidate Arab consensus on Syria, raising further questions about U.S. regional influence.
Fossil Fuels and the Gulf Energy Transition
Robin Mills

While the global energy transition will present challenges for the Gulf Arab states, there are climate-compatible ways to use a significant portion of Gulf hydrocarbon reserves.

This is part of AGSIW's Energy and Climate Initiative.
Major Initiatives Fuel Riyadh’s Development Ambitions
Robert Mogielnicki

Riyadh has charged back into the development limelight in recent months, highlighting the capital’s central role in Saudi Arabia’s ambitious economic transformation agenda.
Iraq Deepens Ties With GCC Neighbors
Yerevan Saeed | اقرأ بالعربية

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed al-Sudani’s predecessors laid the groundwork for strong economic ties with the UAE and Saudi Arabia, and he now appears poised to take relations to the next level.
Picking Up Speed: The Rise of Futsal in Bahrain
Alyssa Kristeller via Millennial Gulf

The Bahrain Futsal Academy, co-founded by Ebrahim Khalil Al Mohammed, rallied its community around a first-of-its-kind youth Ramadan futsal tournament – and it’s only just getting started.
AGSIW in Arabic
وثائق سرية مسربة تحرج واشنطن والحلفاء
  هشام ملحم


تتعلق التسريبات الأخيرة بأحداث وتطورات حديثة ومعاصرة، وبعضها يعود لبضعة أسابيع، ما يؤكد خطورتها وحساسيتها
العراق يُعمق علاقاته مع دول الخليج
  يريفان سعيد


وضع أسلاف رئيس الوزراء الحالي محمد السوداني الأساس لروابط دبلوماسية واقتصادية قوية مع الإمارات والسعودية، ويبدو الآن أنه مستعد لنقل هذه العلاقات إلى المستوى التالي
بينالي الفنون الإسلامية: السعودية تسلط الضوء على الفن الإسلامي العالمي
  ندى اماكي


بعد عام من انطلاق بينالي الدرعية للفن المعاصر في الرياض، يحتضن بينالي الفنون الإسلامية في جدة عددًا لا حصر له من التقاليد العالمية للممارسات الدينية الإسلامية، ويضع المدينة في قلب سرديات الحج والعبادة والهجرة والتنقل
Saudi Arabia’s Motives for Reconciliation and a Renamed Street in Mashhad

The April 14 edition of the Iran Media Review highlights commentary on Saudi Arabia’s foreign policy decision making and the removal of a controversial street sign near the Saudi Consulate in Mashhad.
Iran: Detente With Arab States, Discord With Azerbaijan

The April 11 edition of the Iran Media Review examines comments by Iranian officials on the deterioration of Iranian-Azerbaijani ties.
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