In the Media: Ambassador Seche on Yemen
Ambassador Stephen Seche, AGSIW Executive Vice President, tackles recent events in Yemen in the media.
Ambassador Stephen Seche, AGSIW Executive Vice President, tackles recent events in Yemen in the media.
The Arab states of the Persian Gulf are often in the news and are critically important to the United States.
Ambassador Edward W. “Skip” Gnehm, Jr, Kuwait Professor of Gulf and Arabian Affairs at the George Washington University speaks at the annual Kuwait Chair Lecture, the Middle East Policy Forum’s most significant annual event.
Less than three weeks after Houthi militants forced the resignation of Yemen’s president, Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi, the U.S. Embassy in Sanaa evacuated its staff on Wednesday February 11 after UN mediation attempts failed to bring the country’s various political factions to the negotiation table.
Ambassador Marcelle Wahba responds to the UAE’s temporary suspension of participation in coalition air strikes against ISIL due to operational issues not political concerns.
The Gulf countries have taken significant national, regional, and international steps to stem the flow of funds to terrorist groups over the past decade.
The death of King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia sparked immediate speculations over how his successor, Salman, would navigate multiple foreign policy challenges presented by an increasingly volatile region.
The succession of power in Saudi Arabia from the late King Abdallah to his designated successor and half-brother Salman bin Abd al-Aziz Al Sa`ud will have little impact on the Kingdom’s foreign, security and oil policies.
It gives me great pleasure to introduce the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington (AGSIW). I am deeply honored to have been appointed by our Board of Directors as the Institute’s first President to establish this new think tank because I believe that today, more than ever, we need to build bridges of understanding and cooperation across borders and cultures.
Vinod K. Aggarwal, PhD. explores the implications of the falling oil prices for the Arab Gulf states and the United States.