AGSIW's conference, “Petro Diplomacy: Navigating the New Oil Era,” focused on critical issues facing the oil industry against the background of the shifting economic and political landscape in the region.
The international oil industry is in the midst of writing a new chapter in its long-storied history, with a massive restructuring underway to meet the challenges of a new lower oil price world. The conference, “Petro Diplomacy: Navigating the New Oil Era,” focused on critical issues facing the oil industry against the background of the shifting economic and political landscape in the region.
Panel Discussion: Political and Economic Flashpoints for Oil Markets
Jason Bordoff, Founding Director, Center on Global Energy Policy, Columbia University
Elena Ianchovichina, Acting Chief Economist, MENA, World Bank
Ibrahim Al-Muhanna, Energy Consultant, Vice Chair for the Middle East, World Energy Council; Member of the Board of Directors, AGSIW
Jean-François Seznec, Nonresident Senior Fellow, Global Energy Center, Atlantic Council
Karen E. Young, Senior Resident Scholar, AGSIW (Moderator)
Keynote Speaker:
Anna Rubino, Author, Journalist, Historian
National day celebrations have become a crucial element in the ongoing construction of Saudi Arabia’s national narrative, highlighting the centrality of the ruling family and its legacy in the establishment of the state.
No matter who succeeds the supreme leader, the IRGC will be the most likely kingmaker.
The Iranian government’s idiosyncratic response to the health emergency and its ideological handling of the immunization plans still resonates with many as the symptom of a broader malaise: the perception that to the government, politics supersede Iranian lives.
Through its careful examination of the forces shaping the evolution of Gulf societies and the new generation of emerging leaders, AGSIW facilitates a richer understanding of the role the countries in this key geostrategic region can be expected to play in the 21st century.
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