Ten Board Directors were formally appointed on December 10, 2014 to lead the new think tank, The Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington (AGSIW).
Ten Board Directors were formally appointed on December 10, 2014 to lead the new think tank, The Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington (AGSIW). Ambassador Frank G. Wisner, Foreign Affairs Advisor, Squire Patton Boggs, was nominated and elected as Chairman of the Board of Directors. The Board selected and appointed Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba as the Institute’s first President effective January 1, 2015. The meeting was held at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington D.C.
Article 8 of Saudi Arabia’s citizenship law, in theory, makes it easier for Saudi women married to foreigners to transmit citizenship to their children, but implementation will be key in assessing impact of the measure on broader gender reform efforts.
Despite his legacy as a regime insider and reformist, Mir Hossein Mousavi’s voice could help shape the debate about forging a new political reality in Iran.
China may be able to build on its breakthrough with more ambitious Gulf diplomacy, but, in the meantime, it appears Saudi Arabia and Iran are forging ahead on their own.
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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