AGSIW attended The Middle East Studies Association (MESA) Annual Meeting, November 22-25. This 48th annual meeting was attended by over 2,400 specialists, scholars, and policymakers who routinely focus on the Middle East, North Africa, the Arab Gulf States, and Iran. AGSIW set up an outreach and information booth and interviewed potential senior and junior staff in preparation for launching its programs at the end of January 2015.
Gulf national oil companies represent a new pool of capital for global gas investment, and with some of their first forays in the United States, Gulf gas deals suggest Washington’s relations with Riyadh and Abu Dhabi are improving.
President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian has a popular mandate to pursue domestic reforms and rebalance Iran’s foreign policy, but he is likely to face opposition from powerful forces at home and abroad.
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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.