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The U.S.'s Defense and Security Role in a Changing Gulf Landscape
Gulf International Forum's Majlis - September 20, 2023 12:39 - 1 hourFeatured Speakers: Dr. Dania Thafer, Shaikh Nawaf bin Mubarak Al Thani, Bilal Saab, and Ambassador Patrick Theros (moderator). Synopsis: Ever since the promulgation of President Jimmy Carter’s namesake “Carter Doctrine” in 1980, declaring that any threat to the free flow of commerce in the G...
GCC-Turkish Relations in a New Era
Gulf International Forum's Majlis - September 20, 2023 12:35 - 1 hourFeatured speakers: Sinem Cengiz, Dr. Abdullah Baabood, Dr. Tarek Cherkaoui, Dr. Betul Dogan-Akkas, Dr. Murat Yesiltas. Synopsis: In mid-July, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ended his three-day tour of the Gulf. While his visits to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates w...
The Unrest in Sudan and the GCC States' Role
Gulf International Forum's Majlis - September 20, 2023 12:28 - 1 hourFeatured speakers: Anas Alqaed, Dr. Khalid Mustafa Medani, Niemat Ahmadi, Mohamed Abu Bakr, and Umer Karim. Synopsis: Two months ago, violence broke out across Sudan between the country’s armed forces, led by General Abdul Fattah al-Burhan and the paramilitary “Rapid Support Forces” (RSF) ...
Yemen's Road to Peace: Can the Riyadh-Houthi Pact Deliver?
Gulf International Forum's Majlis - September 20, 2023 12:23 - 1 hourFeatured Speakers: Ambassador Patrick Theros, Ambassador Gerald Feierstein, Summer Nasser, Dr. Nabeel Khoury. Synopsis: One month after the eighth anniversary of the Saudi-led Arab coalition’s military intervention in Yemen, the first solid step toward peace between Riyadh and the Houthis ...
Book Talk | "Security Politics in the Gulf Monarchies: Continuity Amid Change," by Dr. David Roberts
Gulf International Forum's Majlis - September 20, 2023 12:16 - 1 hourFeatured speakers: Professor David Des Roches and Dr. David B. Roberts. About the Book: The Gulf monarchies—Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates—play crucial roles in world markets and politics. Their economies, which have traditionally been driven by oil ...
Iranian-Saudi Agreement: Impact on the Gulf and U.S.-Saudi Relations
Gulf International Forum's Majlis - March 31, 2023 19:43 - 1 hourFeatured Speakers: Dr. Dania Thafer, Dr. Abdulaziz Sager, Dr. Banafsheh Keynoush, and Dr. Kenneth Katzman. Synopsis: On March 10, 2023, the world was stunned by the announcement that the Gulf’s greatest rivals, Iran and Saudi Arabia, would restore diplomatic ties. Concluded in China after tw...
Book Talk | “#Russia and the #GCC: The Case of #Tatarstan's Paradiplomacy” by Dr. Diana Galeeva
Gulf International Forum's Majlis - March 31, 2023 19:34 - 58 minutesFeatured Speakers: Dr. Mark N. Katz and Dr. Diana Galeeva. Book Description In recent decades Russia has played an increasingly active role in the Middle East as states within the region continue to diversify their relations with major external powers. Yet the role of specific Russian region...
Ukraine, One Year On: Evaluating the Gulf's Role
Gulf International Forum's Majlis - February 23, 2023 19:26 - 1 hourFeatured Speakers: Dr. Dania Thafer, Dr. Cinzia Bianco, Dr. Samuel Ramani, and Eugene Chausovsky. Synopsis: As the Russian invasion of Ukraine approaches its first anniversary, the Gulf states have played a variety of roles in the conflict, both directly and peripherally. By providing drones...
The Gulf in 2023: Challenges and Priorities
Gulf International Forum's Majlis - February 23, 2023 19:19 - 1 hourFeatured speakers: Ambassador Patrick Theros, Alia Moubayed, Dr. David Pollock, and Dr. Jean-Loup Samaan. Synopsis: As the Russian invasion of Ukraine enters its second year, the conflict has decisively shaped political and economic issues in the Gulf. The rapid increase in oil and gas price...
Pursuing Greater Influence: The GCC States' Use of Soft Power
Gulf International Forum's Majlis - December 26, 2022 20:22 - 1 hourFeatured Speakers: Professor David Des Roches (moderator), Dr. Diana Galeeva, Dr. Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, Professor Simon Chadwick, and Dr. Paul Michael Brannagan. Synopsis: The six Arab states of the Gulf Cooperation Council have each affirmed the use of “soft power” as an essential part...
Women, Peace, and Security: Gulf Perspectives on Integration, Inclusiveness and Integrity
Gulf International Forum's Majlis - December 11, 2022 19:50 - 1 hourFeatured Speakers: Dr. Dania Thafer, Ambassador Julianne Smith, Ambassador Rend Al-Rahim, Dr. Banafsheh Keynoush, Ms. Maali Al-Asousi, and Dr. Mira Al-Hussein. This panel discussion is the final event in the joint program between Gulf International Forum and the U.S. Mission to NATO. Synopsi...
Understanding Iraq Crisis: Weak Institutions, Strong Militias, and Uncertain Future
Gulf International Forum's Majlis - October 04, 2022 18:06 - 1 hourFeatured speakers: Dr. Massaab Al-Aloosy, Rasha Al-Aqeedi, Dr. Shahla Al-Kli, and Zeidon Al-Kinani. Since October 2021, the government of Iraq has been embroiled in a seeming intractable political crisis. Following the victory of the “Sadrist Movement” in Iraq’s general election, the party sou...
Kuwaiti Elections: A Chance for Real Change?
Gulf International Forum's Majlis - October 04, 2022 18:00 - 1 hourFeatured speakers: Shaikha Al-Hashem, Dr. Ghanim Alnajjar, Dr. Courtney Freer, Mohammad Khlef Althunayyan, and Dr. Daniel Tavana. Several months after the political crisis in Kuwait, the crown prince Shaikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al Sabah announced an Amiri decree to dissolve the current session of t...
Biden in Saudi Arabia: Hope for the Challenged U.S.-Saudi Relationship?
Gulf International Forum's Majlis - October 04, 2022 17:52 - 1 hourFeatured speakers: Dr. Daniel Serwer (moderator), Dr. Abdullah Alshayji, Dr. Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, Anna Jacobs, and Professor Douglas London. Ever since the highly consequential meeting between President Franklin D. Roosevelt and King Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia in 1945, the U.S.-Saudi rela...
OPEC, Oil Prices, and the United States: Reasons for, and Solutions to, the Current Crisis
Gulf International Forum's Majlis - October 04, 2022 17:43 - 1 hourFeatured Speaker: Rachel Ziemba, Dr. Carole Nakhleh, Dr. Jim Krane, and Dr. Jean-François Seznec. Synopsis: Halfway through 2022, global oil prices remain at historic levels. On May 31, barrels of Brent crude traded at $115—a remarkable spike from $79 per barrel just six months ago. The cris...
New Truce and Presidential Council in Yemen: Impact on State, Domestic Politics, and Peace Process
Gulf International Forum's Majlis - October 04, 2022 17:38 - 1 hourFeatured Speakers: Ambassador Patrick Theros, Dr. Nabeel Khoury, Sama’a Al-Hamdani, and Dr. Andrea Carboni. Synopsis: Yemen witnessed many positive developments between the first and last week of April. In the first week, coinciding with the start of Ramadan, all Yemeni parties announced a t...
The Geopolitics of the Gulf Region after a Successful (or Failed) JCPOA Negotiations
Gulf International Forum's Majlis - July 29, 2022 18:30 - 1 hourFeatured speakers: Ambassador Patrick Theros, Dr. David Pollock, Dr. Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, and Dr. Banafseh Keynoush. Synopsis: As the Middle East awaits the outcome of the Vienna talks on reviving the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) between Iran and the P5+1, Gulf states and...
Allies or Partners: Deciphering U.S.-GCC Relations in Peace and Crises
Gulf International Forum's Majlis - July 29, 2022 18:21 - 1 hourFeatured speakers: Ambassador Patrick Theros, Ambassador Robert Gallucci, Dr. Kenneth Katzman, Anna Jacobs, and Professor David Des Roches. Synopsis: U.S.-GCC relations have become more complicated. U.S. signals of reduced interest in the Middle East and the increase in American oil and gas ...
Energy Flows and Military Escalation: How does the War in Ukraine Affect the Gulf?
Gulf International Forum's Majlis - July 29, 2022 17:48 - 1 hourFeatured Speakers: Ambassador Patrick Theros (moderator), Dr. Mark N. Katz, Dr. Samuel Ramani, Dr. Diana Galeeva and Rauf Mammadov. Synopsis: Russia’s military operation in Ukraine, the largest in Europe since WWII, has thrown the entire world into disarray. Russian armed forces inva...
خيارات العراق الاستراتيجية بين أمريكا، دول الخليج، و إيران
Gulf International Forum's Majlis - July 29, 2022 17:41 - 1 hourيدير الحوار زيد بنيامين مراسل تلفزيون العربي في العاصمة الامريكية واشنطن, بمشاركة الأستاذ الدكتور محمد الرميحي مستشار سابق لرئيس مجلس الوزراء الكويتي وبروفسور علوم سياسية في جامعة الكويت، الدكتورة شهلة الگلي باحثة في معهد الشرق الأوسط في واشنطن، الدكتور عباس كاظم زميل في برنامج الشرق الأوسط ومدي...
#85 Intel With Brad at The Cipher Brief
Sheriff of Baghdad Podcast - April 29, 2022 19:24 - 47 minutes - Video ★★★★★ - 418 ratingsWe're getting ready to bring you something new! My longtime friend, Brad, and I are going to start to bring you a monthly intel brief. Forget what the media is feeding you, we want to talk about facts.
Conversation with H.E. Dr. Abu Bakr Al Qirbi
Gulf International Forum's Majlis - March 31, 2022 18:48 - 57 minutesFeatured Speakers: Dr. Abu Bakr Al Qirbi and Ambassador Patrick Theros. While the Gulf region heads toward a de-escalation, the war in Yemen has heated up. Coalition successes, led by the UAE sponsored “Giants” Brigades blunted the Houthi victories around Shabwa and Marib have introduced new f...
#85 "Dutch" Chris Moyer
Sheriff of Baghdad Podcast - March 30, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - Video ★★★★★ - 418 ratingsI'm here with my long-time friend, "Dutch" Chris Moyer of DCM Consulting, LLC, and man was it an honor to host him on my channel! Two times a charm with this episode, so join me as we dig into our history together.
#84 I'm Back With Special Guest, Spencer Pratt
Sheriff of Baghdad Podcast - March 24, 2022 01:18 - 1 hour - Video ★★★★★ - 418 ratingsWelcome back! We have the Podcast up and cooking with Season 5. We are kicking it off with the dude that got the Podcast rolling with SOB, Mr. Spencer Pratt. We catch up and then shift to Ukraine. You don't want to miss this one.
Regional Recalibration: Where Do Gulf States Stand?
Gulf International Forum's Majlis - January 24, 2022 16:23 - 1 hourSpeakers: Ambassador Patrick Theros, Dr. Lina Khatib, Alex Vatanka, and Dr. Ali Bakir. Unlike 2020, 2021 saw the many efforts at de-escalation, dialogue and normalization in the Middle East, in general, and in the Gulf region in particular. While these efforts did not resolve any conflicts, they ...
Book Talk "Political Islam in the Gulf Region"
Gulf International Forum's Majlis - January 19, 2022 14:14 - 1 hourFeatured Speakers: Dr. Abdullah Baabood, Dr. Khalid Al-Jaber, Dr. Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, Dr. Courtney Freer, and Sina Azodi. This book explores the phenomenon of political Islam in the Gulf region. Existing scholarship on this topic is mostly dedicated to the varied religious groups’ posit...
Book Talk | “Armies of Arabia: Military Politics and Effectiveness in the Gulf” by Dr. Zoltan Barany
Gulf International Forum's Majlis - November 12, 2021 15:10 - 56 minutesFeatured speakers: Dr. Zoltan Barany and Ambassador Patrick Theros. Armies of Arabia is the first comprehensive analysis of the Gulf monarchies’ armed forces, including their political, social, and economic characteristics, foreign relations, and battleground performance. The Arabian Peninsu...
Biden, Iran & the GCC: The Return of Diplomacy?
Gulf International Forum's Majlis - November 12, 2021 15:00 - 1 hourFeatured speakers: Ambassador Patrick Theros, Dr. Ebtisam Al Ketbi, Dr. Sanam Vakil, Dr. Mohammad Al Rumaihi, and Sir Richard Dalton. Panel Synopsis: The last few months saw many efforts by Gulf states and the United States to restore diplomacy’s central role in the resolution of regional ten...
Conversation with Dr. Ayad Allawi followed by panel "Elections, Power, and Parliaments in the Gulf"
Gulf International Forum's Majlis - November 12, 2021 14:15 - 1 hourFeatured Speakers: Dr. Dania Thafer, Dr. Ayad Allawi, Dr. Abdulla Baabood, Dr. Naser Alsane, Sara Allawi, Dr. Khalid Al-Jaber, and Dr. Daniel Tavana. Every nation in the Gulf has established a legislative or consultative body to form the country’s legislation or help the leadership receive pop...
The Afghanistan Conundrum: Where does the Gulf Stand?
Gulf International Forum's Majlis - November 12, 2021 13:40 - 1 hourFeatured Speakers: Ambassador Patrick Theros (moderator), Ambassador Javid Ahmad, Dr. Iulia-Sabina Joja, Obaidullah Baheer, and Dr. Samuel Ramani. The recent collapse of the Afghan government and the rise of the Taliban to power in Kabul has created a new challenge for the Gulf states. For the...
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