Middle East

At its October Gulf Roundtable, the CSIS Middle East Program hosted Ambassador Thomas R. Pickering for a discussion of the UAE 123 nuclear agreement and its implications for civilian nuclear cooperation in the Middle East, and for the creation of a global framework for addressing the challenges of proliferation and enrichment.

A Question of Command: Counterinsurgency from the Civil War to Iraq

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CSIS hosted a press briefing on the upcoming UN General Assembly and the G-20 Summit in Pittsburgh.

Briefers include:

For the first time in modern history, China has surpassed the United States as the largest exporter to the Middle East, with revenues totaling around $60 billion per year. Ben Simpfendorfer, chief China Economist for the Royal Bank of Scotland, suggests that the figure reflects a “historical rebalancing” in the global economy and that China-Middle East ties will continue to grow.

The Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy Anthony Cordesman briefed members of the press after his month-long trip to Afghanistan, where he served on ISAF Commander Gen. Stanley McChrystal’s Strategic Assessment Group.  He presented his personal views and analysis, which do not reflect the views of the assessment group or any U.S.

The CSIS Gulf Roundtable hosted a Statesmen's Forum with Admiral Michael Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, for a speech titled, "Security and Stability in the Broader Middle East: A Cooperative Approach." John Hamre, president and CEO of CSIS, introduced Chairman Mullen.

CSIS hosted a press briefing on President Obama’s upcoming trip to the Middle East and Europe.