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Crossroads: The Future of the U.S.-Israel Strategic Partnership

kate — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 09:30:00 -0400

Presentation by
Haim Malka
Deputy Director and Senior Fellow, CSIS Middle East Program
and commentary from

Dr. Oded Eran
Director, Institute for National Security Studies, Israel

Gulf Roundtable: A GCC Strategy for Counter-Piracy?

Fri, 13 May 2011 12:30:00 -0400

Pirates’ bounties have never been more bountiful in the Arabian Sea. Despite a multi-national counter-piracy effort in the region, pirates are pursuing increasingly lucrative targets with unprecedented skill and sophistication. The GCC states, whose economies rely heavily on maritime trade through the Gulf of Aden and the Arabian Sea, feel the piracy threat acutely but have th

Gulf Roundtable: Eyes on Bahrain

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 12:30:00 -0500

The unrest raging in Bahrain is hardly surprising. The Bahraini uprising feeds on old political tensions, according to Kristin Smith Diwan, professor of international relations at American University's School of International Service, and is part of a genuine call for a more representative government. Fred Wehrey, senior policy analyst at the RAND Corporation, believes the disc

Gulf Roundtable: Scarcity and Strategy in the GCC

Fri, 25 Feb 2011 12:30:00 -0500

Resource scarcity in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) will challenge the same political and economic structures that resource abundance has helped shore up. Dr. Toby Jones and Dr. Eckart Woertz discussed these challenges at a Gulf Roundtable hosted by the CSIS Middle East Program on February 25, 2011.

Gulf Roundtable: From Soldiers to Diplomats: the U.S. Civil-Military Transition in Iraq

Tue, 14 Dec 2010 12:30:00 -0500

Mark Matthews gave an account of the different types of transitions that U.S. civil-military planning will have to navigate under the new Iraqi government at a Gulf Roundtable hosted by the CSIS Middle East Program on December 14, 2010.

A Middle East Zone Free of WMD: Between Rhetoric and Reality

TSpitzer-Hobeika — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 14:00:00 -0500

The 2010 Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference recommended that a conference be convened in 2012 on the establishment of a Middle East zone free of nuclear weapons and all other weapons of mass destruction (WMD).

Gulf Roundtable: Iran, the Bomb, and Gulf Security

Wed, 13 Oct 2010 12:30:00 -0400

When it comes to its nuclear program, Iran's government seeks to manipulate any U.S.

Global Security Forum: How Will the United States Engage in the Middle East after Iraq and Afghanistan?

ian — Thu, 13 May 2010 09:10:00 -0400

How Will the United States Engage in the Middle East after Iraq and Afghanistan?

General Brent Scowcroft, USAF (ret.)
Mr. David Ignatius

Moderated by
Haim Malka

The Dynamics of North African Terror

mDziuban — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 08:45:00 -0500

Over the last decade, North Africa’s local extremist violence has become increasingly interwoven with global terrorist operations. Networks of fundraisers, recruiters, and operatives connect North Africans to violent incidents in Europe, Iraq, Afghanistan and beyond.

The Bet: Gulf Investment and the Future of Oil Demand

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:30:00 -0400

As fluctuating oil prices continue to affect both producers and consumers throughout the world, PFC Energy consultant Roger Diwan offered his insights into the particular role of oil investment within the Gulf States.

Turkey's Evolving Dynamics: Strategic Choices for U.S.-Turkey Relations

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:00:00 -0400

Gulf Roundtable: UAE 1-2-3 Agreement

Wed, 14 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500

H.E. Yousef Al Otaiba, UAE Ambassador to the United States, discussed the UAE’s proposed civilian nuclear energy program at a CSIS Gulf Roundtable on January 14, 2009. He was joined by his colleagues H.E.

Gulf Roundtable: Recentering the Global Economy: Gulf capital and the future of wealth

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400

“U.S. companies have no choice but to depend on sovereign wealth funds for assets,” stated Daniel Gross, Newsweek’s chief economic columnist. A growing supply of dollar-based capital piling up on the balance sheets of foreign governments has intersected with a sudden demand for capital in the United States. These conditions have created opportunities for U.S.

Gulf Roundtable: Iraq after the Surge: Implications for the Gulf States

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Joost Hiltermann is Deputy Program Director for Middle East and North Africa at the International Crisis Group (ICG). Based in Istanbul, he manages a team of analysts conducting research throughout the region on the drivers and risks of armed conflict. The program’s latest report is entitled Iraq’s Civil War, the Sadrists and the Surge.

Building Stability in North Africa: Prospects and Challenges

Thu, 17 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0500

North Africa is emerging as a pivotal region in global affairs. As a major energy supplier and key front on the global war on terror, developments in North Africa have a significant impact on regional as well as global trends. Opportunities for constructive engagement abound, yet legitimate concerns about long term stability remain unanswered.

Gulf Roundtable: The Gulf's Shia: Toward Loyalty or Rebellion?

Thu, 12 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0400

National identity trumps sectarian identity among the Shi’a populations of the Arab Gulf, stated J.E. Peterson, an expert on the history and politics of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states who is affiliated with the University of Arizona. He analyzed the current state of the Gulf Shi’a for the third session of the CSIS Gulf Roundtable on July 12, 2007.

Gulf Roundtable: Iran and the Struggle for Gulf Supremacy

Thu, 07 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0400

Two leading American experts on Iran judged that Iran is a more rational power than is often supposed, and more aggressive U.S. diplomacy to test Iranian intentions and shape Iranian actions could have positive effects in the coming years.

Launch of Arab Reform and Foreign Aid

Mon, 30 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0500

CSIS's Middle East Program released the new book Arab Reform and Foreign Aid: Lessons from Morocco at a luncheon at CSIS.

Maghreb Roundtable: Global vs. Local: Television in the Maghreb

Thu, 15 Jun 2006 12:00:00 -0400

The United States urgently needs to help North African governments build regional security cooperation, military capacity and economic growth, a senior U.S. military official told a CSIS audience last week. Major General Jonathan S. Gration, who is the Director of Strategy, Policy and Assessments at the U.S.

Maghreb Roundtable: Finding a Way Out: The Crisis in Western Sahara

Fri, 28 Apr 2006 12:00:00 -0400

Maghreb Roundtable: The Politics of North African Energy

Mon, 06 Mar 2006 12:00:00 -0500

Maghreb Roundtable: The Maghreb: Preventing The War On Terror's Next Front

Thu, 16 Feb 2006 12:00:00 -0500

Maghreb Roundtable: Foreigners at Home: North African Emigrant Communities in Crisis

Thu, 19 Jan 2006 12:00:00 -0500

Maghreb Roundtable: Pathway Or Dead End?: Civil Society And Democratization In The Maghreb

Fri, 16 Dec 2005 12:00:00 -0500

Maghreb Roundtable: Democrats Or Autocrats?: Islamists In North African Politics

Fri, 18 Nov 2005 12:00:00 -0500

Asked whether Islamist political leaders were at heart democrats or autocrats, University of
Chicago Professor Malika Zeghal said, “They can be either, depending on the constraints.”
Since governments tightly regulate the political environment, she said, those same governments