The National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations periodically sponsors public educational programs around Washington, D.C., and online where an assemblage of domestic and internationally renowned specialists analyze, discuss, and debate issues of importance to the relationship between the U.S. and the Arab countries, the Middle East, and the Islamic world. These events examine how best to strengthen and expand mutual Arab-U.S. trust, confidence, and benefits while examining a range of complex issues, interests, and policies.
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June 13, 2024
Middle East Update at Mid-Year 2024
Mr. David H. Rundell, Author of Vision or Mirage: Saudi Arabia at the Crossroads, Former Chief of Mission at the United States Embassy in Saudi Arabia, and National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations International Advisory Board Member.
Ambassador (Ret.) Michael Gfoeller, Former United States Diplomat, and Consultant on Foreign Affairs and International Security.
Colonel (Ret.) Abbas K. Dahouk, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Board of Directors Member; Former Senior Military Advisor to U.S. Department of State; Former U.S. Defense and Army Attaché to Saudi Arabia; HyphenPoint LLC Principal.
Mr. Patrick Mancino, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Executive Vice President and Director of Development.
April 30, 2024
A U.S.-Yemen Case Study in Safeguarding Antiquities and Cultural Heritage Amidst Conflict
H.E. Mohammed Al-Hadhrami, Ambassador of The Republic of Yemen to the United States
Mr. Timothy Lenderking, United States Special Envoy for Yemen
Ms. Tess Davis, Executive Director of the Antiquities Coalition
Dr. Jeremie Schiettecatte, Research Fellow at the French National Centre for Scientific Research and Visiting Research Scholar at the New York University Institute for Study of the Ancient World
Mr. Abderrahim Foukara, Bureau Chief of Al Jazeera Washington, D.C., and host of “Min Washington”
Mr. H. Delano Roosevelt, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations President and CEO
February 8, 2024
Looking Ahead: What to Expect in the Middle East in 2024
Mr. David H. Rundell, Author of Vision or Mirage: Saudi Arabia at the Crossroads, Former Chief of Mission at the United States Embassy in Saudi Arabia, and National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations International Advisory Board Member.
Ambassador (Ret.) Michael Gfoeller, Former United States Diplomat, and Consultant on Foreign Affairs and International Security.
Colonel (Ret.) Abbas K. Dahouk, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Board of Directors Member; Former Senior Military Advisor to U.S. Department of State; Former U.S. Defense and Army Attaché to Saudi Arabia; HyphenPoint LLC Principal.
Mr. H. Delano Roosevelt, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations President and CEO.
December 14, 2023
Geopolitical Crossroads in Yemen: Unraveling Yemen’s Future Amidst Trade Routes and Conflict
Mr. Sami Hamdi, Managing Director and Head of Political Risk of the International Interest.
Colonel (Ret.) Abbas K. Dahouk, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Board of Directors Member; Former U.S. Department of State Senior Military Advisor; Former U.S. Embassy in Saudi Arabia Defense and Army Attache; HyphenPoint LLC President.
Ms. Marwa J. Ghumrawi, Washington Center for Yemeni Studies Operations and Communications Manager.
June 29, 2023
Pivot or Remain in Place? Examining the U.S. Military Presence in Arabia and the Gulf
Sheikh Nawaf Al-Thani, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Distinguished International Defense Affairs Fellow; former Defense Attaché of Qatar to the United States; former Official Spokesperson for Qatar’s Ministry of Defense.
Ms. Kirsten Fontenrose, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Senior Gulf Affairs Fellow; President of Red Six International, an advisory firm providing U.S. government approved technical expertise to partner nations on defeating drones.
Colonel (Ret.) Abbas Dahouk, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Board of Directors Member; Former Senior Military Advisor to U.S. Department of State; Former U.S. Defense and Army Attaché to Saudi Arabia; HyphenPoint LLC Principal.
Colonel (Ret.) David Des Roches, U.S. Department of Defense National Defense University Near East/South Asia Center for Strategic Studies Associate Professor; National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Senior International Affairs Fellow.
Dr. John Duke Anthony, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Founding President and CEO.
April 14, 2023
Peering Over The Horizon: Examining Future Energy Trends And Their Implications For The U.S. And Arab Region
Dr. Shihab Kuran, Leader of renewable energy projects in Bahrain, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and elsewhere; Power Edison Founder, President, and CEO.
Mr. Phillip Cornell, Economist Impact Principal for Energy and Sustainability; Atlantic Council Senior Fellow; former Saudi Aramco, International Energy Agency, and World Bank Group Advisor.
Mr. Colby Connelly, Energy Intelligence Senior Research Analyst; Middle East Institute Program on Economics and Energy Non-Resident Scholar.
March 14, 2023
The Impact of Growing Military and Civil Instability in the Middle East and North Africa Region
VIDEO
AUDIO
REPORT FROM DR. ANTHONY CORDESMAN
Dr. Anthony H. Cordesman, Center for Strategic and International Studies Emeritus Chair in Strategy; Formerly Served the U.S. Departments of Defense, Energy, and State, and the White House National Security Council.
Mr. David Des Roches, U.S. Department of Defense National Defense University Near East/South Asia Center for Strategic Studies Associate Professor; National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Senior International Affairs Fellow.
Dr. John Duke Anthony, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Founding President and CEO.
March 8, 2023
Weathering Chinese and Russian Competition in Arabia and the Gulf: Implications for United States Interests, Policies, and Strategy
Mr. David H. Rundell, Author of Vision or Mirage: Saudi Arabia at the Crossroads, Former Chief of Mission at the United States Embassy in Saudi Arabia, and National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations International Advisory Board Member.
Ambassador (Ret.) Michael Gfoeller, Former United States Diplomat, and Consultant on Foreign Affairs and International Security.
Colonel (Ret.) Abbas K. Dahouk, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Board of Directors Member; Former Senior Military Advisor to U.S. Department of State; Former U.S. Defense and Army Attaché to Saudi Arabia; HyphenPoint LLC Principal.
Dr. John Duke Anthony, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Founding President and CEO.
February 23, 2023
The Strategic Importance of the Middle East and North Africa: The Strengths and Limits of Oil and Gas Wealth, and the Challenge of Climate Change
VIDEO AUDIO REPORT FROM DR. ANTHONY CORDESMAN
Dr. Anthony H. Cordesman, Center for Strategic and International Studies Emeritus Chair in Strategy; Formerly Served the U.S. Departments of Defense, Energy, and State, and the White House National Security Council.
Mr. David Des Roches, U.S. Department of Defense National Defense University Near East/South Asia Center for Strategic Studies Associate Professor; National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Senior International Affairs Fellow.
Mr. Patrick Mancino, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Executive Vice President and Director of Development.
October 4, 2022
Restoring Hope Amid Crisis: Responses to the Economic Collapse in Lebanon
Ms. Samar El Yassir, Anera Lebanon Country Director.
Ms. Leen Ataya, Anera Lebanon Education Program Manager.
Ms. Lama Ghaddar, Anera Lebanon Program Manager.
Dr. John Duke Anthony, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Founding President and CEO.
August 30, 2022
Reception for His Excellency Jasem Albudaiwi
His Excellency Jasem Albudaiwi, Ambassador of the State of Kuwait to the United States of America.
Mr. Ilan Goldenberg, U.S. Department of Defense Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Security Affairs.
Mr. Timothy Lenderking, U.S. Special Envoy for Yemen.
Mr. Daniel Benaim U.S. Department of State Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Arabian Peninsula Affairs.
Dr. John Duke Anthony, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Founding President and CEO.
July 22, 2022
Evaluating the Impact of President Biden's Visit to the Middle East
Dr. Abdulaziz Sager, Gulf Research Center Founder and Chairman, and National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations International Advisory Board Member.
Mr. David H. Rundell, Author of Vision or Mirage: Saudi Arabia at the Crossroads, Former United States Diplomat, and National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations International Advisory Board Member.
Ambassador (Ret.) Michael Gfoeller, Former United States Diplomat, and Consultant on Foreign Affairs and International Security.
Colonel (Ret.) Abbas K. Dahouk, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Board of Directors Member; Former Senior Military Advisor to U.S. Department of State; Former U.S. Defense and Army Attaché to Saudi Arabia; HyphenPoint LLC Principal.
Dr. John Duke Anthony, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Founding President and CEO.
June 24, 2022
President Biden’s Upcoming Visit to Saudi Arabia: Implications and Opportunities for the U.S.-Saudi Arabia Relationship
Mr. David H. Rundell, Author of Vision or Mirage: Saudi Arabia at the Crossroads, Former United States Diplomat, and National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations International Advisory Board Member.
Ambassador (Ret.) Michael Gfoeller, Former United States Diplomat, and Consultant on Foreign Affairs and International Security.
Colonel (Ret.) Abbas K. Dahouk, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Board of Directors Member; Former Senior Military Advisor to U.S. Department of State; Former U.S. Defense and Army Attaché to Saudi Arabia; HyphenPoint LLC Principal.
Dr. John Duke Anthony, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Founding President and CEO.
May 31, 2022
A Conversation About Humanitarian Aid With His Excellency Dr. Abdullah Al Rabeeah
His Excellency Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah, Supervisor General, King Salman Humanitarian Aid & Relief Centre; Advisor, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Royal Court; Former Minister of Health, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Colonel (Ret.) Abbas K. Dahouk, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Board of Directors Member; Former Senior Military Advisor to U.S. Department of State; Former U.S. Defense and Army Attaché to Saudi Arabia; HyphenPoint LLC Principal.
Dr. John Duke Anthony, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Founding President and CEO; Author, inter alia, of Arab States of The Lower Gulf: People, Politics, Petroleum.
March 23, 2022
The Legacy of King Abdulaziz and The Ramifications for Saudi Arabia Today
Dr. Joseph Kéchichian, King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies Senior Research Fellow; Author, inter alia, of The Arab Nationalist Advisor: Shaykh Yusuf Yassin of Sa'udi Arabia (forthcoming) and From Alliance to Union: Challenges Facing Gulf Cooperation Council States in the Twenty-First Century (2016).
Dr. Joshua Yaphe, U.S. Department of State Arabian Peninsula Analyst; Author of Saudi Arabia and Iraq as Friends and Enemies (2022); Former National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Scholar-in-Residence.
Dr. John Duke Anthony, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Founding President and CEO; Author, inter alia, of Arab States of The Lower Gulf: People, Politics, Petroleum.
March 17, 2022
Destination Oman: Heritage, Culture, Adventure
H.E. Moosa Hamdan Al Tai, Sultanate of Oman Ambassador to the United States.
Professor Linda Pappas Funsch, Author of Oman Reborn: Balancing Tradition and Modernization; Former Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center Research Fellow; National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Malone Fellow and International Advisory Board Member.
Mr. Badar Al Yazeedi, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Cultural Affairs Fellow; Panorama Travels CEO; Oman Chamber of Commerce Tourism Committee Member; Oman Tourism Awards Jury Member.
Dr. John Duke Anthony, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Founding President and CEO; Author, inter alia, of Historical and Cultural Dictionary of The Sultanate of Oman and The Emirates of Eastern Arabia and Arab States of The Lower Gulf: People, Politics, Petroleum.
March 10, 2022
Can Lebanon Be Saved?
Ambassador (Ret.) Edward Gabriel, American Task Force on Lebanon President and CEO; Former United States Ambassador to Morocco (1997-2001).
Ms. Mona Yacoubian, United States Institute of Peace Senior Advisor for Syria, the Middle East, and North Africa; Former United States Agency for International Development Middle East Bureau Deputy Assistant Administrator.
Mr. Jean AbiNader, American Task Force on Lebanon Vice President for Policy; International Programs and Communications Specialist.
Mr. Patrick Mancino, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Executive Vice President and Director of Development.
February 24, 2022
An Emerging Axis: Strategic Trends Between Saudi Arabia, Russia, and China, and What it Means for the Middle East
Mr. David H. Rundell, Author of Vision or Mirage: Saudi Arabia at the Crossroads, Former United States Diplomat, and National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations International Advisory Board Member.
Ambassador (Ret.) Michael Gfoeller, Former United States Diplomat, and Consultant on Foreign Affairs and International Security.
Dr. John Duke Anthony, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Founding President and CEO.
February 9, 2022
Iran Nuclear Deal Negotiations: Policy Implications for Success or Failure
Dr. Mohammed S. Alsulami, Rasanah: International Institute for Iranian Studies Founder and President.
Mr. Norman Roule, Former United States National Intelligence Manager for Iran; United Against a Nuclear Iran Senior Advisor.
Mr. David Des Roches, U.S. Department of Defense National Defense University Near East/South Asia Center for Strategic Studies Associate Professor; National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Senior International Affairs Fellow.
Dr. John Duke Anthony, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Founding President and CEO.
January 27, 2022
Surveying Geo-Political Dynamics in Arab North Africa: What Implications for the United States and the Region?
Dr. William Lawrence, American University School of International Service Professor and C&O Resources Senior Advisor; Analyst, Educator, International Programs Director, and Former Diplomat.
Dr. John Duke Anthony, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Founding President and CEO.
January 12, 2022
The Messy, Volatile, and Unpredictable Energy Transition to Come, and the Middle East North Africa Region
Dr. Paul Sullivan, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Distinguished International Affairs Fellow; King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies Senior Research Associate; Johns Hopkins University Adjunct Professor for Energy and Environmental Security.
Dr. John Duke Anthony, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Founding President and CEO.
December 15, 2021
Iraq Update: A Conversation with Ambassador Dr. Fareed Yasseen
H.E. Dr. Fareed Yasseen, Ambassador of Iraq to the United States of America; former Ambassador of Iraq to France.
Mr. David Des Roches, U.S. Department of Defense National Defense University Near East/South Asia Center for Strategic Studies Associate Professor; National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Senior International Affairs Fellow.
Dr. John Duke Anthony, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Founding President and CEO.
October 21, 2021
A Conversation with Minister Khalid A. Al-Falih
H.E. Eng. Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al-Falih, Saudi Arabia Minister of Investment; former Saudi Arabia Minister of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources (2016-2019), Minister of Health (2015-2016), and Chairman of the Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco) Board of Directors (2015-2019).
Dr. John Duke Anthony, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Founding President and CEO.
October 5, 2021
Unpacking Lebanon's Crisis: Assessing the Leadership Failings Causing the Current Human Calamity
Ms. Daizy Gedeon, Writer and Director of ENOUGH! Lebanon's Darkest Hour; Journalist, filmmaker, and entrepreneur.
Mr. Ziad El Sayegh, Civic Influence Hub, Executive Director - Lebanon; Specialist in public policy and refugee issues.
Colonel (Ret.) Abbas K. Dahouk, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Board of Directors Member; Former Senior Military Advisor to U.S. Department of State; Former U.S. Defense and Army Attaché to Saudi Arabia; HyphenPoint LLC Principal.
Dr. John Duke Anthony, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Founding President and CEO.
September 21, 2021
How to Grow U.S.-GCC Trade, Economic Cooperation, and Investment Opportunities?
Mr. H. Delano Roosevelt, U.S.-Saudi Business Council President and CEO; Former Middle East Council of American Chambers of Commerce Chairman.
Mr. Christopher Johnson, Middle East Council of American Chambers of Commerce Chairman; Attorney based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; KKR Saudi Limited Chairman.
Mr. Robert Hager, American Chamber of Commerce in Qatar Founding Chairman; Attorney based in Doha, Qatar.
Mr. Steve Lutes, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Vice President of Middle East Affairs.
Ms. Sarah Karle, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Director of Middle East Affairs.
Ms. Liz Beneski, American Chamber of Commerce in Abu Dhabi Chief Executive Director.
Ms. Mary McGinnis, American Chamber of Commerce in Bahrain Executive Director.
Mr. Fred Shuaibi, American Business Council of Kuwait Board Member.
Mr. Mike Jones, Middle East Council of American Chambers of Commerce Washington, D.C. Representative; Capitol Capital Group, LLC Founding President.
Dr. John Duke Anthony, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Founding President and CEO.
September 9, 2021
Why Egypt Should Be Your Next Destination
H.E. Ghada Shalaby, Egypt's Vice Minister for Tourism Affairs at the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.
H.E. Motaz Zahran, Ambassador of Egypt to the United States.
Dr. John Duke Anthony, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Founding President and CEO.
August 19, 2021
Energy Changes and Transitions: Why, What, Where, Who, How, and Uncertainties
Dr. Paul Sullivan, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Distinguished International Affairs Fellow; King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies Senior Research Associate; Johns Hopkins University Adjunct Professor for Energy and Environmental Security.
Mr. David Des Roches, U.S. Department of Defense National Defense University Near East/South Asia Center for Strategic Studies Associate Professor; National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Senior International Affairs Fellow.
Dr. John Duke Anthony, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Founding President and CEO.
July 20, 2021
Iran and U.S. Strategy: Looking Beyond the JCPOA
VIDEO AUDIO REPORT FROM DR. ANTHONY CORDESMAN
Dr. Anthony H. Cordesman, Center for Strategic and International Studies Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy; Consultant to the U.S. State Department, Defense Department, and intelligence community; Former Office of the Secretary of Defense Director of Intelligence Assessment.
Mr. David Des Roches, U.S. Department of Defense National Defense University Near East/South Asia Center for Strategic Studies Associate Professor; National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Senior International Affairs Fellow.
Dr. John Duke Anthony, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Founding President and CEO.
June 24, 2021
Focus on the Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen
Mr. Timothy A. Lenderking, U.S. Special Envoy for Yemen (February 4, 2021 – Present); Former U.S. Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs Deputy Assistant Secretary for Arabian Peninsula Affairs; Former U.S. Department of State Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Ms. Sarah Charles, U.S. Agency for International Development Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance Assistant to the Administrator; Former International Rescue Committee Senior Director for Policy and Advocacy; Former White House National Security Council Director for Humanitarian Affairs, and Director and Acting Senior Director for Strategic Planning.
Mr. David Gressly, United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Yemen (February 15, 2021 – Present); Former Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Protection and Operations for the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Colonel (Ret.) Abbas K. Dahouk, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Board of Directors Member; Former U.S. Department of State Senior Military Advisor; Former U.S. Embassy in Saudi Arabia Defense and Army Attaché; HyphenPoint LLC President.
Dr. John Duke Anthony, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Founding President and CEO; Former Fulbright Fellow in the People’s Democratic Republic of Yemen (1969-1970); Official observer for four of Yemen’s presidential and parliamentary elections.
Mr. Abdulaziz M. Al-Anjeri, Reconnaissance Research Founder and CEO.
April 22, 2021
Exploring Oman: The Jewel of Arabia
Mr. Badar Al Yazeedi, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Cultural Affairs Fellow; Panorama Travels CEO; Oman Chamber of Commerce Tourism Committee Member; Oman Tourism Awards Jury Member.
Professor Linda Pappas Funsch, Author of Oman Reborn: Balancing Tradition and Modernization; Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center Research Fellow; National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Malone Fellow and International Advisory Board Member.
Dr. John Duke Anthony, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Founding President and CEO.
April 15, 2021
Examining Saudi Arabia's Humanitarian Outreach: A Conversation with H.E. Dr. Abdullah Al Rabeeah
H.E. Dr. Abdullah Al Rabeeah, King Salman Humanitarian Aid & Relief Centre Supervisor General; Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Royal Court Advisor; Former Saudi Arabia Minister of Health.
Colonel (Ret.) Abbas K. Dahouk, Former U.S. Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs Senior Military Advisor; Former Embassy of the United States in Saudi Arabia Defense and Army Attaché; HyphenPoint LLC President; National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Board of Directors Member.
Dr. John Duke Anthony, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Founding President and CEO.
April 12, 2021
Regional Dynamics in Context: A Conversation with H.E. Walid Joumblatt
H.E. Walid Joumblatt, Progressive Socialist Party (Lebanon) President; Lebanese politician and leader.
Colonel (Ret.) Abbas K. Dahouk, Former U.S. Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs Senior Military Advisor; Former Embassy of the United States in Saudi Arabia Defense and Army Attaché; HyphenPoint LLC President; National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Board of Directors Member.
Dr. John Duke Anthony, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Founding President and CEO.
March 24, 2021
Changing Security Dynamics of the Middle East North Africa Region
VIDEO AUDIO REPORT FROM DR. ANTHONY CORDESMAN (.pdf)
Dr. Anthony H. Cordesman, Center for Strategic and International Studies Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy; Consultant to the U.S. State Department, Defense Department, and intelligence community; Former Office of the Secretary of Defense Director of Intelligence Assessment.
Mr. David Des Roches, U.S. Department of Defense National Defense University Near East/South Asia Center for Strategic Studies Associate Professor; National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Senior International Affairs Fellow.
Dr. John Duke Anthony, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Founding President and CEO.
March 22, 2021
Examining Dynamics in Iraq: A Conversation with Ambassador Dr. Fareed Yasseen
H.E. Dr. Fareed Yasseen, Ambassador of Iraq to the United States of America; former Ambassador of Iraq to France.
Colonel (Ret.) Abbas K. Dahouk, Former U.S. Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs Senior Military Advisor; Former Embassy of the United States in Saudi Arabia Defense and Army Attaché; HyphenPoint LLC President; National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Board of Directors Member.
Dr. John Duke Anthony, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Founding President and CEO.
February 16, 2021
Saudi Arabia Transformation: Uncertainty and Sustainability Book Discussion
Dr. Turki Faisal Al Rasheed, Author, Saudi Arabia Transformation: Uncertainty and Sustainability (Routledge 2021); Golden Grass, Inc. Founder and Chief Executive Officer; University of Arizona College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Adjunct Professor.
Dr. Paul Joyce, University of Birmingham (UK) Institute of Local Government Studies Associate; Leeds Beckett University Visiting Professor in Public Management; International Institute of Administrative Sciences Publications Director.
Mr. H. Delano Roosevelt, U.S.-Saudi Business Council President and CEO.
Dr. John Duke Anthony, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Founding President and CEO.
January 28, 2021
The Biden Presidency, the GCC, and Iran
Dr. Mohammed S. Alsulami, Rasanah: International Institute for Iranian Studies Founder and Chairman.
Mr. Norman Roule, Former United States National Intelligence Manager for Iran; United Against a Nuclear Iran Senior Advisor.
Mr. David Des Roches, U.S. Department of Defense National Defense University Near East/South Asia Center for Strategic Studies Associate Professor; National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Senior International Affairs Fellow.
Mr. Joshua Yaphe, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Scholar-in-Residence .
Dr. John Duke Anthony, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Founding President and CEO.
January 14, 2021
Egypt's Evolving Landscape: Challenges and Opportunities
H.E. Motaz Zahran, Ambassador of Egypt to the United States; Former Egypt Assistant Foreign Minister and Chief of Cabinet at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Former U.S. Representative Ed Royce, Former Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California (1993-2019) and Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee (2013-2019); Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP Policy Director.
Dr. John Duke Anthony, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Founding President and CEO.
October 22, 2020
Business, Trade, and Investment Opportunities in Saudi Arabia: What You Need to Know
Mr. H. Delano Roosevelt, U.S.-Saudi Business Council President and CEO.
Mr. Ahmed Abuzinadah, Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Washington, D.C. Commercial Attaché.
Mr. Abdulrahman T. Bakir, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Ministry of Investment U.S. Office Vice President.
Mr. Andrew Gelfuso, World Trade Center Washington, DC Director; TCMA at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center Vice President.
Dr. John Duke Anthony, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Founding President and CEO.
September 10, 2020
Vision or Mirage Book Discussion & Perspectives on U.S. Relationships in Arabia and the Gulf
Mr. David H. Rundell, Vision Or Mirage: Saudi Arabia at the Crossroads Author and Former United States Diplomat.
Ambassador (Ret.) Michael Gfoeller, Former United States Diplomat, and Consultant on Foreign Affairs and International Security.
Dr. John Duke Anthony, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Founding President and CEO.
August 25, 2020
Racism and Prejudice in America and the Arab World
Dr. Hoda Al-Helaissi, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Majlis al-Shura Member and Bureau of Experts Consultant.
Dr. Chouki El-Hamel, Arizona State University Professor and Author of Black Morocco.
Mr. Ismail Kushkush, Freelance Journalist and Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture Fellow.
Dr. Muhammad Al-Wuhaib, Kuwait University Department of Philosophy Chairman.
Dr. John Duke Anthony, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Founding President and CEO.
Bishop Aubrey Harley, Healthy Choice Ministries (Baltimore, MD).
Ms. Hanin Al-Sudais, King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies Research Fellow.
Mr. Joshua Yaphe, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Scholar-in-Residence.
August 18, 2020
Beyond the Proxy War: The Search for a Solution to the Crisis in Libya
Mr. Jalel Harchaoui, Clingendael Institute (The Netherlands Institute of International Relations) Conflict Research Unit Research Fellow.
Dr. Virginie Collombier, European University Institute of Florence (Italy) Professor; Robert Schuman Center for Advanced Studies Middle East Directions Programme Scientific Coordinator.
Mr. Jonathan M. Winer, Former United States Special Envoy for Libya; Middle East Institute.
Dr. William Lawrence, American University School of International Service Professor of Political Science and International Affairs.
Dr. John Duke Anthony, Founding President and CEO of the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations.
June 24, 2020
Life Within Six Feet: The Impact of Social Distancing on Society
Mr. Rafic Makki, Mubadala Ventures Fellow and Head of Technology.
Mr. Nasser Al Sheikh, Emirates National Holding Chairman and Former Dubai Finance Department Director General.
Dr. Omar Al-Ubaidly, Derasat Director of Research.
Dr. Anita Blanchard, University of North Carolina Charlotte Associate Professor of Psychology and Organization Science.
Mr. Selim Eddé, Google Middle East and North Africa Director and Head of Public Policy.
Dr. John Duke Anthony, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Founding President and CEO.
Mr. Patrick Mancino, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Executive Vice President and Director of Development.
Mr. Mohammed Baharoon, Dubai Public Policy Research Center (b’huth) Director General.
Mr. Joshua Yaphe, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Scholar-in-Residence.
June 17, 2020
Short-Term Pain, Long-Term Opportunity: Taking Stock of an Extraordinary Moment in the Saudi Arabian-United States Business Relationship
Mr. Christopher Johnson, Middle East Council of American Chambers of Commerce Chairman; Attorney based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; KKR Saudi Limited Chairman.
Mr. H. Delano Roosevelt, U.S.-Saudi Arabian Business Council President and Chief Executive Officer; Former Middle East Council of American Chambers of Commerce Chairman; National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Board of Directors Member.
Mr. Ahmed Abuzinadah, Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Washington, D.C. Commercial Attaché.
Dr. John Duke Anthony, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Founding President and CEO.
Mr. Patrick Mancino, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Executive Vice President and Director of Development.
June 11, 2020
Eye on Oman: Constancy Amid Modernization and Development
H.E. Dr. Mohamed Al Hassan, Sultanate of Oman Ambassador to the United Nations; Former Oman Ministry of Foreign Affairs Acting Undersecretary for Diplomatic Affairs; Former Ambassador of Oman to Russia.
Ambassador (Ret.) Richard J. Schmierer, Former United States Ambassador to the Sultanate of Oman (2009-2012); Middle East Policy Council Chairman of the Board of Directors and President.
Professor Linda Pappas Funsch, Author of Oman Reborn: Balancing Tradition and Modernization; Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center Research Fellow; National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Malone Fellow and International Advisory Board Member.
Dr. John Duke Anthony, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Founding President and CEO.
Mr. Patrick Mancino, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Executive Vice President and Director of Development.
May 19, 2020
Sports Diplomacy in the Middle East
HRH Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Sultan, President of the Saudi Arabian Federation for Electronics and Intellectual Sports and the Arab eSports Federation.
Ms. Shaima Saleh Al-Husseini, Managing Director of the Saudi Sports for All Federation.
Mr. Mark Clark, CEO of Generations for Peace, a Jordon-based NGO promoting sustainable conflict transformation.
Mr. Kemp Gouldin, Founder of Because Baseball, a non-profit dedicated to bringing baseball to schools in the Arab world.
Mr. Ryan Murphy, Middle East specialist in the U.S. State Department's Office of Sports Diplomacy.
Mr. Hozaifa Al-Maleh, Former member of the Syrian national basketball team and international professional basketball player.
Dr. John Duke Anthony, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Founding President and CEO.
Dr. Heidi A. Alaskary, CEO of the Special Olympics Saudi Arabian Federation.
Mr. Joshua Yaphe, Arabian Peninsula Analyst at the U.S. State Department.
April 15, 2020
Energy, Economic, and Defense Dynamics During a Time of Pandemic
Dr. Paul Sullivan, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Distinguished International Affairs Fellow; National Defense University Professor of Economics; Johns Hopkins University Adjunct Professor for Energy and Environmental Security; Federation of American Scientists Adjunct Senior Fellow for Future Global Resource Threats.
Ms. Kirsten Fontenrose, Atlantic Council Middle East Programs Director of Regional Security; former White House National Security Council Senior Director for Gulf Affairs.
Mr. Phillip Cornell, Atlantic Council Global Energy Center Nonresident Senior Fellow; Former Saudi Aramco Senior Corporate Planning Advisor; Former International Energy Agency Special Advisor.
Dr. John Duke Anthony, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Founding President and CEO.
Mr. David Des Roches, U.S. Department of Defense National Defense University Near East/South Asia Center for Strategic Studies Associate Professor; National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Senior International Affairs Fellow.
Mr. Andrew Gelfuso, Trade Center Management Associates Vice-President.
February 26, 2020
A Conversation with H.E. Dr. Fareed Yasseen, Ambassador of Iraq to the United States
H.E. Dr. Fareed Yasseen, Ambassador of Iraq to the United States of America; former Ambassador of Iraq to France.
Mr. David Des Roches, U.S. Department of Defense National Defense University Near East/South Asia Center for Strategic Studies Associate Professor; National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Senior International Affairs Fellow.
Mr. Patrick Mancino, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Executive Vice President.
February 5, 2020
The Life of Sultan Qaboos Bin Said (1940-2020): Context, Reflections, Perspectives
H.E. Hunaina Sultan Ahmed Al Mughairy, Ambassador of the Sultanate of Oman to the United States
Ms. Kathleen Ridolfo, Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center Executive Director
Ambassador (Ret.) Frances D. Cook, Former United States Ambassador to the Sultanate of Oman (1996-1999)
Ambassador (Ret.) Richard J. Schmierer, Former United States Ambassador to the Sultanate of Oman (2009-2012)
Mr. Timothy Lenderking, U.S. Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs Deputy Assistant Secretary for Arabian Gulf Affairs
Dr. John Duke Anthony, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Founding President and CEO
January 9, 2020
Strategic Dynamics of Iran’s Continuing Asymmetric Warfare: What Implications for the United States and the Region?
AUDIO (.mp3) SLIDES FROM DAVID DES ROCHES (.pdf) SLIDES FROM DR. ANTHONY CORDESMAN (.pdf)
Mr. David Des Roches, Senior International Affairs Fellow, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations; Associate Professor, Near East/South Asia Center for Strategic Studies, National Defense University, U.S. Department of Defense
Dr. Anthony H. Cordesman, Center for Strategic and International Studies Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy; Consultant to the U.S. State Department, Defense Department, and intelligence community; Former Office of the Secretary of Defense Director of Intelligence Assessment
Dr. Thomas Mattair, Middle East Policy Council Executive Director; Author of The Three Occupied UAE Islands: The Tunbs and Abu Musa and Global Security Watch – Iran: A Reference Handbook
Dr. John Duke Anthony, Founding President and CEO, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations
September 18, 2019
Update on the Humanitarian Situation in Yemen
His Excellency Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah, Supervisor General, King Salman Humanitarian Aid & Relief Centre; Advisor, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Royal Court; Former Minister of Health, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Dr. John Duke Anthony, Founding President and CEO, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations
July 19, 2019
The War of 2003 & its Unintended Consequences for Iraq, the Middle East, and the United States
Dr. Zuhair Humadi, International Education Specialist; Former General Director, Iraqi Education Initiative
July 9, 2019
Exploring the Iraq-United States Relationship
AUDIO (.mp3) BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS ON IRAQ
H.E. Dr. Fareed Yasseen, Ambassador of Iraq to the United States of America
Dr. John Duke Anthony, Founding President and CEO, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations
June 28, 2019
Analysis of U.S. and GCC Tensions with Iran: Implications for Key American Policies
AUDIO (.mp3) SLIDES FROM DAVID DES ROCHES (.pdf)
Mr. Norman Roule, Former National Intelligence Manager for Iran; United Against a Nuclear Iran Senior Advisor
Ms. Kirsten Fontenrose, Former White House National Security Council Senior Director for Gulf Affairs; Sonoran Policy Group Vice President for Global Relations
Mr. Phillip Cornell, Atlantic Council Global Energy Center Nonresident Senior Fellow; Former Saudi Aramco Senior Corporate Planning Advisor; Former International Energy Agency Special Advisor
Mr. David Des Roches, Senior International Affairs Fellow, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations; Associate Professor, Near East/South Asia Center for Strategic Studies, National Defense University, U.S. Department of Defense
Colonel (Ret.) Abbas K. Dahouk, Former U.S. Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs Senior Military Advisor; Former Embassy of the U.S. in Saudi Arabia Defense and Army Attaché
Dr. John Duke Anthony, Founding President and CEO, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations
June 26, 2019
Book Discussion – Divided Gulf: The Anatomy of a Crisis
Dr. Andreas Krieg
Dr. Kristian Coates Ulrichsen
Giorgio Cafiero
Dr. John Duke Anthony, Founding President and CEO, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations
June 25, 2019
Desert Storm: Intersecting With Today's Middle East
Mr. Marlin Fitzwater
Lieutenant General (Ret.) David Deptula
Mr. Scott C. Stump
Ambassador (Ret.) Edward W. Gnehm Jr.
Mr. Joe Davis
Ms. Kathleen Koch
May 30, 2019
Commemorating International Partnership and Statesmanship: Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm and The National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial in Washington, D.C.
General (Ret.) Chuck Horner, Commanded U.S. and allied air operations for Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm in Saudi Arabia from August 1990 until April 1991
Ambassador (Ret.) Edward W. Gnehm Jr., Special Envoy to the Kuwaiti Government in Taif, Saudi Arabia, during Iraq’s 1990-1991 occupation of Kuwait and U.S. Ambassador to Kuwait from 1991 to 1994
Mr. Scott C. Stump, President and CEO of The National Desert Storm War Memorial Association
Dr. John Duke Anthony, Founding President and CEO, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations
May 20, 2019
Exploring the Jordan-United States Relationship
H.E. Dina Kawar, Ambassador of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to the United States of America
Ms. Yara Bayoumy, National Security Editor, The Atlantic
Dr. John Duke Anthony, Founding President and CEO, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations
March 25, 2019
How to Grow U.S.-GCC Trade, Economic Cooperation, and Investment Opportunities?
Representatives of the Middle East Council of American Chambers of Commerce
Dr. John Duke Anthony, Founding President and CEO, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations
March 21, 2019
Yemen: How Near or Distant a Resolution to its Present Conflict?
H.E. Dr. Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak, Ambassador of the Republic of Yemen to the United States; Office of Yemen’s President Chief of Staff; Yemen’s National Dialogue Conference Secretary General
Mr. Timothy Pounds, U.S. Department of State Office of Arabian Peninsula Affairs Director; former U.S. Embassy in Bahrain Deputy Chief of Mission
Dr. Stephen W. Day, Editor of Global, Regional, and Local Dynamics in Yemen’s War (early 2020) and Author of Regionalism and Rebellion in Yemen: A Troubled National Union (2012); Rollins College Adjunct Professor of International Affairs
Ms. Summer Nasser, Yemen Aid Chairperson; Speaker and analyst on Yemeni affairs
Colonel (Ret.) Abbas K. Dahouk, former U.S. Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs Senior Military Advisor; former Embassy of the U.S. in Saudi Arabia Defense and Army Attaché
Dr. John Duke Anthony, Founding President and CEO, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations
February 6, 2019
Strategic Implications of Recent U.S. Decisions on Syria
Dr. Anthony H. Cordesman, Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy at the Center for Strategic and International Studies
Mr. David Des Roches, Associate Professor at the National Defense University’s Near East South Asia Center for Security Studies and a Senior International Affairs Fellow at the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations
Dr. Elias Samo, Adjunct Professor at American University’s School of International Service and a Distinguished International Affairs Fellow at the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations
Dr. John Duke Anthony, Founding President and CEO, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations
May 21, 2018
Furthering U.S.-GCC Trade, Economic Cooperation, and Investment Opportunities
Mr. Christopher Johnson, Chairman, Middle East Council of American Chambers of Commerce, and Chairman, American Business Group of Riyadh
Mr. Fred Shuaibi, Vice Chairman, American Business Council of Kuwait, and Secretary, Middle East Council of American Chambers of Commerce
Mr. Matthew Kirkham, Board Member, American Business Group of Jeddah, and Finance Chairman, Middle East Council of American Chambers of Commerce
Mr. Robert Hager, Member, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations International Advisory Committee, and Partner, Squire Patton Boggs
Mr. Timir Mukherjee, Board Member, American Business Group of the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia
Ms. Anne Jaffery, Chairman, American Business Council of Dubai
Mr. Michael Jones, Washington Representative, Middle East Council of American Chambers of Commerce
Ms. Nahlah Al-Jubeir, Senior International Affairs Fellow, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations, and Director of the Center for Career Development, Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission
Dr. Karl Petrick, Associate Professor of Economics, Western New England University; Coordinator, Middle East Council of American Chambers of Commerce/Western New England University Gulf Region Trade Project
Dr. John Duke Anthony, Founding President and CEO, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations
March 15, 2018
Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman's Upcoming Visit to America: Implications and Opportunities for the U.S.-Saudi Arabian Relationship
Mr. Nawaf Al Thari, Distinguished International Affairs Fellow, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations, and Political Adviser and Counter-Terrorism & Counter-Piracy Focal Point, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Permanent Mission to the United Nations
Mr. David Des Roches, Senior International Affairs Fellow, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations, and Associate Professor, Near East/South Asia Center for Strategic Studies, National Defense University, U.S. Department of Defense
Mr. Fahad Nazer, International Affairs Fellow, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations, and Consultant, Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Washington, DC
Mr. Khush Choksy, Senior Vice President for Middle East and Turkey Affairs, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Mr. Mike Ryan, Strategic Markets Advisor, U.S.-Saudi Arabian Business Council
Colonel Abbas K. Dahouk, Former U.S. Defense and Army Attaché in Saudi Arabia (2013-2017)
Dr. John Duke Anthony, Founding President and CEO, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations
February 15, 2018
Sovereign Wealth Funds and Arab-U.S. Relations: Securing the Future
Dr. Michael J.T. McMillen, Partner, Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle; Professor, University of Pennsylvania Law School and The Wharton School, and Founding Chairman, Islamic Finance Section, American Bar Association
Dr. Ghiyath Nakshbendi, Executive in Residence, Kogod School of Business, and Professor, American University, and International Business & Investment Affairs Fellow, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations
Dr. Michael Papaioannou, Visiting Scholar and Professor, LeBow School of Business, Department of Economics, Drexel University, and Expert and Former Deputy Division Chief at the Debt and Capital Markets Instruments, Monetary and Capital Markets Department, International Monetary Fund
Dr. John Duke Anthony, Founding President and CEO, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations
February 7, 2018
The Changing Counter-Terrorism Landscape for the U.S. and its Regional Allies
Mr. Bernard Hudson, Non-Resident Fellow, Saudi Arabia and GCC Security Project, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard University; and Former Chief of Counterterrorism, U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
January 11, 2018
What’s the Status of President Trump’s Counter-Terrorism Campaign? Arab and U.S. Perspectives
Mr. Nawaf Al Thari, Distinguished International Affairs Fellow, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations; and Political Adviser and Counter-Terrorism & Counter-Piracy Focal Point, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Permanent Mission to the United Nations
Mr. Christopher Blanchard, Specialist in Middle Eastern Affairs, Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress
Mr. David Des Roches, Senior International Affairs Fellow, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations; and Associate Professor, Near East/South Asia Center for Strategic Studies, National Defense University, U.S. Department of Defense
Mr. Fahad Nazer, International Affairs Fellow, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations; and Consultant, Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Washington, DC
Dr. John Duke Anthony, Founding President and CEO, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations
September 18, 2017
Humanitarian Challenges in Yemen
His Excellency Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah, Supervisor General, King Salman Humanitarian Aid & Relief Centre; Advisor, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Royal Court; Former Minister of Health, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Dr. John Duke Anthony, Founding President and CEO, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations
June 20, 2017
Vision 2030: Enhancing American and Saudi Arabian Business and Investment Dynamics
VIDEO AUDIO (.mp3) DR. PAUL SULLIVAN SLIDES (.pdf) MR. EDWARD BURTON SLIDES (.pdf)
Dr. Paul Sullivan, Professor of Economics, National Defense University, and Senior International Affairs Fellow, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations
Mr. Fahad Nazer, International Affairs Fellow, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations, and Consultant, Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Washington, DC
Mr. Edward Burton, President and Chief Executive Officer, U.S.-Saudi Arabian Business Council, and Author, Business and Entrepreneurship in Saudi Arabia (2016)
Dr. John Duke Anthony, Founding President and CEO, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations
May 10, 2017
U.S.-Libya Relations 2017: New Vision, Hope, and Opportunities
Conference co-administered with the National Council on U.S. Libya Relations.
May 8, 2017
Economic Dynamics of U.S.-GCC Relations
Ms. Khlood Aldukheil, Managing Director, Aldukheil Financial Group; President, National Committee for Statistics, Council of Saudi Chambers
Mr. Khaled Alderbesti, Senior Investment and Economic Consultant, Ministry of Economy & Commerce, State of Qatar
Dr. Ihsan Ali Bu-Hulaiga, Founder, Joatha Consulting; Former Chairman of the Finance Committee, Majlis Al-Shura (Consultative Council) of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Dr. John Duke Anthony, Founding President and CEO, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations
May 4, 2017
Perspectives on the Conflict in Yemen
Workshop co-administered with the Gulf Research Center.
March 29, 2017
The Future of U.S.-GCC Trade and Investment
Mr. H. Delano Roosevelt, Former Chairman, Middle East Council of American Chambers of Commerce; Member, Board of Directors, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations; Director of New Business Development, Reza Investment Group
Mr. Christopher Johnson, Chairman, Middle East Council of American Chambers of Commerce; Attorney based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Chairman, KKR Saudi Limited
Ms. Nahlah Al-Jubeir, Director, Center for Career Development, Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission; Senior International Affairs Fellow, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations
Mr. Robert Hager, Founding Chairman, American Chamber of Commerce in Qatar; Partner, Squire Patton Boggs
Dr. Karl Petrick, Associate Professor of Economics, Western New England University; Coordinator, Middle East Council of American Chambers of Commerce/Western New England University Gulf Region Trade Project
Mr. Mike Jones, Washington, D.C. Representative, Middle East Council of American Chambers of Commerce; Founding President, Capitol Capital Group, LLC
Dr. John Duke Anthony, Founding President and CEO, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations
March 27, 2017
A Conversation About Energy & Development in Qatar
H.E. Abdullah Bin Hamad Al-Attiyah, Former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy & Industry, State of Qatar; Chairman, Abdullah Bin Hamad Al-Attiyah International Foundation for Energy and Sustainable Development; Former Chairman, United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development; Former President, 18th Session of the United Nations Conference on Climate Change
Dr. Herman Franssen, Executive Director, Energy Intelligence Group; President, International Energy Associates, Inc.; Senior Associate, Center for Strategic and International Studies; Adjunct Scholar; Middle East Institute; and Visiting Fellow, Centre for Global Energy Studies (London, UK)
Dr. John Duke Anthony, Founding President and CEO, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations
February 16, 2017
What Arab-U.S. Way Forward in Major Crisis Areas?
Dr. Geoffrey Gresh, International Security Studies Department Head and Associate Professor, College of International Security Affairs, National Defense University; and Author, Gulf Security and the U.S. Military: Regime Survival and the Politics of Basing
Ms. Raghida Dergham, Columnist, Senior Diplomatic Correspondent, and New York Bureau Chief, Al Hayat; Founder and Executive Chairman, Beirut Institute; and Member, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations International Advisory Committee
Mr. Khalil Jahshan, Executive Director, Arab Center Washington DC; Former President, National Association of Arab-Americans; and Former Vice President, American Committee on Jerusalem
Mr. Fahad Nazer, International Affairs Fellow, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations; Consultant, Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Washington, DC; and Advisor, Gulf State Analytics
Dr. Theodore Karasik, Senior Advisor, Gulf State Analytics; Adjunct Senior Fellow, Lexington Institute; and Former Director of Research, RAND Center for Middle East Public Policy
Dr. Imad Harb, Director of Research and Analysis, Arab Center Washington DC; Distinguished International Affairs Fellow, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations
Dr. Hani Shennib, Founding Chairman, National Council on U.S. Libya Relations
Dr. John Duke Anthony, Founding President and CEO, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations
June 9, 2016
Counter-Terrorism and Saudi Arabia
Mr. Nawaf Althari, Counter-Terrorism Adviser, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Permanent Mission to the United Nations
Dr. John Duke Anthony, Founding President and CEO, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relation
May 19, 2016
Conversation with a Delegation Representing the Majlis Al-Shura (Consultative Council) of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Delegation Members:
H.E. Dr. Mohammed bin Ameen Al-Jeffri, Vice Speaker, Majlis Al-Shura
H.E. Dr. Mohammed Al Hayaza
H.E. Dr. Khalid Al Awwad
H.E. Dr. Saud Assubayii
H.E. Dr. Faleh Al-Seghayer
H.E. Dr. Abdulaziz Taher
H.E. Dr. Selwa Al-Hazzaa
H.E. Dr. Khawla Al-Kuraya
H.E. Dr. Khalid Al-Aqeel
H.E. Dr. Tarek Fadaak
H.E. Dr. Fahad Al Anazi
Dr. John Duke Anthony, Founding President and CEO, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations
April 13, 2016
Fostering U.S.-GCC Trade, Economic Cooperation, and Investment Opportunities
Mr. H. Delano Roosevelt, Chairman, Middle East Council of American Chambers of Commerce, Member, Board of Directors, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations, Director of New Business Development, Reza Investment Group
Ms. Nahlah Al-Jubeir, Director, Center for Career Development, Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission, Senior International Affairs Fellow, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations
Mr. Khush Choksy, Senior Vice President for Middle East and Turkey Affairs, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Mr. Christopher Johnson, Attorney based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Chairman, KKR Saudi Limited
Ms. Randa Fahmy, President, Fahmy Hudome International, Treasurer, Board of Directors, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations, Former Associate Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Energy
Mr. Mike Jones, Founding President, Capitol Capital Group, LLC
Dr. John Duke Anthony, Founding President and CEO, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations
December 8, 2015
“Oman Reborn: Balancing Tradition and Modernization” Book Discussion
Ms. Linda Pappas Funsch, Author, Oman Reborn: Balancing Tradition and Modernization; Malone Fellow to Oman and Morocco, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations
Ms. Randa Fahmy, Treasurer and Board Member, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations
October 6, 2015
Analyzing and Assessing Saudi Arabian Defense Strategy
HRH Navy Captain (Ret.) Prince Sultan bin Khalid Al-Faisal Al Sa'ud, President, Al Joshan Security Services; Former Commander, Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF) Counter-Insurgency Special Operations Task Force; Designer and Inaugural Commandant, RSNF Special Forces Training Center
Dr. John Duke Anthony, Founding President and CEO, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations
September 18, 2015
A Conversation with the GCC Secretary General
Featured Specialist:
H.E. Dr. Abdul Latif Al Zayani, Secretary General, Gulf Cooperation Council
Dr. John Duke Anthony, Founding President and CEO, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations
June 29, 2015
Yemen in Crisis: What Next?
Dr. Noel Brehony, Chair, Menas Associates; Former Chair, British Yemeni Society; Author, Yemen Divided: The Story of a Failed State in South Arabia
Ms. Sama'a Al-Hamdani, Analyst and Writer, Yemeniaty; former Assistant Political Officer, Embassy of the Republic of Yemen in Washington, DC
Mr. Peter Salisbury, Journalist and Analyst, Financial Times, The Economist, Vice News, and other publications; former Consultant, Chatham House Yemen Forum
Dr. John Duke Anthony, Founding President and CEO, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations
June 9, 2015
Conversation with a Delegation Representing the Saudi-U.S. Parliamentary Friendship Committee of the Majlis Al-Shura (Consultative Council) of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Delegation Members:
H.E. Dr. Mohammed Alnagadi
H.E. Dr. Ahmed Almofareh
H.E. Dr. Aljawhara Bubshait
H.E. Dr. Saud Assubayii
H.E. Dr. Sadaka Fadil
H.E. Dr. Awad Al Asmari
H.E. Dr. Mansour Alkraidees
H.E. Dr. Hanan Al-Ahmadi
Dr. John Duke Anthony, Founding President and CEO, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations
May 22, 2015
Leadership Changes in Saudi Arabia: What Implications for the Kingdom, the Region, and the U.S.?
NAWAF OBAID PRESENTATION (.pdf) AUDIO (.mp3)
Dr. Nawaf Obaid, Visiting Fellow, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard University; Lecturer, London Academy of Diplomacy, Stirling University; Senior Fellow, King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies
Dr. John Duke Anthony, Founding President and CEO, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations
May 12, 2015
After a Nuclear Agreement: Whither Arab-Iranian and U.S.-GCC Relations?
Dr. John Duke Anthony, Founding President and CEO, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations
Dr. Christian Koch, Director, Gulf Research Center Foundation (Geneva, Switzerland)
Dr. Sara Vakhshouri, President, SVB Energy International
Dr. Thomas Mattair, Executive Director, Middle East Policy Council
Dr. Alidad Mafinezam, President, West Asia Council
Dr. Imad Harb, Distinguished International Affairs Fellow, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations
Mr. John Pratt, Member, Board of Directors, and Distinguished International Affairs Fellow, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations
April 8, 2015
Assessing the Iran Nuclear Deal: Issues and Implications
Dr. John Duke Anthony, Founding President & CEO, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations
H.E. Ambassador Seyed Hossein Mousavian, Associate Research Scholar, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University and former Spokesman for Iran in nuclear negotiations with the European Union
Dr. Thomas Mattair, Executive Director, Middle East Policy Council
Dr. Kenneth Katzman, Specialist in Middle East Affairs in the Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division, Congressional Research Service
Dr. Imad Harb, Distinguished International Affairs Fellow, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations
Dr. Paul Sullivan, Senior International Affairs Fellow, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations
Mr. John Pratt, Member, Board of Directors, and Distinguished International Affairs Fellow, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations
April 2, 2015
Yemen in Chaos: Analysis, Prognosis, and Prospects
H.E. Adel A. Al-Jubeir, Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to the United States
Mr. Jeremy M. Sharp, Specialist in Middle East Affairs, Congressional Research Service; Author, CRS Report "Yemen: Background and U.S. Relations"
Ms. Sama'a Al-Hamdani, Analyst and Writer, Yemeniaty; former Assistant Political Officer, Embassy of the Republic of Yemen in Washington, DC
Professor David Des Roches, Senior Military Fellow, Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies, National Defense University; Malone Fellow in Arab and Islamic Studies (Syria), National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations
Mr. Abbas Almosawa, Yemeni Journalist and Analyst; former Media and Information Advisor, Embassy of the Republic of Yemen in Abu Dhabi and Beirut
Dr. John Duke Anthony, Founding President & CEO, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations
August 20, 2014
Dynamics of Regional Crises Run Amok: Implications for Arab and U.S. Interests and Policies
Ambassador Samir Sumaida'ie, Former Ambassador of Iraq to the United States (2006-2011) and Former Permanent Representative of Iraq to the United Nations (2004-2006)
Professor David Des Roches, Senior Military Fellow, Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies, National Defense University, and Malone Fellow in Arab and Islamic Studies to Syria
Dr. Imad Harb, Distinguished International Affairs Fellow, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations
Dr. Thomas Mattair, Executive Director, Middle East Policy Council
Mr. Matthew A. Reynolds, North America Representative, United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)
Mr. Joshua Yaphe, Arabian Peninsula Analyst, U.S. Department of State Bureau of Intelligence and Research
Dr. John Duke Anthony, Founding President & CEO, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations
May 9, 2014
Iraq Update – Challenges and Opportunities
His Excellency Lukman Faily, Ambassador of Iraq to the United States
Dr. John Duke Anthony, Founding President & CEO, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations
April 1, 2014
Qatar – "Understood" And "Misunderstood"
His Excellency Mohammed Jaham Al Kuwari, Ambassador of Qatar to the United States
Dr. John Duke Anthony, Founding President & CEO, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations
February 19, 2014
Tunisia: The Way Forward
His Excellency M'Hamed Ezzine Chelaifa, Ambassador of the Republic of Tunisia to the United States
Mr. Andrew Haviland, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs' International Finance and Development Unit, U.S. Department of State
Dr. Caroline Freund, Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics; Former Chief Economist for the Middle East and North Africa, World Bank
Dr. Néjib Ayachi, Founding President, The Maghreb Center
Dr. John Duke Anthony, Founding President & CEO, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations
February 13, 2014
Dynamics of U.S.-GCC Defense Cooperation
AUDIO (.mp3) KSA2 PROGRAM SUMMARY
Ambassador (Ret.) James Smith, Former U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia (2009-2013); Senior Counselor, The Cohen Group
Professor David Des Roches, Senior Military Fellow, Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies, National Defense University; Malone Fellow in Arab and Islamic Studies to Syria
Professor Paul Sullivan, Professor of Economics, National Defense University; Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University
Dr. John Duke Anthony, Founding President & CEO, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations
December 4, 2013
Opportunities for Export Business and Investment in Libya's Healthcare and Medical Sector
Featured Speaker:
His Excellency Emhamed Elhemmali, Deputy Minister Of Health, Government of Libya
Dr. Esam Omeish, Chairman of the Department of General Surgery, Inova Alexandria Hospital, and Vice Chairman, The American Libyan Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Dr. Mahmoud Usta Omar, Medical Attaché, Embassy of Libya in Washington, DC
Dr. John Duke Anthony, Founding President & CEO, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations
November 13, 2013
Placing the Recent Tension in Saudi Arabian-U.S. Relations in Context: Where Do We Go From Here?
Ambassador (Ret.) James Smith, Former U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia (September 2009 - September 2013); and Senior Counselor, The Cohen Group
Ambassador (Ret.) Ford Fraker, Former U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia (April 2007 - April 2009); and Senior Advisor, Trinity Group Limited
Dr. John Duke Anthony, Founding President & CEO, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations
July 19, 2013
The Way Forward in Egypt
Professor Karim Haggag, Visiting Professor, Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies, and Former Director, Egyptian Press and Information Office in Washington, DC
Ms. Randa Fahmy Hudome, Board Member, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations, and General Counsel, American Egyptian Strategic Alliance
Dr. Marina Ottaway, Senior Scholar, Middle East Program, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Dr. Diane Singerman, Associate Professor, School of Public Affairs, American University
Dr. John Duke Anthony, Founding President & CEO, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations
June 7, 2013
Crisis Syria: Going Where?
C-SPAN VIDEO AUDIO (.mp3) Diplomatic Courier - "Syrian Civil War: How Did We Get Here?"
Ms. Mona Yacoubian, Senior Advisor, Middle East and Project Director, Pathways to Progress, Stimson Center
Mr. Ian Pannell, Correspondent, BBC News
Professor David Des Roches, Senior Military Fellow, Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies, National Defense University
Ms. Sharon Waxman, Vice President, Public Policy and Advocacy, International Rescue Committee
Professor Paul Sullivan, Professor of Economics, National Defense University and Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University
Dr. John Duke Anthony, Founding President & CEO, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations
May 21, 2013
Bahrain: A Conversation About Its Challenges and Opportunities
Ambassador Ronald E. Neumann, President, American Academy of Diplomacy; Former U.S. Ambassador to Bahrain, Afghanistan, and Algeria
Professor David Des Roches, Senior Military Fellow, Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies, National Defense University
Ms. Sarah Leah Whitson, Executive Director, Middle East and North Africa Division, Human Rights Watch
Professor Paul Sullivan, Professor of Economics, National Defense University; Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University
Dr. John Duke Anthony, Founding President & CEO, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations
April 22, 2013
Opportunities for Investment in
Libyan Energy, Finance, and Infrastructure
His Excellency Dr. Elkalani A. Alsalim, Minister of Finance, Government of Libya
His Excellency Ali Aujali, Ambassador of Libya to the United States
Ms. Randa Fahmy Hudome, Board Member, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations
Mr. Robert Marro, President, American Libyan Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Ms. Paula Freer, Director, International Government Affairs, Marathon Oil Corporation; and Chair, U.S.-Libya Business Association
Dr. John Duke Anthony, Founding President & CEO, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations
April 11, 2013
Rhetoric and Reality in Arab-U.S. Energy Relations
Mr. John Hofmeister, Founder and Chief Executive, Citizens for Affordable Energy; former President, Shell Oil Company
Professor Paul Sullivan, Professor of Economics, National Defense University; Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University
Ms. Randa Fahmy Hudome, President, Fahmy Hudome International; former Associate Deputy Secretary of Energy
March 5, 2013
Constitutionalism and Human Rights in Tunisia:
The Islamist-Led Democratic Transition Post-Arab Spring
"Tunisia: Post-Revolution Political and Constitutional Transitions" VIDEO "Tunisia: Post-Revolution Political and Constitutional Transitions" AUDIO (.mp3)
"The Future of Women's Rights, Minority Rights, and Freedom of Expression in Tunisia" VIDEO "The Future of Women's Rights, Minority Rights, and Freedom of Expression in Tunisia" AUDIO (.mp3)
COUNCIL FOR A COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES RECAP
MAGHREB CENTER RECAP
Ms. Alexis Arieff, Analyst, Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress, Washington DC
Dr. Alaya Allani, Professor of History, Manouba University, Tunis
Dr. Ghazi Gherairi, Law Professor, University of Tunis, Tunis; Secretary General, The International Academy for Constitutional Law (AIDC), Tunis
Dr. Ahmed El Hamri, Development Economist, Academia; Consultant, The World Bank
Mr. Eric Goldstein, Deputy Director, Human Rights Watch
Ms. Naziha Réjiba, Journalist; Human rights activist; 2009 Recipient of the International Press Freedom Award of the Committee to Protect Journalists
Dr. Nancy Okail, Program Director, The Freedom House, Washington DC
Dr. I. William Zartman, Jacob Blaustein Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) of The Johns Hopkins University.
Dr. Nejib Ayachi, President, The Maghreb Center, Washington DC
September 6, 2012
Infrastructure and Business Opportunities in North Africa
AUDIO (.mp3) REMARKS BY PRINCIPAL DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY DEBORAH MCCARTHY NUSACC PRESS RELEASE
Mr. Carl Kress, Regional Director for the Middle East, North Africa and Europe Region, U.S. Trade and Development Agency
Ms. Randa Fahmy Hudome, President, Fahmy Hudome International
Ms. Laura Lombard, Director, Business Development, Sidar Global Advisors
Mr. Steven Mayo, Business Development Officer, Project and Structured Finance, Export-Import Bank of the United States
Ms. Deborah McCarthy, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary and Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Finance and Development, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, U.S. Department of State
Mr. Curtis Silvers, Executive Vice President, National U.S.-Arab Chamber of Commerce
Dr. John Duke Anthony, Founding President & CEO, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations; Member, U.S. Department of State Advisory Committee on International Economic Policy and its subcommittees on Sanctions and Trade and Investment
June 26, 2012
Crisis Yemen: Going Where?
VIDEO
AUDIO (.mp3)
PANEL REMARKS BY PROFESSOR SHARP
PROJECT ON MIDDLE EAST DEMOCRACY RECAP WAQ AL-WAQ
Ambassador Barbara Bodine, Lecturer and Director, Scholars in the Nation's Service Initiative, Princeton University; and former U.S. Ambassador to Yemen
Mr. Gregory Johnsen, Ph.D. Candidate, Princeton University; author, Waq al-waq blog and The Last Refuge: Yemen, al-Qaeda, and America's War in Arabia; and former Fulbright and American Institute for Yemeni Studies Fellow in Yemen
Dr. Charles Schmitz, Associate Professor of Geography, Towson University; President, American Institute for Yemeni Studies; and former Fulbright and American Institute for Yemen Studies Fellow in Yemen
Mr. Robert Sharp, Associate Professor, Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies, U.S. Department of Defense/National Defense University
Dr. John Duke Anthony, Founding President & CEO, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations; former Fulbright Fellow in the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen; and official observer for four of Yemen's presidential and parliamentary elections
May 24, 2012
The Gulf Cooperation Council at 31: Implications of Trends and Indications for GCC and US Interests
Dr. Odeh Aburdene, Participant, international economic, business, and investment forums in Bahrain; Doha, Qatar; Dubai, United Arab Emirates; and Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Ms. Randa Fahmy Hudome, former U.S. Department of Energy Associate Deputy Secretary
Mr. Andrew Rabens, U.S. Department of State Bureau of Near East Affairs
Mr. Robert Sharp, U.S. Department of Defense Near East and South Asia Center for Strategic Studies
Ms. Molly Williamson, former Deputy Assistant Secretary at the U.S. Departments of Commerce and Defense, former Acting Assistant Secretary at the U.S. Department of State, and former Senior Foreign Policy Advisor at the U.S. Department of Energy
Mr. Joshua Yaphe, U.S. Department of State Bureau of Intelligence and Research
Dr. John Duke Anthony, Founding President and CEO, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations
April 18, 2012
Trade, Investment, Finance, and the Way Forward:
A Conversation on U.S.-GCC Economic Relations
with the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
Mr. L. Daniel Mullaney, Assistant Trade Representative for Europe and the Middle East, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
Mr. Jason Buntin, Director for Europe and Middle East Affairs, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
Dr. John Duke Anthony, Founding President and CEO, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations
January 24, 2012
Afternoon Tea and A Conversation With Mrs. Cherie Blair
Featured Speaker: Mrs. Cherie Blair, Founder of the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women; noted barrister and QC, specializing in human rights law; and wife of former British Prime Minister, The Right Honourable Tony Blair
Introduction by: H.E. Ambassador Houda Ezra Ebrahim Nonoo, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the United States of America
Moderator: Ms. Randa Fahmy Hudome, Member of the Board of Directors of the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations
September 15, 2011
What Lies Ahead for America in Arabia and the Gulf?:
Analyses and Prognoses
Dr. Abdulaziz Sager, Chairman and Founder, Gulf Research Center
Dr. Christian Koch, Director, Gulf Research Center Foundation
Dr. Mustafa Alani, Senior Advisor and Research Program Director, Gulf Research Center
Dr. John Duke Anthony, Founding President and CEO, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations
September 14, 2011
Dynamics of Palestine in the Coming
Arab & UN Seasons – Five Perspectives
Dr. Philip Giraldi, Executive Director, Council on the National Interest and former CIA counter-terrorism specialist and military intelligence officer who served in Turkey, Italy, Germany, and Spain
Dr. Fouzi El-Asmar, Distinguished Palestinian Writer, Poet, Academic, and Journalist
Mr. Mark Perry, American author specializing in Military Intelligence and Foreign Affairs Analysis
Mr. Jeffrey Steinberg, Senior Editor, Journalist, and Lecturer on Middle East and International Security Affairs
Professor Don Wallace, Jr., Chairman, International Law Institute and Chair, International Council for Middle East Studies
August 9, 2011 and August 11, 2011
Libya From the Front Lines
Featured Speaker: Mr. Richard Ayton, recent Stabilization Advisor to the British Special Representative to Libya
June 29, 2011
A Conversation with The Right Honourable Tony Blair
Featured Speaker: The Right Honourable Tony Blair
Introduction by: H.E. Ambassador Adel A. Al-Jubeir, Saudi Arabian Ambassador to the United States and Advisor at the Royal Court
Moderator: Dr. John Duke Anthony, Founding President & CEO, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations
May 26, 2011
Symposium on U.S.-Iran and U.S.-Libya Sanctions
Featured Speaker: Mr. Larry Christensen, Member, Miller & Chevalier
May 13, 2011
A Conversation with John Hofmeister
Featured Speaker: John Hofmeister, Founder and Chief Executive, Citizens for Affordable Energy, and Former President, Shell Oil Company
Moderator: Dr. John Duke Anthony, Founding President & CEO, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations
April 15, 2011
Luncheon in Honor of Ambassador Joseph LeBaron,
United States Ambassador to the State of Qatar
Featured Speaker: Ambassador Joseph LeBaron, United States Ambassador to the State of Qatar
April 8, 2011
A Conversation with a Delegation Representing
the Majlis Ash-Shura (Consultative Council)
of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Delegation Members:
H.E. Osama Bin Mohammed Al-Kurdi, Member of the Council
H.E. Dr. Abdallah Bin Yahya Bukhari, Member of the Council
H.E. Khalifa Bin Ahmed Rashid Al-Dosari, Member of the Council
H.E. Mohammed Bin Abdallah Al-Quaihis, Member of the Council
H.E. Dr. Saud H. R. Al-Subaie, Member of the Council
H.E. Dr. Mazen Bin Foad Bin Mahmood AlKhayyat, Member of the Council
H.E. Dr. Mai bint Abdulaziz bin Ibrahim AlEssa, Advisor to the Council
H.E. Dr. Mahasen Hasan Abu-Mansour Flamban, Advisor to the Council
Dr. John Duke Anthony, President and CEO, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations
March 2, 2011
What You Need to Know Now:
The Arabian Dimension in Today's Mideast Turmoil
Dr. Herman Franssen, President, International Energy Associates, and Senior Associate, Energy and National Security Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Dr. David E. Long, Consultant on Middle East affairs and international terrorism, and author of The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Mr. Robert Lacey, Historian and author of The Kingdom and Inside the Kingdom
Mr. Peter A. Iseman, Historian and International Educator
Dr. John Duke Anthony, President and CEO, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations
July 28, 2010
Islamic Finance Forum
Aamir Rehman, Managing Director at Fajr Capital Limited and author of Dubai & Co.: Global Strategies for Doing Business in the Gulf States and Gulf Capital & Islamic Finance: The Rise of the New Global Players
Umar Moghul, Partner at Murtha Cullina LLP and co-chair of the firm's Islamic Finance and Investments Group
Ibrahim Warde, Adjunct Professor of International Business at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University and author of Islamic Finance in the Global Economy
Shaykh Yusuf Talal DeLorenzo, Chief Shariah Officer at Shariah Capital
Frank Vogel, Professor Harvard Law School and author of The Islamic School of Law: Evolution, Devolution and Progress and Islamic Law and Legal System: Studies of Saudi Arabia
Jean-François Seznec, Visiting Associate Professor at Georgetown University’s Center for Contemporary Arab Studies
June 30, 2010
The Arab World and the Future of Global Energy Supply: Realities, Risks, and Prospects
Mr. Guy Caruso, Senior Advisor, Energy and National Security Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Ms. Molly Williamson, Adjunct Scholar, Middle East Institute, and Immediate Past Senior Foreign Policy Advisor to the Secretary of Energy
Ms. Randa Fahmy-Hudome, President, Fahmy-Hudome International, and Former Associate Deputy Secretary of Energy
Ms. Sarah Ladislaw, Senior Fellow, Energy and National Security Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Dr. John Duke Anthony, Founding President & CEO, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations
March 31, 2010
A Conversation with
His Royal Highness Prince Zeid Ra'ad Zeid Al-Hussein, Ambassador of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
to the United States
C-SPAN VIDEO
THE WASHINGTON DIPLOMAT'S RECAP
PICTURES
Featured Speaker: HRH Prince Zeid Ra'ad Zeid Al-Hussein
Moderator: Dr. John Duke Anthony, Founding President & CEO, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations
December 22, 2009
Report from the Gulf Cooperation Council's Ministerial and Heads of State Summit in Kuwait, December 2009:
What Did and Did Not Happen and What Next?
C-SPAN VIDEO
AUDIO - Part 1 (.mp3)
AUDIO - Part 2 (.mp3)
'HOW' QUESTIONS FOR CONSIDERATION
Featured Speaker: Dr. John Duke Anthony, Founding President & CEO, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations
December 10, 2009
Yemen Headlined:
Contemporary Myths and Empirical Realities
VIDEO
AUDIO - Part 1 (.mp3)
AUDIO - Part 2 (.mp3)
TRANSCRIPT (.pdf)
PROJECT ON MIDDLE EAST DEMOCRACY RECAP
REMARKS REFERENCED BY AMB. JAMES LAROCCO
PICTURES
Ambassador Barbara Bodine, Director, Scholars in the Nation's Service Initiative, Princeton University, and former U.S. Ambassador to Yemen
Dr. Christopher Boucek, Associate in the Middle East Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Mr. Gregory Johnsen, Ph.D. Candidate, Princeton University; Co-Founder, Waq al-Waq: Islam and Insurgency in Yemen Blog; and former Fulbright and American Institute for Yemen Studies Fellow in Yemen
Ambassador James A. Larocco, Near East and South Asia Center for Strategic Studies, National Defense University, U.S. Department of Defense, and former U.S. Ambassador to Kuwait
Dr. Mustafa Alani, Senior Advisor and Research Program Director, Gulf Research Center, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Dr. John Duke Anthony, Founding President & CEO, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations; former Fulbright Fellow in the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen; and one of two Americans to have served as an official observer for all four of Yemen's presidential and parliamentary elections
February 17, 2009
Islamic Finance and the Global Economic Crisis
AUDIO (.mp3)
SLIDES FROM DR. YUSUF TALAL DELORENZO (.pdf)
SLIDES FROM MR. MICHAEL MCMILLEN (.pdf)
DIPLOMATIC CONNECTIONS RECAP (.pdf)
PICTURES
Dr. Yusuf Talal DeLorenzo, Chief Shariah Officer, Shariah Capital
Mr. Michael McMillen, Attorney, Fulbright & Jaworski LLP
Dr. John Duke Anthony, Founding President & CEO, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations
• CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE: "ISLAMIC FINANCE: OVERVIEW AND POLICY CONCERNS" (.pdf)
• U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY: "OVERVIEW OF ISLAMIC FINANCE" (.pdf)
• ERNST & YOUNG: "ISLAMIC FUNDS AND INVESTMENTS REPORT" (.pdf)
• GULF ONE INVESTMENT BANK: "ISLAMIC FINANCE: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES"
December 16, 2008
A Conversation with
H.E. Samir Shakir M. Sumaida'ie,
Ambassador of the Republic of Iraq to the United States
C-SPAN VIDEO
PROGRAM (.pdf)
TRANSCRIPT (.pdf)
WASHINGTON REPORT ON MIDDLE EAST AFFAIRS ARTICLE
Featured Speaker: H.E. Samir Shakir M. Sumaida'ie
Moderator: Dr. John Duke Anthony, Founding President & CEO, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations
December 2, 2008
A Conversation with
His Royal Highness Prince Turki Al Faisal Al Sa'ud
WASHINGTON REPORT ON MIDDLE EAST AFFAIRS ARTICLE
Featured Speaker: HRH Prince Turki Al Faisal Al Sa'ud
Moderator: Dr. John Duke Anthony, Founding President & CEO, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations
June 16, 2008
A Conversation with a Delegation Representing
the Majlis Ash-Shura (Consultative Council)
of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
H.E. Dr. Bandar Bin Mohammed Al Eiban, Chairman of the Saudi US Friendship Committee
H.E. Engineer, Usamah Bin Mohammed Al-Kurdi; Member of the Council
H.E. Yousef A. El-Maimani, Member of the Council
H.E. Dr. Khalid Ibrahim Al-Awwad, Member of the Council
H.E. Dr. Nihad M. A. Jishi, Consultant for the Council
June 5, 2008
The Implications of Sovereign Wealth Funds
For American Interests and U.S. Policies
Congressman Jim Moran (D-VA)
Co-Chair of the House Sovereign Wealth Funds Task Force
Congressman Tom Davis (R-VA)
Co-Chair of the House Sovereign Wealth Funds Task Force
Congressman Gregory Meeks (D-NY)
Official Designee of the House Committee on
Financial Services to the Sovereign Wealth Funds Task Force
Dr. John Duke Anthony, Founding President & CEO, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations
April 1, 2008
Changing Dynamics of U.S.-Mideast Defense Relations: Withdraw? Downsize? Remain Engaged?
Redeploy? Reconfigure?
WASHINGTON REPORT ON MIDDLE EAST AFFAIRS ARTICLE
Featured Speaker: General Anthony C. Zinni, USMC (Ret.)
Introduction by: Congressman Jim Moran (D-VA)
Presider: Dr. John Duke Anthony, Founding President & CEO, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations
March 19, 2008
Energy Interdependence versus Independence:
Rhetoric & Reality
The Honorable Karen Harbert, Executive Vice President and Managing Director, U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Institute for 21st Century Energy
Dr. Herman Franssen, President, International Energy Associates & Senior Associate, CSIS Energy and National Security Program
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