National Council on U.S.-Arab Relatoins
  • The Road of Interdependence

    The Road of Interdependence

    H.E. Dr. Abdullatif Al Zayani outlines a vision for enhancing peace, stability, and prosperity in the Middle East and North Africa region. Read More
  • Sports Diplomacy Roundtable Discussion

    Sports Diplomacy Roundtable Discussion

    Watch/listen to a National Council co-sponsored roundtable discussion about the role of sports in bridging divides, and promoting empathy and inclusion in the Arab region. Read More
  • Strategic Dynamics of Iran’s Continuing Asymmetric Warfare

    Strategic Dynamics of Iran’s Continuing Asymmetric Warfare

    Listen to a National Council public affairs briefing on the implications of ongoing tensions with Iran. Read More
  • Annual Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference

    Annual Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference

    Watch, listen to, and read remarks and discussions from the National Council's Annual Conference. Read More
  • Madain Saleh: One Of Saudi Arabia’s Hidden Treasures

    Madain Saleh: One Of Saudi Arabia’s Hidden Treasures

    Paige Peterson explores Saudi Arabia's first UNESCO World Heritage Site in a visually stunning photo essay. Read More
  • At the Cutting Edge: The National Council’s Youth Leadership Development Program / Model Arab League

    At the Cutting Edge: The National Council’s Youth Leadership Development Program / Model Arab League

    Effectiveness in policymaking is not achieved by spectators. Read More
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Sports Diplomacy Roundtable Discussion

Sports play an important role in bridging divides throughout the world, including in the Arab region. They help people of all ages and walks of life learn to work together toward a common goal, play fairly by a set of agreed rules, and understand how to accept both victory and defeat. Moreover, sports can help Americans and Arabs exchange cultural values, improve understanding, develop empathy, and promote inclusion.

The Washington, D.C.-based National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations and the Riyadh-based King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies recently convened specialists from the United States and the Arab region for roundtable discussion on "Sports Diplomacy in the Middle East." Audio and video recordings of the program are available on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and elsewhere.

 

National Council COVID-19 Update

Due to concerns about COVID-19, the National Council's physical office is temporarily closed. The Council is still operating virtually, and can be reached by its same phone and email contact coordinates. The remaining Youth Leadership Development Program / Model Arab League conferences for the 2019-2020 Academic Year, including the National University and National High School programs, have been canceled.

Help Support the National Council's Educational Programs

NCUSAR's Annual Arab-US Policymakers ConferenceThe National Council depends on its supporters’ contributions to continue its educational programs furthering American knowledge and understanding of the Arab world and Arab-U.S. relations. Making a donation, at whatever level is right for you, will help enable the Council to educate, train, and prepare the emerging Arab-U.S. relations leaders of tomorrow. The Council is recognized as a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization and contributions are federally tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law.

Annual Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference

NCUSAR's Annual Arab-US Policymakers ConferenceThe National Council's Annual Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference gathers internationally renowned specialists to analyze, discuss, and debate issues of over-arching importance to the American and Arab people's needs, concerns, interests, and key foreign policy objectives. It is the largest annual gathering in America dedicated to studying, understanding, and promoting the U.S.-Arab relationship.

The 28th Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference – Treading a Tightrope: How Best to Balance and Advance the Multifaceted Arab-U.S. Relationship? – was held October 23-24, 2019, at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C.

SAVE THE DATE: The 29th Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference is scheduled for October 28-29, 2020, in Washington, D.C.

Congressional & Public Affairs Briefings

Public Affairs Briefing ProgramsThe National Council periodically sponsors public educational programs on Capitol Hill and around Washington, DC 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.

Annual Oman Cultural Immersion Program

Malone Fellowship Oman Cultural Immersion ProgramThe National Council's Malone Fellows in Arab and Islamic Studies Annual Cultural Immersion Program in Oman provides a privileged first hand exposure to one of the most historically and culturally rich of all Arab and Islamic societies. The study visit unfolds primarily in half a dozen different regions outside the Sultanate’s capital of Muscat. It does so in order to allow delegation members to experience the dynamics of what is not only one of the Arab world’s most demographically, geographically, economically, and socially diverse countries. It does so also because of Oman’s position adjacent to the Hormuz Strait, arguably the world’s most strategically vital waterway.

Youth Leadership Development Program / Model Arab League

Youth Leadership Development Program / Model Arab LeagueThe National Council's Youth Leadership Development Program / Model Arab League (YLDP/MAL) holds educational conferences across the United States for students at both the university and high school levels. Through YLDP/MAL, students learn about the politics and history of the Arab world, and the arts of diplomacy and public speech. YLDP/MAL helps prepare students to be knowledgeable, well-trained, and effective citizens as well as civic and public affairs leaders.

Learn more about YLDP/MAL, find a conference near you, and register to participate!

Washington, DC Summer Internship Program

Washingon, DC Summer Internship ProgramThe National Council's Washington, DC Summer Internship Program offers undergraduate and graduate students a ten-week professional, academic, and career opportunity internship in the nation's capital. The program features a demanding mix of professional involvement, intellectual challenge, career exploration, and cultural encounters designed to provide interns with a rich and varied experience during their time in Washington.

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NCUSAR & KFCRIS Discussion: Sports Diplomacy in the Middle East (.mp3)

NCUSAR Briefing: Energy, Economic, and Defense Dynamics During a Time of Pandemic (.mp3)

NCUSAR Briefing: A Conversation with H.E. Dr. Fareed Yasseen, Ambassador of Iraq to the United States (.mp3)

NCUSAR & SQCC Remembrance: The Life of Sultan Qaboos Bin Said (1940-2020) (.mp3)

NCUSAR Briefing: Strategic Dynamics of Iran's Continuing Asymmetric Warfare (.mp3)

2019 Policymakers Conference: Keynote Discussion with General (Ret.) David Petraeus (.mp3)

2019 Policymakers Conference: Keynote Remarks by HRH Prince Turki Al Faisal (.mp3)

2019 Policymakers Conference: U.S.-Arab Energy Dynamics (.mp3)

2019 Policymakers Conference: Geo-Political Dynamics of Arabia and the Gulf (.mp3)

NCUSAR Briefing: The War of 2003 and its Unintended Consequences for Iraq, the Middle East, and the United States (.mp3)

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