Author Archives: NCUSAR

Founded in 1983, the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations (NCUSAR) is a non-profit, non-governmental, educational organization dedicated to improving American awareness, knowledge, and understanding of the Arab world.

Lebanon in Focus [2022 Arab-US Policymakers Conference]

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The 31st Annual Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference, Arab-U.S. Uncertainties: What Lies Ahead?, convened at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C., on November 2-3, 2022. These are some of the conference proceedings.

 

 
“Lebanon in Focus”

Featuring:

Colonel (Ret.) Abbas Dahouk – National Council Board of Directors Member; former Senior Military Advisor to U.S. Department of State; former U.S. Defense and Army Attach´ to Saudi Arabia; HyphenPoint LLC Founding Principal.

Ambassador (Ret.) Edward Gabriel – American Task Force on Lebanon President and CEO; former United States Ambassador to Morocco (1997-2001).

The Annual Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference is the signature annual symposium organized and administered by the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations.

Syria and Iraq in Focus [2022 Arab-US Policymakers Conference]

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The 31st Annual Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference, Arab-U.S. Uncertainties: What Lies Ahead?, convened at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C., on November 2-3, 2022. These are some of the conference proceedings.

 

 
“Syria and Iraq in Focus”

Featuring:

Dr. Andrew Parasiliti – Al-Monitor President and Chief Content Officer; former RAND Center for Global Risk and Security Director.

Ambassador (Ret.) James F. Jeffrey – former U.S. Department of State Special Representative for Syria Engagement (2018-2020) and Special Envoy to the Global Coalition To Defeat ISIS (2019-2020); former United States Ambassador to Iraq (2010-2012) and Turkey (2008-2010).

Dr. Denise Natali – U.S. Department of Defense National Defense University Institute for National Strategic Studies Director; former U.S. Department of State Assistant Secretary for Conflict and Stabilization Operations.

Dr. Abbas Kadhim – Atlantic Council Iraq Initiative Director and Senior Fellow; Author, Reclaiming Iraq: The 1920 Revolution and the Founding of the Modern State.

The Annual Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference is the signature annual symposium organized and administered by the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations.

Oman in Focus [2022 Arab-US Policymakers Conference]

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The 31st Annual Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference, Arab-U.S. Uncertainties: What Lies Ahead?, convened at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C., on November 2-3, 2022. These are some of the conference proceedings.

 

 
“Oman in Focus”

Featuring:

Dr. Zakaria Al Muharrami – Sultan Qaboos University Professor; Author of numerous books and essays on Oman’s modernization and development as well as the Sultanate’s role in regional and global affairs.

Ambassador (Ret.) Dr. 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.

The Annual Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference is the signature annual symposium organized and administered by the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations.

Keynote Remarks by H.E. Sayyid Badr bin Hamad Albusaidi [2022 Arab-US Policymakers Conference]

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The 31st Annual Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference, Arab-U.S. Uncertainties: What Lies Ahead?, convened at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C., on November 2-3, 2022. These are some of the conference proceedings.

 

 
“Keynote Remarks by H.E. Sayyid Badr bin Hamad Albusaidi”

Featuring:

H.E. Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Hamood Albusaidi – Sultanate of Oman Foreign Minister.

The Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference is the signature annual symposium organized and administered by the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations.

Keynote Remarks by HRH Prince Turki Al Faisal Al Saud [2022 Arab-US Policymakers Conference]

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The 31st Annual Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference, Arab-U.S. Uncertainties: What Lies Ahead?, convened at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C., on November 2-3, 2022. These are some of the conference proceedings.

 

 
“Keynote Remarks by HRH Prince Turki Al Faisal Al Saud”

Featuring:

HRH Prince Turki Al Faisal Al Saud – King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies Chairman; former Saudi Arabian Ambassador to the United Kingdom and to the United States; former Saudi Arabian General Intelligence Directorate Director General.

The Annual Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference is the signature annual symposium organized and administered by the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations.

Geopolitical Dynamics of Arabia and the Gulf [2022 Arab-US Policymakers Conference]

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The 31st Annual Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference, Arab-U.S. Uncertainties: What Lies Ahead?, convened at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C., on November 2-3, 2022. These are some of the conference proceedings.

 

 
“Geopolitical Dynamics of Arabia and the Gulf”

Featuring:

Dr. Abdulaziz Sager – Gulf Research Center Founder and Chairman; National Council International Advisory Board Member.

Dr. Abdullah Al Shayji – Kuwait University Professor of International Relations and Post Graduate Political Science Program Director; Author, The GCC Crises: The Root Causes, The Mediation Efforts, And the Future of the GCC Alliance.

Dr. Kenneth Katzman – U.S. Library of Congress Congressional Research Service Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Specialist in Middle East Affairs.

The Annual Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference is the signature annual symposium organized and administered by the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations.

Bahrain in Focus w/ Amb. Abdulla Bin Rashid Al Khalifa [2022 Arab-US Policymakers Conference]

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The 31st Annual Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference, Arab-U.S. Uncertainties: What Lies Ahead?, convened at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C., on November 2-3, 2022. These are some of the conference proceedings.

 

 
“Bahrain in Focus”

Featuring:

H.E. Shaikh Abdulla Bin Rashid Al Khalifa – Kingdom of Bahrain Ambassador to the United States.

The Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference is the signature annual symposium organized and administered by the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations.

Remarks from the GCC w/ Dr. Nayef Falah Al-Hajraf [2022 Arab-US Policymakers Conference]

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The 31st Annual Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference, Arab-U.S. Uncertainties: What Lies Ahead?, convened at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C., on November 2-3, 2022. These are some of the conference proceedings.

 

 
“Remarks from the Gulf Cooperation Council”

Featuring:

H.E. Dr. Nayef Falah M. Al-Hajraf – Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Secretary-General; former Kuwait Minister of Finance.

The Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference is the signature annual symposium organized and administered by the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations.