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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.
Registration Open for the 21st Annual Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference
21st Annual Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference
Arab-U.S. Relations in the
Midst of Transition within Constancy:
Implications for American and
Arab Interests and Policies
October 25 – 26, 2012
Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Center
1300 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC
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| (Left to right) Dr. John Duke Anthony, HRH Prince Turki Al Faisal Al Sa’ud, and Ms. Randa Fahmy Hudome addressed the 2011 Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference. | ||
Sponsorship Opportunities:
http://ncusar.org/programs/21AUSPC-sponsor-info.pdf
Register Online:
http://bit.ly/21auspc
Register by Fax or Mail:
http://ncusar.org/programs/21AUSPC-registration-form.pdf
Transcripts & Podcasts from the 2011 Conference:
http://ncusar.org/auspc/2011#proceedings
“A Window onto the Gulf Cooperation Council” – Remarks by His Excellency Abdul Latif Bin Rashid Al Zayani
“A Window onto the Gulf Cooperation Council,
Together With a View Regarding Its
Involvement Of Late With Yemen”
Remarks by
His Excellency Dr. Abdul Latif Bin Rashid Al Zayani,
Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council
to the
Gulf Research Center’s Third Annual Gulf Research Meeting,
University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
July 11, 2012
Introduction by Dr. John Duke Anthony,
Founding President and CEO of the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations
The National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations is privileged to publish the remarks made earlier today by H.E. Dr. Abdul Latif Bin Rashid Al Zayani, Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council, who has granted his permission. The occasion is the three-day Third Annual Gulf Research Meeting (GRM) presented by the Gulf Research Center (GRC) with offices in Jeddah, Geneva, and Cambridge, UK. Founded by Dr. Abdalaziz Sager less than two decades ago, with the overriding strategic maxim of “Knowledge for All,” the GRC has rapidly become a leading institute specializing in research, education, seminars, workshops, publications, and consultancy.
U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Report Identifies Security Challenges in the Persian Gulf
On June 29, 2012, the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee released a report entitled “Gulf Security Architecture: Partnership with the Gulf Cooperation Council.” The full report can be downloaded here (.pdf) and below is a link to a summary of its key conclusions.
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Report Identifies Security Challenges in the Persian Gulf
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Washington, DC – Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) today released a staff report examining the evolving security framework in the Persian Gulf. The report, “The Gulf Security Architecture: Partnership with the Gulf Cooperation Council,” identifies challenges and opportunities associated with promoting U.S. interests and a stable security environment in the Gulf region. Home to more than half of the world’s oil reserves and over a third of its natural gas, the stability of the Gulf is critical to the global economy. A confluence of events in the Middle East – the withdrawal of American troops from Iraq, the Arab Revolutions, and the ongoing concerns over Iran’s nuclear program – have raised questions about the Gulf region and U.S. relations with the six states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).
Islamic Finance and the Global Economic Crisis
On February 17, 2009, the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations held a Public Affairs Briefing in Washington, DC on “Islamic Finance and the Global Economic Crisis.” Participating specialists were Dr. Yusuf Talal DeLorenzo, Chief Shariah Officer of Shariah Capital, and Mr. Michael McMillen, an attorney with Fulbright & Jaworski LLP and professor at the University of Pennsylvania. National Council Founding President and CEO Dr. John Duke Anthony convened the session and served as moderator. Dr. DeLorenzo and Mr. McMillen discussed the emerging and rapidly growing role of Islamic finance in the international financial community.
Links to a podcast and video recording of the program are available below. The podcast, along with recordings of other National Council programs, is also available through iTunes: http://bit.ly/itunes-ncusar.
“Islamic Finance and the Global Economic Crisis” podcast (.mp3)
Crisis Yemen: Going Where?
On June 26, 2012, the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations, the U.S.-GCC Corporate Cooperation Committee, and the Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies (U.S. Department of Defense/National Defense University) hosted “Crisis Yemen: Going Where?” at the City Club in Washington, DC. Participating specialists were: Ambassador Barbara Bodine, Mr. Gregory Johnsen, Dr. Charles Schmitz, and Mr. Robert Sharp. National Council Founding President and CEO Dr. John Duke Anthony served as moderator.
Links to a podcast and video recording of the program are available below. The podcast, along with recordings of other National Council programs, is also available through iTunes: http://bit.ly/itunes-ncusar.
Carolinas Committee on U.S.-Arab Relations Spring 2012 “NEWSLINES”
The Carolinas Committee on U.S.-Arab Relations (CCUSAR), with Dr. Joe P. Dunn serving as Director, is an initiative of the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations. Dr. Dunn is an alumni of the Malone Fellowship in Arab and Islamic Studies Program, the coordinator of the Southeast Model Arab League, and the faculty advisor heading the Converse College Model Arab League program. CCUSAR recently published its Spring 2012 “NEWSLINES” newsletter, which features Dr. Dunn’s reflections on a recent Malone Fellow visit to Morocco; highlights from the 2012 Southeast, Northeast, and National Model Arab Leagues; the story of the launch of the Mubadara Model Arab League in Dubai; and a book review of Isobel Coleman’s Paradise Beneath Her Feet: How Women are Transforming the Middle East. The full issue of CCUSAR’s Spring 2012 NEWSLINES is available for download through the link immediate below.
DOWNLOAD “CCUSAR NEWSLINES (Spring 2012)” (.pdf file)
NCUSAR US Naval Academy Study Visit to the UAE, May 2012
The National Council, in coordination with the Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research, organized and led a May 11-20, 2012 study visit to the United Arab Emirates for twelve Midshipmen and two faculty members from the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland.