Crisis Syria: Going Where?

Posted on June 11, 2013 by NCUSAR

June 7, 2013 briefing in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, DC on “Crisis Syria: Going Where?”

On June 7, 2013, the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations and the U.S.-GCC Corporate Cooperation Committee hosted a briefing on “Crisis Syria: Going Where?” featuring 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; and 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, served as moderator.

The program was broadcast on C-SPAN and is available to watch in the C-SPAN Video Library. A podcast of the program is available through the link below as well as in iTunes with recordings of other National Council programs: http://bit.ly/itunes-ncusar.

Watch “Crisis Syria: Going Where?” in the C-SPAN Video Library

Crisis Syria: Going Where? podcast (.mp3) “Crisis Syria: Going Where?” podcast (.mp3)

Bahrain: A Conversation About Its Challenges and Opportunities

Posted on May 23, 2013 by NCUSAR

May 21, 2013 briefing in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, DC on “Bahrain: A Conversation About Its Challenges and Opportunities.”

On May 21, 2013, the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations and the U.S.-GCC Corporate Cooperation Committee hosted “Bahrain: A Conversation About Its Challenges and Opportunities” featuring Ambassador Ronald E. Neumann, President, American Academy of Diplomacy and 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; and 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, 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.

“Bahrain: A Conversation About Its Challenges and Opportunities” podcast (.mp3) “Bahrain: A Conversation About Its Challenges and Opportunities” podcast (.mp3)

“Defense Cooperation Dynamics: Enhancing Regional Security” at the 2012 Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference

Posted on November 15, 2012 by NCUSAR

VADM Robert Harward, The Honorable Molly Williamson, Dr. Anthony Cordesman, Mr. David Des Roches, and Mr. Robert Sharp gave remarks on “Defense Cooperation Dynamics: Enhancing Regional Security” at the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations’ 21st Annual Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference. The conference, on the theme “Arab-U.S. Relations Amidst Transition within Constancy: Implications for American and Arab Interests and Policies,” was held October 25-26, 2012 at the Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Center in Washington, DC.