Category Archives: US-Arab Relations

Registration Open for the 21st Annual Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference

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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

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Saudi Arabian Ambassadors to America in Context

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Dr. John Duke Anthony – Saudi Arabian Ambassadors to America in Context: The Diplomatic and Geopolitical Lives of Ambassadors Prince Bandar, Prince Turki, and Adel Al-Jubeir (.pdf)

This essay from Dr. Anthony, published December 5, 2011, examines the diplomatic and geopolitical challenges and opportunities for the three most recent Saudi Arabian Ambassadors to the United States: Prince Bandar, Prince Turki, and Adel Al-Jubeir. Dr. Anthony wrote an earlier biography of Adel Al-Jubeir for the Biographical Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East & North Africa in 2007. Centgage Learning, the publisher of that two-volume work, has granted permission to reprint the earlier version and to bring the essay up to date. The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East & North Africa can be purchased here: http://bit.ly/seY6oo.

Dr. John Duke Anthony on “Analyzing Transformational Change in the Arab World”

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On April 13, 2011, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Founding President and CEO Dr. John Duke Anthony spoke to members and guests of the Baltimore Council on Foreign Affairs on “Analyzing Transformational Change in the Arab World.” Courtesy of the Baltimore Council on Foreign Affairs, the National Council is pleased to make available this video and audio recording of Dr. Anthony’s address.

Dr. John Duke Anthony – “Analyzing Transformational Change in the Arab World” podcast (.mp3)

Carolinas Committee on U.S.-Arab Relations Spring 2012 “NEWSLINES”

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NEWSLINESThe 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)

John Duke Anthony Speaks With KSA2

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Dr. John Duke Anthony spoke to KSA2 (Saudi Arabian, English-language TV) on June 14, 2012 about the 31st anniversary and growing international importance of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). The GCC is comprised of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. Dr. Anthony is the only American to have been invited to each of the GCC’s Ministerial and Heads of State Summits since the GCC’s inception in 1981.

John Duke Anthony on U.S.-Arab Relations

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On March 27, 2012, National Council Founding President & CEO Dr. John Duke Anthony spoke at American University on “U.S.-Arab Relations.” The program was sponsored by American University’s Delta Phi Epsilon International Society of Business and Foreign Affairs and the Muslim Student Association. A podcast from Dr. Anthony’s presentation is available below as well as through iTunes.

The Arab Spring and the Dynamics of American Interests: Implications for U.S. Policies

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National Council Founding President and CEO Dr. John Duke Anthony spoke to the World Affairs Council-Washington, DC Summer Institute on International Affairs on “The Arab Spring and the Dynamics of American Interests: Implications for U.S. Policies” on June 27, 2011. The World Affairs Council-Washington, DC’s 2011 Summer Institute was focused on “The New Middle East? Power Shifts and Global Implications.” Dr. Anthony was introduced by Ms. Heidi Shoup, Executive Director of the World Affairs Council-Washington, DC.  A podcast and video from Dr. Anthony’s presentation are available below.