Council Chronicle Vol. 6, No. 4 (Fall 2012) (.pdf file)
Includes:
2012 Policymakers Conference Highlights
2012 Policymakers Conference Speakers & Sessions
National Council Honors Ambassador Clovis Maksoud with Lifetime Achievement Award
Category Archives: NCUSAR Program
National Intelligence University graduate students visit the UAE, Spring 2013
The National Council, in coordination with the Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research (ECSSR), organized and led a April 5-13, 2013 study visit to the United Arab Emirates for nine graduate students and two faculty members from the National Intelligence University in Washington, DC.
Rhetoric and Reality in Arab-U.S. Energy Relations
April 11, 2013
Offices of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, Washington, DC
Participants include:
Mr. John Hofmeister, Founder and Chief Executive, Citizens for Affordable Energy; former President, Shell Oil Company
Professor Paul Sullivan, Professor of Economics, National Defense University; Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University
Ms. Randa Fahmy Hudome, President, Fahmy Hudome International; former Associate Deputy Secretary of Energy
Council Chronicle Vol. 6, No. 3 (Summer-Fall 2012)
Council Chronicle Vol. 6, No. 3 (Summer-Fall 2012) (.pdf file)
Includes:
Annual University Summer Student Internship Program Highlights
Model Arab League Student Leaders Visit Lebanon
United States Naval Academy Midshipmen Visit the UAE
Intensive Arabic Language Study Abroad Programs
Fall 2012 Model Arab Leagues
Congressional & Public Affairs Briefings
The Future of Women’s Rights, Minority Rights, and Freedom of Expression in Tunisia
March 5, 2013
The Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, Washington, DC
Participants include:
“Human Rights, Democratic Transition, and the New Constitution” — Mr. Eric Goldstein, Deputy Director, Human Rights Watch, Washington, DC
“Freedom of the Press in the New Tunisia Under the Islamist-Dominated Government” —Ms. Naziha Réjiba, Journalist, Human rights activist, 2009 Recipient of the International Press Freedom Award of the Committee to Protect Journalists, Tunis
“Islamists and Women’s Rights: The Need for Vigilance” — Dr. Nancy Okail, Program Director, The Freedom House, Washington DC
Moderator:
Dr. Nejib Ayachi, President, The Maghreb Center, Washington DC
Tunisia: Post-Revolution Political and Constitutional Transitions
March 5, 2013
The Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, Washington, DC
Participants include:
“Overview of the Transitional Process in Tunisia Since the Revolution” — Ms. Alexis Arieff, Analyst, Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress, Washington DC
“The Role of the Ennahda Islamist Party and of the Salafi Movement in the Transition” —Dr. Alaya Allani, Professor of History, Manouba University, Tunis
“The Constitutional Drafting Process and Challenges to a Democratic Transition in Tunisia” — Dr. Ghazi Gherairi, Law Professor, University of Tunis, Tunis; Secretary General, The International Academy for Constitutional Law, Tunis
“The Economic Demands of the Tunisian Revolution” — Dr. Ahmed El Hamri, Development Economist, Academia; Consultant, The World Bank
Moderator:
Dr. I. William Zartman, Professor Emeritus, The Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies, Washington DC
Model Arab League students visit the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Winter 2012
The National Council, in partnership with the Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission (SACM) and Saudi Arabian Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE), escorted a delegation of Model Arab League students on a cultural immersion study visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, December 27, 2012-January 7, 2013.
Converse student finds new interest in Saudi culture, Spartanburg Herald Journal, July 14, 2013
Education and understanding have no borders, The Captain’s Log, April 10, 2013
MT Spotlight: MSU sophomore traveling to Saudi Arabia, KZBK , December 4, 2012
United States Air Force Academy Cadets visit the UAE, Fall 2012
The National Council, in coordination with the Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research (ECSSR), organized and led a November 16-25, 2012 study visit to the United Arab Emirates for twelve Cadets and two faculty members from the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
U.S. Airforce Academy visits NMC, WAM – Emirates News Agency, November 20, 2012
Arab-U.S. Relations: Views from the Arab Media – 2012 Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference
ARAB-U.S. RELATIONS: VIEWS FROM THE ARAB MEDIA
Chair:
Ms. Barbara Ferguson – Consultant, United States Marine Corps’ Center for Advanced Operational Culture; former Washington Correspondent, Arab News; former embedded war correspondent in Iraq.
Speakers:
Mr. Jamal Khashoggi – General Manager and Editor-in-Chief, Al Arab News Channel; former Editor-in-Chief, Al-Watan.
Ms. Nadia Bilbassy – Chief U.S. Correspondent, Middle East Broadcasting Center Television.
VIDEOAmerican and Arab Policy Successes and Shortcomings Regarding the Regional Geo-Political Dynamics of Iran – 2012 Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference
AMERICAN AND ARAB POLICY SUCCESSES AND SHORTCOMINGS REGARDING THE REGIONAL GEO-POLITICAL DYNAMICS OF IRAN
Chair:
Dr. Thomas Mattair – Executive Director, Middle East Policy Council; former Research Scholar, Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research; author,The Three Occupied UAE Islands: The Tunbs and Abu Musa and Global Security Watch — Iran: A Reference Handbook.
Speakers:
Dr. Kenneth Katzman – Specialist in Middle East Affairs in the Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division, Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Dr. Trita Parsi – Founder and President, National Iranian American Council; author A Single Roll of the Dice – Obama’s Diplomacy with Iran and Treacherous Alliance: The Secret Dealings of Iran, Israel and the United States.
Mr. Alireza Nader – Senior Policy Analyst, RAND Corporation; author, Israel and Iran: A Dangerous Rivalry, The Next Supreme Leader: Succession in the Islamic Republic of Iran, and lead co-author, Coping with a Nuclearizing Iran.
Ms. Hillary Mann Leverett – Senior Professorial Lecturer of U.S. foreign policy, American University’s School of International Service; Visiting Scholar, Peking University’s School of International Studies; CEO, STRATEGA; co-author, The Race for Iran Blog; co-author, Going to Tehran: Why the United States Needs to Come to Terms with the Islamic Republic (forthcoming).
Policymaking Opportunities in Business, Finance, and Human Resource Development – 2012 Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference
POLICYMAKING OPPORTUNITIES IN BUSINESS, FINANCE, AND HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Chair:
Ms. Elizabeth Wossen – Principal and Lead Consultant, Energy Links Group LLC; former Coordinator, Congressional and Government Relations, Kuwait Petroleum Corporation; Member, Board of Directors, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations.
Speakers:
Mr. Khush Choksy – Senior Director, Middle East Affairs, U.S. Chamber of Commerce; former Director, Chemonics International.
Dr. Mody AlKhalaf – Director of Social and Cultural Affairs, Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia; Editor-in-Chief, Al-Mubtaath (“The Scholar”).
Ambassador (Ret.) Ford Fraker – Senior Adviser and Chairman for the Middle East and North Africa Group, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P.; former U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Mr. Hisham Fahmy – CEO, American Chamber of Commerce in Egypt; Founder, Egyptian Association of Executives; former Acting Director, Egyptian Center for Economic Studies.
Commentator:
Mr. Ken Close – Founder and CEO, Quincy International; former Senior Policy Advisor to HRH Prince Turki Al Faisal.
Arab-U.S. Economic Relations: A View from Washington – 2012 Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference
ARAB-U.S. ECONOMIC RELATIONS: A VIEW FROM WASHINGTON
Speaker:
The Honorable Jose W. Fernandez – Assistant Secretary, Economic and Business Affairs, U.S. Department of State.
Egyptian-U.S. Relations: A View from Cairo – 2012 Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference
EGYPTIAN-U.S. RELATIONS: A VIEW FROM CAIRO
Speaker:
H.E. Ambassador Mohamed M. Tawfik – Ambassador of Egypt to the United States.
Policymaking Opportunities and Lessons Learned From Regional Geo-Political Dynamics: The Arabian Peninsula (GCC Countries and Yemen) – 2012 Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference
POLICYMAKING OPPORTUNITIES AND LESSONS LEARNED FROM REGIONAL GEO-POLITICAL DYNAMICS: THE ARABIAN PENINSULA (GCC COUNTRIES AND YEMEN)
Chair:
Dr. John Duke Anthony
Speakers:
Dr. Abdel Aziz Abu Hamad Aluwaisheg – Assistant Secretary General for Negotiations and Strategic Dialogue, Gulf Cooperation Council.
Dr. Abdulkhaleq Abdulla – Professor of Political Science, United Arab Emirates University (Abu Dhabi); lead author, 2008 Arab Knowledge Report.
Dr. Abdullah K. Al-Shayji – Chairman, Department of Political Science, Kuwait University; author, Kuwait’s Ceaseless Quest for Survival in a Hostile Environment.
Policy Challenges Pertaining To Regional Geo-Political Dynamics: The Palestinian Future – 2012 Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference
POLICY CHALLENGES PERTAINING TO REGIONAL GEO-POLITICAL DYNAMICS: THE PALESTINIAN FUTURE
Chair:
Ms. Alison Weir – President, Council for the National Interest; Executive Director, If Americans Knew.
Speakers:
Dr. Sara Roy – Senior Research Scholar, Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Harvard University; Board Member, American Near East Refugee Agency (ANERA) and the Center for American Jewish Studies, Baylor University; author,The Gaza Strip: Political Economy of De-development and Hamas and Civil Society in Gaza: Engaging the Islamist Social Sector.
Dr. Tamara Sonn – Wm. R. Kenan Distinguished Professor of Humanities, College of William and Mary; author, Interpreting Islam: Bandali Jawzi’s Islamic Intellectual History, Religions through Law: Judaism and Islam, Islam: A Brief History, and The Religion Toolkit: A Complete Guide to Religious Studies.
Mr. Jeff Steinberg – Editor, Executive Intelligence Review.
Mr. Mark Perry – Author, Conceived in Liberty, The Last Days of the CIA, and Talking to Terrorists: Why America Must Engage its Enemies.
Arab-U.S. Relations: A View from the League of Arab States – 2012 Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference
ARAB-U.S. RELATIONS: A VIEW FROM THE LEAGUE OF ARAB STATES
Speaker:
H.E. Ambassador Dr. Mohammed Alhussaini Alsharif – Chief Representative of the League of Arab States to the United States; former Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to Canada and Turkey; former Head of the Saudi Arabian Consulate in Houston.
Saudi Arabian – U.S. Relations: A View from Riyadh – 2012 Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference
SAUDI ARABIAN – U.S. RELATIONS: A VIEW FROM RIYADH
Speaker:
Ambassador James Smith – U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Policymaking Concerns Related To Regional Geo-Political Dynamics: Arab North Africa – 2012 Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference
POLICYMAKING CONCERNS RELATED TO REGIONAL GEO-POLITICAL DYNAMICS: ARAB NORTH AFRICA
Chair:
Mr. Christopher Blanchard – Middle East Policy Analyst, Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Speakers:
H.E. Ambassador Ali Aujali – Ambassador of Libya to the United States.
Professor Paul Sullivan
Ms. Alexis Arieff – Analyst on Africa and the Maghreb, Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Mr. Karim Haggag – Visiting Professor, Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies, National Defense University; former Director, Egyptian Press and Information Office in Washington, DC.
Dr. David Ottaway – Senior Scholar, Woodrow Wilson Center; former Washington Post foreign correspondent in the Middle East, Africa, and Southern Europe; author, The King’s Messenger: Prince Bandar bin Sultan and America’s Tangled Relationship with Saudi Arabia.
Commentator:
Dr. Néjib Ayachi – Founder and President, Maghreb Center.
Policymaking Considerations Regarding Regional Geo-Political Dynamics: Iraq and Syria – 2012 Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference
POLICYMAKING CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING REGIONAL GEO-POLITICAL DYNAMICS: IRAQ AND SYRIA
Chair:
Dr. John L. Iskander – Chair, Near East and North Africa Area Studies, Foreign Service Institute, U.S. Department of State.
Speakers:
Dr. David Lesch – Professor of Middle East History, Trinity University; author,The Fall of the House of Assad, The Arab – Israeli Conflict: A History, and The New Lion of Damascus: Bashar al-Asad and Modern Syria.
Ms. Mona Yacoubian – Senior Advisor, Middle East and Project Director, Pathways to Progress, Stimson Center; former Special Advisor and Senior Program Officer on the Middle East, U.S. Institute of Peace; former North Africa analyst, U.S. Department of State.
Dr. Judith Yaphe – Distinguished Research Fellow for the Middle East, Institute for National Strategic Studies; former senior analyst in the office of Near Eastern and South Asian Analysis, Directorate of Intelligence, CIA.
Dr. Abdullah Alshammari – Advisor, Middle East – Riyadh Represantative, ORSAM.
Commentators:
Professor Paul Sullivan – Professor of Economics, Eisenhower School, National Defense University; Adjunct Professor, Security Studies, Georgetown University; Columnist, Turkiye Gazetesi, Istanbul, Turkey.
Ambassador (Ret.) Theodore Kattouf – President and CEO, AMIDEAST; former U.S Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates and Syria.
Energy: Policymaking Dynamics of Sources, Supply, and Security – 2012 Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference
ENERGY: POLICYMAKING DYNAMICS OF SOURCES, SUPPLY, AND SECURITY
Chair:
Ms. Randa Fahmy Hudome – President, Fahmy Hudome International; former Associate Deputy Secretary of Energy; Member, Board of Directors, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations.
Speakers:
Mr. James LeJeune – President, Chevron Middle East North Africa Inc.
Mr. John Hofmeister – Founder and Chief Executive, Citizens for Affordable Energy; former President, Shell Oil Company.
Mr. Frank Verrastro – Senior Vice President and Director, Energy and National Security Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies.
Commentator:
H.E. Ambassador Mohamed Bin Abdulla Al-Rumaihi – Ambassador of Qatar to the United States.