Mr. Joshua Yaphe – Gulf Security Architectures: Process and Structure
Category Archives: Security and Defense
Redefining the Syrian Predicament to a Trump Administration
Imad Harb – U.S.-GCC Relations and the Fight Against ISIS
Arabia to Asia: The Myths of an American “Pivot” and Whether or Not There’s a U.S. Strategy Toward the GCC Region
John Duke Anthony – Arabia to Asia: The Myths of an American “Pivot” and Whether or Not There’s a U.S. Strategy Toward the GCC Region
From the National Council’s Arabia, the Gulf, and the GCC Blog
Arab-U.S. Defense Cooperation – 2015 Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference
Session on Arab-U.S. Defense Cooperation with Mr. Jeffrey B. Kohler, Mr. Ronald L. Perrilloux, Jr., Mr. Christopher Blanchard, and Professor David Des Roches from the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations’ 24th Annual Arab-US Policymakers’ Conference, “U.S.-Arab Relations at a Crossroads: What Paths Forward?,” on October 14, 2015, in Washington, DC.
A Discussion with Gulf Cooperation Council Secretary General Dr. Abdul Latif Al Zayani
A Discussion with Gulf Cooperation Council Secretary General Dr. Abdul Latif Al Zayani. A summary of the key points and perspectives offered by GCC Secretary General Dr. Abdul Latif Bin Rashid Al Zayani at a September 18, 2015, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations meeting.
From the National Council’s Arabia, the Gulf, and the GCC Blog
Interview with Inside Story on Al Jazeera English
Dr. John Duke Anthony joined Inside Story on Al Jazeera English to discuss the U.S.-GCC Summit in Washington and Camp David, and U.S. pledges to defend its Gulf allies.
The Consolidation of a New Arab Political Order
Imad Harb – The Consolidation of a New Arab Political Order
From the National Council’s Arabia, the Gulf, and the GCC Blog
ISIS, the United States, and the GCC
John Duke Anthony – ISIS, the United States, and the GCC
From the National Council’s Arabia, the Gulf, and the GCC Blog
Tenth Manama Dialogue and Regional Challenges
John Duke Anthony and Imad Harb – The Tenth Manama Dialogue and Regional Challenges
From the National Council’s Arabia, the Gulf, and the GCC Blog
Arab-US Defense Cooperation – 2014 Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference
The National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations’ 23rd Annual Arab U.S.-Policymakers Conference included a session on “Arab-U.S. Defense Cooperation” that featured Mr. Christopher Blanchard, The Honorable Mark T. Kimmitt, Dr. John Duke Anthony, Professor David Des Roches, Dr. Kenneth Katzman, and Dr. Imad Harb.
An audio and video recording of the session as well as a link to the transcript are available below. Videos of the entire 2014 conference are available on YouTube and podcasts of the conference are available through iTunes and FeedBurner.
Dynamics of Regional Crises Run Amok
August 20, 2014
Offices of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, Washington, DC
Participating Specialists:
Ambassador Samir Sumaida’ie, Former Ambassador of Iraq to the United States (2006-2011) and Former Permanent Representative of Iraq to the United Nations (2004-2006)
Professor David Des Roches, Senior Military Fellow, Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies, National Defense University, and Malone Fellow in Arab and Islamic Studies to Syria
Dr. Imad Harb, Distinguished International Affairs Fellow, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations
Dr. Thomas Mattair, Executive Director, Middle East Policy Council
Mr. Matthew A. Reynolds, North America Representative, United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)
Mr. Joshua Yaphe, Arabian Peninsula Analyst, U.S. Department of State Bureau of Intelligence and Research
Moderator:
Dr. John Duke Anthony, Founding President & CEO, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations
From Arabia to Asia: Does a Policy Shift Make Sense?
John Duke Anthony – From Arabia to Asia: Does a Policy Shift Make Sense?
Dynamics of U.S.-GCC Defense Cooperation
February 13, 2014
Offices of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, Washington, DC
Participating specialists:
Ambassador (Ret.) James Smith, Former U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia (2009-2013); Senior Counselor, The Cohen Group
Professor David Des Roches, Senior Military Fellow, Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies, National Defense University; Malone Fellow in Arab and Islamic Studies to Syria
Professor Paul Sullivan, Professor of Economics, National Defense University; Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University
Moderator:
Dr. John Duke Anthony, Founding President & CEO, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations
U.S.-Arab Defense Cooperation – 2013 Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference
U.S.-ARAB DEFENSE COOPERATION
Chair:
Mr. Christopher Blanchard – Specialist in Middle Eastern Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division, Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Speakers:
Mr. David Des Roches – Associate Professor and Senior Military Fellow, Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies, National Defense University; National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Malone Fellow in Arab and Islamic Studies.
Mr. Robert Sharp – Assistant Professor, Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies, National Defense University.
Commentators:
Dr. Janet Breslin-Smith – former Professor of National Security Strategy and Chair of the Department of National Security Strategy, National War College.
Keynote Address: General Lloyd Austin III – 2013 Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference
KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY GENERAL LLOYD AUSTIN III
Speaker:
General Lloyd Austin III – Commander, United States Central Command; former Vice Chief of Staff, United States Army; former Commander, U.S. Forces-Iraq (from September 2010 through completion of mission in December 2011); former Director, Joint Staff, Pentagon.
The Impact of Regional Political Developments on the Evolution of Transnational Terrorism in Saudi Arabia
Saad Alsubaie – The Impact of Regional Political Developments on the Evolution of Transnational Terrorism in Saudi Arabia
Dr. Saad Alsubaie is a Distinguished International Security Studies Fellow at the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations.
Defense Cooperation Dynamics: Enhancing Regional Security – 2012 Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference
DEFENSE COOPERATION DYNAMICS: ENHANCING REGIONAL SECURITY
Chair:
The Honorable Molly Williamson – Distinguished Scholar-in-Residence, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations; Adjunct Scholar, Middle East Institute; former Senior Foreign Policy Adviser to the Secretary of Energy (2005-2008); former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for the Middle East, South Asia, Oceania and Africa (1999-2004); former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia (1993-1995).
Opening Remarks:
VADM Robert Harward – Deputy Commander, U.S. Central Command; former Commander, Combined Joint Interagency Task Force 435 in Afghanistan; former Deputy Commander, U.S. Joint Forces Command; and former Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff representative to the National Counterterrorism Center.
Speakers:
Dr. Anthony Cordesman – Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy, Center for Strategic and International Studies; consultant to the U.S. State Department, Defense Department, and intelligence community; former Director of Intelligence Assessment, Office of the Secretary of Defense.
Mr. David Des Roches – Professor, Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies, National Defense University; National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Malone Fellow in Arab and Islamic Studies.
Mr. Robert Sharp – Assistant Professor, Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies, National Defense University.
A Window onto the Gulf Cooperation Council, Together With a View Regarding Its Involvement Of Late With Yemen
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. Introduction by Dr. John Duke Anthony, Founding President and CEO of the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations.
From the National Council’s Arabia, the Gulf, and the GCC Blog
Dynamics of Defense Cooperation – 2011 Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference
DYNAMICS OF DEFENSE COOPERATION
Chair:
Ambassador James Larocco – Director, Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies, National Defense University; former U.S. Ambassador to the State of Kuwait.
Speakers:
Dr. Joseph Moynihan – Chairman, Board of Directors, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations; Vice President, Northrop Grumman Electronics Systems.
General Joseph Hoar (USMC, Ret.) – Former Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Central Command with planning and operations responsibility for 27 countries in the Middle East, Central Asia, South Asia, and the Horn of Africa; Chairman, J.P. Hoar & Associates, a consulting firm engaged in business development in the Middle East and Africa.
Commentators:
Col. David Des Roches (USA) – Professor, Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies, National Defense University; National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Malone Fellow in Arab and Islamic Studies.
Mr. Bob Sharp – Assistant Professor, Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies, National Defense University.