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🤝It was a pleasure to co-organize this workshop in Doha with Adel Abdel Ghafar and Middle East Council on Global Affairs team focused on security & defense ties between Asia and the MENA region SIPRI This was the 2nd iteration following an earlier workshop in Stockholm in Dec 23 sipri.org/news/2024/sipr…

In partnership with GU CCAS, we're now accepting abstracts for our workshop Gulf Foreign Policies in Flux: Drivers, Developments, and Trends chaired by courtney freer & Adel Abdel Ghafar. We welcome abstracts exploring Gulf foreign policy shifts over the past decade.

Council Views: ME Council's experts discuss the implications of the #Ethiopia-#Somalia dispute and the recent port deal for the Horn of Africa and #MENA regions. Afyare A. Elmi Adel Abdel Ghafar Galip Dalay Faozi AL-goidi| فوزي الغويدي Tsedenya Tanner Manley Ahmed Morsy mecouncil.org/blog_posts/eth…

Amnesty International’s new landmark report concludes that Israeli authorities have committed – and still are committing - genocide against Palestinians in the occupied Gaza Strip. Full report, out now. #EndGazaGenocide amn.st/6014Q6K9g

With the collapse of the Assad regime, 2024 concluded with significant regional shifts. In this special Council Views edition, ME Council directors offer insights on key trends and conflicts likely to shape 2025. Read more: mecouncil.org/blog_posts/men… Tarik M. Yousef Nader Kabbani,

abla abdel latif ORF ORF Middle East Adel Abdel Ghafar, Director, Foreign Policy and Security, Middle East Council on Global Affairs, Qatar will join us at the inaugural edition of ‘Raisina Middle East’. 🗓️28–29 January 2025 | 📍Abu Dhabi Register here: or-f.org/32694 ORF ORF Middle East

Issue Brief: "Water Diplomacy: How to Prevent Water Wars in the MENA Region" by Mohammad Abu Hawash & Adel Abdel Ghafar This Issue Brief argues that MENA countries and their neighbors should enhance cooperation over water resources to avert future conflict. Such cooperation will be

Applications for Graduate Programs in Gulf Studies: Please RT & circulate Dr Manami Goto Matthew Gray David B Roberts Marc Owen Jones Adel Abdel Ghafar sean foley Dr Jessie Moritz James Onley Claire Beaugrand Christian Koch Hsinyen Lai (賴炘延) Bruno Schmidt-Feuerheerd courtney freer Camille Lons - Leaving X for @camillelons.bsky.so x.com/qugulfstudies/…

Out Now: "The US Energy Dominance Agenda and the Future of Qatar-South Korea Ties" by Adel Abdel Ghafar This policy note argues that Qatar should increase the flexibility of its LNG contracts to manage increased competition and adapt to greater LNG capacity coming online in the near

We were delighted to welcome a delegation from Georgetown Asia Pacific’s Executive Master’s in Diplomacy and International Affairs (EMDIA). The group, including officials from the Indonesian government and private sector, visited the ME Council to connect with our experts and

This week, the ME Council and the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences (SASS) convened the fourth edition of the “China–Middle East Cooperation” workshop in Doha. The discussions explored China’s strategic engagement with the region, its role in supporting regional mediation

Join us 早稲田大学 Waseda University for an insightful and timely Majlis@Waseda discussions by the prominent scholar Adel Abdel Ghafar about President Donald J. Trump visit to the Gulf waseda.jp/inst/qatarchai…

Trump began his four day Middle East tour in Saudi Arabia this morning, his first foreign trip since the start of his second term. Speaking to CNN’s Becky Anderson, Dr. Adel Abdel Ghafar, Director of the Foreign Policy program at the ME Council, offered insight into what’s at stake

At the Jeju Forum in Seoul, the ME Council, in partnership with the Korea-Arab Society and the Seoul National University Asia Center, is co-hosting a session titled: "A Second Trump Administration and the Middle East: Prospects for Peace and the Role of Korea" This session will

Pleasure to participate in this fascinating roundtable hosted by Middle East Council on Global Affairs Great discussion with delegation from 防衛省防衛研究所 and other colleagues led by Adel Abdel Ghafar GU-Q Dean Georgetown University in Qatar

The ME Council, in collaboration with the Korea-Arab Society and the Asia Center at Seoul National University, organized a session at the Jeju Forum in Seoul titled “A Second Trump Administration and the Middle East: Prospects for Peace and Korea's Role." The session focused on

Great piece by my colleague Hamidreza Azizi on #Iran strikes

Upcoming Webinar: “Israel-Iran Escalating Confrontation: What is at Stake in the region?” 🗓️ June 18, 2025 🕘 4:00 pm - 5:15 pm (Doha time) 📌 Zoom 🔗 register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist… -— Speakers: Barbara Slavin (Barbara Slavin) Distinguished Fellow, Middle East & North

.Adel Abdel Ghafar joined CNN to assess the chances of diplomacy as President Trump weighs a decision on potential strikes against Iran. With internal divisions in the White House, rising regional tensions, and high stakes for both Tehran and Washington, Ghafar explains how the next

🎙️New Episode: "Shifting Dynamics of Gulf-Asia Relations" | MEnbar Season 2 In this episode of MEnbar, host Marc Owen Jones is joined by Adel Abdel Ghafar, a Senior Fellow and Director of the Foreign Policy Program at the ME Council. The episode discusses the dynamics of Gulf-Asia