National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Program Audio

National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Briefing Program. Recorded February 9, 2022.

Context Provider:

> Dr. John Duke Anthony, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Founding President and CEO.

Featured Specialists:

> Dr. Mohammed S. Alsulami, Rasanah: International Institute for Iranian Studies Founder and President.

> Mr. Norman Roule, Former United States National Intelligence Manager for Iran; United Against a Nuclear Iran Senior Advisor.

Moderator and Discussant:

> Mr. David Des Roches, U.S. Department of Defense National Defense University Near East/South Asia Center for Strategic Studies Associate Professor; National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Senior International Affairs Fellow.

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National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Briefing Program. Recorded January 27, 2022.

Context Provider:

> Dr. John Duke Anthony, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Founding President and CEO.

Featured Specialist:

> Dr. William Lawrence, American University School of International Service Professor and C and O Resources Senior Advisor; Analyst, Educator, International Programs Director, and Former Diplomat.

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National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Briefing Program. Recorded January 12, 2022.

Context Provider:

> Dr. John Duke Anthony, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Founding President and CEO.

Featured Specialist:

> Dr. Paul Sullivan, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Distinguished International Affairs Fellow; King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies Senior Research Associate; Johns Hopkins University Adjunct Professor for Energy and Environmental Security.

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National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Online Briefing. Recorded December 15, 2021.

Context Provider:

> Dr. John Duke Anthony, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Founding President and CEO.

Featured Specialist:

> H.E. Dr. Fareed Yasseen, Ambassador of Iraq to the United States of America; former Ambassador of Iraq to France.

Moderator and Discussant:

> Mr. David Des Roches, U.S. Department of Defense National Defense University Near East/South Asia Center for Strategic Studies Associate Professor; National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Senior International Affairs Fellow.

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"Keynote Discussion with General (Ret.) David Petraeus"

30th Annual Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference: "Whither U.S.-Arab Relations? Unnerving Uncertainties Amidst Complex Realities and New Possibilities"

Organized by the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations

18 November 2021

*Virtual Conference*

> Introduction:

> Dr. John Duke Anthony - National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Founding President and Chief Executive Officer; Author, inter alia, of "Arab States of the Lower Gulf: People, Politics, Petroleum"; "Historical and Cultural Dictionary of the Sultanate of Oman and the Emirates of Eastern Arabia"; and "The United Arab Emirates: Dynamics of State Formation".

> Moderator:

> Ms. Raghida Dergham - Beirut Institute Founder and Executive Chairman; The National Columnist; National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations International Advisory Board Member.

> Discussant:

> General (Ret.) David Petraeus - KKR Partner and KKR Global Institute Chairman; former United States Central Intelligence Agency Director; former United States Central Command Commander; National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations International Advisory Board Member.

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"Presentation of GLOBAL HUMANITARIAN LEADERSHIP AWARD to HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Amir of Qatar"

30th Annual Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference: "Whither U.S.-Arab Relations? Unnerving Uncertainties Amidst Complex Realities and New Possibilities"

Organized by the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations

18 November 2021

*Virtual Conference*

> Presenter:

> Dr. John Duke Anthony - National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Founding President and Chief Executive Officer; Author, inter alia, of "Arab States of the Lower Gulf: People, Politics, Petroleum"; "Historical and Cultural Dictionary of the Sultanate of Oman and the Emirates of Eastern Arabia"; and "The United Arab Emirates: Dynamics of State Formation".

> Special Remarks:

> General Kenneth F. McKenzie, Jr. - United States Central Command Commander; former U.S. Department of Defense Joint Staff Director.

> Mr. Joey Hood - U.S. Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary; former U.S. Department of State Deputy Chief of Mission in Iraq and in Kuwait.

> Acceptance on behalf of HH the Amir:

> Dr. Hamad Al Muftah - Embassy of the State of Qatar in Washington, D.C. Deputy Chief of Mission.

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"Geo-Political Dynamics of Arabia and the Gulf"

30th Annual Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference: "Whither U.S.-Arab Relations? Unnerving Uncertainties Amidst Complex Realities and New Possibilities"

Organized by the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations

18 November 2021

*Virtual Conference*

> Introduction:

> Dr. John Duke Anthony - National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Founding President and Chief Executive Officer; Author, inter alia, of "Arab States of the Lower Gulf: People, Politics, Petroleum"; "Historical and Cultural Dictionary of the Sultanate of Oman and the Emirates of Eastern Arabia"; and "The United Arab Emirates: Dynamics of State Formation".

> Chair:

> Dr. Abdullah Baabood - Waseda University (Tokyo, Japan) School of International Liberal Studies Chair for Islamic Area Studies and Visiting Professor; former National University of Singapore Middle East Institute Visiting Professor; former Qatar University Gulf Studies Centre Director; former University of Cambridge (UK) Gulf Research Centre Director.

> Speakers:

> Dr. Abdullah Al Shayji - Kuwait University Professor of International Relations and Post Graduate Political Science Program Director; Author, The GCC Crises: The Root Causes, The Mediation Efforts, And the Future of the GCC Alliance.

> Ms. Samar Fatany - Jeddah Broadcasting Station English section Chief Broadcaster; Author of Saudi Perceptions and Western Misconceptions, Saudi Women Towards a New Era, and Saudi Challenges and Reforms.

> Ambassador (Ret.) Anne Patterson - former U.S. Department of State Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern and North African Affairs (2013-2017); former U.S. Ambassador to Egypt (2011-2013), Pakistan (2007-2010), Colombia (2000-2003), and El Salvador (1997-2000).

> Dr. Emma Soubrier - George Washington University Elliott School of International Affairs Institute for Middle East Studies Professorial Lecturer and Visiting Scholar; Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington Non-Resident Fellow; Author of Qatar and the United Arab Emirates: Diverging Paths to Regional and Global Power (2022).

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"Remarks by Mr. Joey Hood"

30th Annual Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference: "Whither U.S.-Arab Relations? Unnerving Uncertainties Amidst Complex Realities and New Possibilities"

Organized by the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations

18 November 2021

*Virtual Conference*

> Introduction:

> Dr. John Duke Anthony - National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Founding President and Chief Executive Officer; Author, inter alia, of "Arab States of the Lower Gulf: People, Politics, Petroleum"; "Historical and Cultural Dictionary of the Sultanate of Oman and the Emirates of Eastern Arabia"; and "The United Arab Emirates: Dynamics of State Formation".

> Speaker:

> Mr. Joey Hood - U.S. Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary; former U.S. Department of State Deputy Chief of Mission in Iraq and in Kuwait.

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"Remarks by H.E. Dr. Nayef Falah M. Al-Hajraf"

30th Annual Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference: "Whither U.S.-Arab Relations? Unnerving Uncertainties Amidst Complex Realities and New Possibilities"

Organized by the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations

18 November 2021

*Virtual Conference*

> Introduction:

> Dr. John Duke Anthony - National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Founding President and Chief Executive Officer; Author, inter alia, of "Arab States of the Lower Gulf: People, Politics, Petroleum"; "Historical and Cultural Dictionary of the Sultanate of Oman and the Emirates of Eastern Arabia"; and "The United Arab Emirates: Dynamics of State Formation".

> Speaker:

> H.E. Dr. Nayef Falah M. Al-Hajraf - Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Secretary-General; former Kuwait Minister of Finance.

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"Vision 2030: A Blueprint for a More Vibrant Middle East"

30th Annual Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference: "Whither U.S.-Arab Relations? Unnerving Uncertainties Amidst Complex Realities and New Possibilities"

Organized by the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations

18 November 2021

*Virtual Conference*

> Introduction:

> Dr. John Duke Anthony - National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Founding President and Chief Executive Officer; Author, inter alia, of "Arab States of the Lower Gulf: People, Politics, Petroleum"; "Historical and Cultural Dictionary of the Sultanate of Oman and the Emirates of Eastern Arabia"; and "The United Arab Emirates: Dynamics of State Formation".

> Speaker:

> Mr. Fahad Nazer - Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Washington, D.C. Spokesperson.

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