A number of experts and researchers from the Middle East and
the United State of America participated in the workshop. In this session Dr.
Abdulaziz spoke about the ‘Gulf Cooperation Council visions on Iran’ in which he
examined the views of the Gulf countries on the future relations with Iran, and
the settlements that can be presented by both sides. Dr. Abdulaziz also
discussed the current Iranian threats to the Gulf region and the U.S. position
regarding the region, and its preparations in case the situation worsened and
war broke out in the Gulf region
The conference
focused on the Corona pandemic and the emerging global governance challenges.
Dr. Abdulaziz discussed the effects of the Corona pandemic on the future of the
global system and international cooperation. It is worth noting that this
conference is held annually for a selected group of 28 Think Tanks from a
number of countries from different continents of the world, in which heads of
these Think Tanks participate to discuss global challenges, direct high-level
international attention and effective political responses to these challenges. The
Gulf Research Center is the only member participating in this council from the
Arab countries
This event included inspiring
opening remarks followed by interesting presentations and discussions with the panellists,
and ended with updates on the policy briefs and the impact of COVID-19 on some
of the work done by the T20 Task Force 5.
Dr. Abdulaziz bin
Sagr, Chairman of the Gulf Research Center, participated in a session titled "The
future of Iraqi-Gulf relations in the new Iraqi government" which was organized
by the Iraqi Advisory Council on Monday, 18 May 2020, in which he discussed the
future of the Gulf-Iraqi relations in the period of the new Iraqi government, he
also explained how these relations can flourish and
develop in the interest of stability and economic development in the region. He
answered a number of questions, including his vision of the new Iraqi
government, and Iranian and Turkish influence in Iraq.
