Dr. Christian Koch spoke with the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung about the recent developments in Saudi Arabia and the events related to the crisis with Qatar. Excerpts can be found under: http://www.faz.net/aktuell/politik/ausland/saudi-arabien-wird-muhammad-bin-salman-zu-stabilitaet-fuehren-15071277.html?printPagedArticle=true#pageIndex_2
Dr. Christian Koch participated in a forum on Qatar organized by the Near and Middle East Forum (NUMOV) in Berlin, Germany.
Dr. Christian Koch participated in a discussion with H.E. Adel Al-Jubair, Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia held at the Konrad-Adenauer Foundation in Berlin. The minister spoke on the topic of “Foreign Policy Challenges for a country in transition.” Following his talk, a wide-ranging discussion took place.
Dr. Christian Koch participated in the Think 20 Summit on “Global Solution” held in Berlin, Germany as part of Germany’s G-20 presidency. Attended by more than 300 participants from the leading think tanks from throughout the world, the T20 Summit discussed issues such as inclusive growth in a globalized world, migration policy, reconceptualizng transnational governance, climate change, digitization, labor market challenges, social justice, and designing a new economic paradigm for a world in transition.
Dr. Christian Koch participated in an expert-level discussion on “Yemen: Perspectives for Peace and Stability in a Fragmented Country” with H.E. Ahmed Obaid Mubarak Bin-Dagher and organized by the Friedrich-Ebert-Foundation in Berlin. The closed-door invitation only event was attended by 20 high-level officials and included an intensive exchange of views about the current developments in Yemen.
Dr. Christian Koch participated in a breakfast discussion at the Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation in Berlin with Dr. Basmah Omair, CEO of Alsayedah Khadiyah Bint Khawilid Lobbying Center on the topic of “Economic Reform and women empowerment in Saudi Arabia – Challenges and Perspectives.”
