Dania Koleilat Khatib

GRM 2018 Workshop: The Gulf Post-Syrian-Crisis Political Architecture and the Roles of the External Actors: the USA, Russia and China

GRM 2017 Workshop: The Arab Gulf in the West: Perceptions and Realities; Opportunities and Perils

Executive Director - Al Istishari Al Strategy for Economic and Future Studies

Dania Koleilat Khatib currently holds the position of advisor at the Abu Dhabi-based think tank Al Istishari for strategic consultancies on economic and future studies. She has ten years of work experience in strategic communication at the agencies’ level as well as the client level. She earned her PhD in Politics from the University of Exeter in 2014. Her thesis examined Arab Gulf lobbying attempts within the US. The thesis was entitled: “Aspects of Arab Lobbying: Factors for Winning and Factors for Losing”. In the fall of 2000, Dania obtained an MBA from the American University of Beirut. The thesis was entitled, “Truthfulness in Advertising.” She also received her bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the American University of Beirut in 1997. Among Dania’s recent publications is a book stemming from her dissertation work: The Arab Lobby: Factors for Success and Factors for Failure (Routledge 2015). The book has been translated into Arabic by the Center for Arab Unity for Studies Lebanon (2015). Dania’s media appearances include TV commentaries as well as articles on various political topics pertaining to Arab Gulf-US relations. Her analyses have appeared in various regional newspapers, including Annahar—Lebanon and Riyadh (Saudi Arabia); Al Khaleej and Gulf News—UAE; Al Ahram—Egypt; and Contemporary Arab Affairs, 8 Araa—Al Mustaqbal Al Arabi. She is a weekly columnist in the Bahraini newspaper Al Watan. Dania is fluent in English, Arabic, and French.