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13 Nov 2024Saudi-Nordic Relations Webinar

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Saudi-Nordic Relations Webinar
Place : Zoom Webinar
Date : Nov 13 to Nov 13 , 2024
Category: Past Events
Event Type : Seminar
  

12 Nov Korea-GCC Cooperation Seminar

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The Embassy of the Republic of Korea and the Gulf Research Center (GRC) is organizing the upcoming Korea-GCC Cooperation Seminar, which will take place tomorrow in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Place : Zoom Webinar
Date : Nov 12 to Nov 12 , 2024
Category: Past Events
Event Type : Seminar
  

12 Jun 2024GLMM and GIRS Webinar Emerging Trends in Sub-Saharan African Migration to the GCC

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GLMM and GIRS Webinar Emerging Trends in Sub-Saharan African Migration to the GCC
Place : Zoom Webinar
Date : Jun 12 to Jun 12 , 2024
Category: Past Events
Event Type : Seminar
  

06 Dec 2023The Gulf Research Center (GRC) held a successful webinar with the Middle East Institute of Japan @meijorjp on the Gulf and East Asia in the era of changing order on December 6, 2023.

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The Gulf Research Center (GRC) held a successful webinar with the Middle East Institute of Japan @meijorjp on the Gulf and East Asia in the era of changing order on December 6, 2023.
Place : Zoom Webinar
Date : Dec 06 to Dec 06 , 2023
Category: Past Events
Event Type : Seminar

18 Oct GCC-Baltic Relations

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Issues: Status of Relations, Priorities, Development of Cooperation

Place : Zoom Webinar
Date : Oct 18 to Oct 18 , 2023
Category: Past Events
Event Type : Seminar
  

11 Oct Gulf Research Center (GRC) Webinar on ‘Repercussions of the Crisis in Israel-Palestine: An Initial Assessment’ October 11, 2023

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The Gulf Research Center (GRC) will hold a webinar on the ‘Repercussions of the Crisis in Palestine-Israel: An Initial Assessment’. The webinar will feature key experts from the GRC:

The experts will discuss the following questions: - How does the conflict affect the region and abroad? - What are the political, security, and economic impacts? - What role can the international community play in ending the conflict? - What does this mean for the US/Saudi/Israel talks, and the normalization between Saudi Arabia and Israel? - What are the reactions from the Gulf? The EU? The US?

Place : Zoom Webinar
Date : Oct 11 to Oct 11 , 2023
Category: Past Events
Event Type : Seminar
  

17 Jul 2023Regional Issues in the Middle East and Korea-Saudi Relations Webinar

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Regional Issues in the Middle East and Korea-Saudi Relations Webinar
Place : Zoom
Date : Jul 17 to Jul 17 , 2023
Category: Past Events
Event Type : Seminar
  

04 Jul 2023GCC-EU Webinar Series Session 12: Institutional Relations

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GCC-EU Webinar Series Session 12: Institutional Relations
Place : Zoom
Date : Jul 04 to Jul 04 , 2023
Category: Past Events
Event Type : Seminar
  

14 Jun 2023GCC Data for Evidence-based Policymaking

Place : Zoom
Date : Jun 14 to Jun 14 , 2023
Category: Past Events
Event Type : Seminar
  

12 Jun 2023GCC-EU Webinar Series Session 11: Humanitarian and Development Cooperation

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GCC-EU Webinar Series Session 11: Humanitarian and Development Cooperation
Place : Zoom
Date : Jun 12 to Jun 12 , 2023
Category: Past Events
Event Type : Seminar
  

06 Jun 2023GCC-EU Webinar Series Session 10: Promoting Transport

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GCC-EU Webinar Series Session 10: Promoting Transport
Place : Zoom
Date : Jun 06 to Jun 06 , 2023
Category: Past Events
Event Type : Seminar
  

23 May 2023GCC-EU Webinar Series Session 9: Enhancing Digital Connectivity

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GCC-EU Webinar Series Session 9: Enhancing Digital Connectivity
Place : Zoom
Date : May 23 to May 23 , 2023
Category: Past Events
Event Type : Seminar
  

11 Apr 2023GCC-EU Webinar Series Session 8: Health Resilience

Place : Zoom
Date : Apr 11 to Apr 11 , 2023
Category: Past Events
Event Type : Seminar
  

28 Mar 2023GCC-EU Webinar Series Session 7: Security Issues

Place : Zoom
Date : Mar 28 to Mar 28 , 2023
Category: Past Events
Event Type : Seminar
  

07 Mar 2023GCC-EU Webinar Series Session 6: Education and Youth Mobility

Place : Zoom
Date : Mar 07 , 2023
Category: Past Events
Event Type : Seminar

14 Feb 2023GCC-EU Webinar Series Session 5: Environmental Sustainability

Place : Zoom
Date : Feb 14 , 2023
Category: Past Events
Event Type : Seminar

31 Jan 2023GCC-EU Webinar Series Session 4: Enhancing the EU-GCC Trade and Investment Partnership

Place : Zoom
Date : Jan 31 , 2023
Category: Past Events
Event Type : Seminar
  

10 Jan 2023GCC-EU Webinar Series Session 3: Regional Security

Place : Zoom
Date : Jan 10 , 2023
Category: Past Events
Event Type : Seminar
  

20 Dec 2022GCC-EU Webinar Series Session 2: The Energy Transition and Climate Action

Place : Zoom
Date : Dec 20 , 2022
Category: Past Events
Event Type : Seminar
  

29 Nov 2022GCC-EU Webinar Series Session 1: Taking Stock and Looking Forward: Outlines for the GCC-EU Strategic Partnership

Place : Zoom
Date : Nov 29 , 2022
Category: Past Events
Event Type : Seminar
  

01 Jun Global Major Groups Open Dialogue on Stockholm+50

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The GRC is co-hosting an open dialogue with Major Groups on Stockholm+50. Major Groups (constituencies) play a key role

in shaping environmental and sustainability

agendas. They bring new ideas to the table

and discussions. It is very important that Major

Groups talk to each otherʼs as well as talk to

various stakeholders (business, science,

media, governments, etc.) globally. Only by

open dialogue humanity can agree on

collective actions to overcome the various

environmental crisis that we are facing today

and make sure that humanity is on the right

sustainability track.

The objective of this event is to have an open

dialogue session on various

topics/themes/dialogues related to

Stockholm+50 between global Major Groups,

local CSOs, environmental activists, media,

businesses, science, and governments.

The main purpose is to give different major

groups a space to express their opinions,

voices, concerns, and experiences and present

their key messages to Stockholm+50.

Place : Stockholm, Sweden
Date : Jun 01 to Jun 01 , 2022
Category: Past Events
Event Type : Seminar
  

17 Mar GRC online webinar: "The Crisis of Ukraine in the Gulf: Security, Economic, and Energy Repercussions"

Place : Virtual
Date : Mar 17 , 2022
Category: Past Events
Event Type : Seminar
  

02 Feb The Center for European Studies, in cooperation with the Gulf Research Center, organized a panel discussion entitled "The Prospects of Partnership between the Kingdom and the European Union"

Place : Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Date : Feb 02 , 2022
Category: Past Events
Event Type : Seminar
  

12 Jan 2022GRC online webinar “Green Mobility in the GCC: Opportunities and Challenges

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On January 12, 2022, the Gulf Research Center held a webinar discussion on the topic of “Green Mobility in the GCC: Opportunities and Challenges.” The objectives of the event was to examine the status of green mobility in the GCC countries, look into recent innovations and business development activities for electromobility solutions in transport and automotive industries across the GCC countries, evaluate the pros and cons of different green mobility solutions and what is best for the region, highlight the obstacles facing green mobility in the GCC region, and better understand the role of green mobility to help achieve carbon neutrality in the GCC.

Place : Virtual
Date : Jan 12 , 2022
Category: Past Events
Event Type : Seminar
  

15 Dec 2021GRC online webinar “From Glasgow COP 26 to Abu Dhabi COP 28”

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The focus on the webinar was on the main outcome of the Climate talks in Glasgow in November 2021 and its implications for the next two COP Meetings which will in fact be held in the MENA region - COP 27 in Egypt and COP 28 in the United Arab Emirates. The discussion also included the issue of energy transition given that this is a key topic for the GCC region.

Place : Virtual
Date : Dec 15 , 2021
Category: Past Events
Event Type : Seminar
  

28 Oct 2020Digital Rountable Discussion: The Future of the Gulf Economies in the Age of Sparsity

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The Gulf Research Center is organizing a digital roundtable discussion on October 28, which will address "The Future of the Gulf Economies in the Age of Sparsity".

We have invited a diverse panel of experts to give their perspectives on the subjects of fiscal sustainability and debt, business attractiveness and FDI, and diversification efforts and the role of the state.


The discussion will answer the following questions:


·  How will the gulf economies manage small budgets that will be defined through a new fiscal contract with business and society?

·  Will a new social contract be devised in light of the new fiscal realities?

·  How will the region manage to attract international investor appetite?

·  Can the local private sectors carry the burdens of investment?

·  What is the role of the State and the private sector in the next decade?

·  Is diversification a possibility in the coming years?


The discussion will be moderated by Dr. John Sfakianakis, Chief Economist and Head of Research at the Gulf Research Center.


The event will take place from 9am-11am Pacific Time (7pm-9pm Riyadh time)


Register in advance for this webinar:

https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_KDsCj6rFQtuRMRM4t9cl-Q



For any other event-related questions, please contact the meeting coordinator, Ms. Al-Anoud Khalifah at alanoud@grc.net.

Place : Webinar
Date : Oct 28 to Oct 28 , 2020
Category: Past Events
Event Type : Seminar
  

28 Sep 2020Digital Roundtable Discussion: “Should GCC national oil companies target net zero emissions by 2050?”

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The Gulf Research Center is organizing a digital roundtable discussion on September 28, which will address the question “Should GCC national oil companies target net zero emissions by 2050?”

Oil industry leaders Shell and BP have both officially announced their targets to achieve net zero emissions by 2050, including for their “Scope 3 emissions,” i.e. those emissions caused by the use of their products. Should GCC national oil companies follow in their footsteps? While other European companies are moving in that direction, US-based ones are not.

We have invited a diverse panel of experts to give their perspectives on this question, and at the end of the session we will hold a virtual vote to measure the views of the audience.

The discussion, which will be held under the Chatham House Rule, will be moderated by Prof. Giacomo Luciani.

The event will take place from 16:00-17:30 Riyadh Time. We kindly request that you confirm your attendance no later than Thursday, September 21.

Register in advance for this webinar: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_s13eIIwETdmMrVkh-55A-Q

Please note that this is a closed discussion.


For any other event-related questions, please contact the meeting coordinator, Ms. Al-Anoud Khalifah at alanoud@grc.net.

Place : Webinar
Date : Sep 28 , 2020
Category: Past Events
Event Type : Seminar
  

24 Sep 2020MENA POST COVID" Economic Recovery & China's Role

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Dr. John Sfakianakis, GRC Head of Economic Research Program will be speaking at the Mashora Group September 24th, 2020 webinar entitled "MENA POST COVID" Economic Recovery & China's Role."

Place : Webinar
Date : Sep 24 , 2020
Category: Past Events
Event Type : Seminar
  

23 Apr 2020Interactive webinar discussion on the “Gulf security post-COVID 19”

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The Gulf Research Center, in its mission to produce high quality research and analysis on the Gulf region, will therefore be holding a closed webinar discussion in the context of the current COVID-19 pandemic, held under the Chatham House Rule, which will focus specifically on how the COVID-19 pandemic is currently impacting regional security in the Gulf, in addition to ways that it could continue to affect Gulf security in the aftermath of the crisis.


The interactive discussion will address the following topics and questions: The pandemic caused a shift in state security priorities. Will this lead to a relaxation of global priorities for counter-terrorism? The pandemic had significant negative repercussions for the Islamic Republic of Iran. Could the Iranian regime face a popular uprising, more serious before? The pandemic coupled with the collapse of oil prices and caused major economic and financial hurdles for the Gulf states’ armament policies, and arms deals already agreed. The pandemic could increasingly lead to a shift in US security priorities worldwide. A US confrontation with China is not only possible but probable. Will this lead to a relaxation of US security priorities concerning the Gulf region?

Place : Webinar
Date : Apr 23 to Apr 23 , 2020
Category: Past Events
Event Type : Seminar

22 Apr 2020Interactive webinar discussion on the “Gulf economy post-COVID 19”

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The Gulf Research Center, in its mission to produce high quality research and analysis on the Gulf region, will therefore be holding a closed webinar discussion in the context of the current COVID-19 pandemic, held under the Chatham House Rule, which will focus specifically on how the COVID-19 pandemic is currently impacting the Gulf economy, in addition to ways that it will continue to affect the Gulf economy in the aftermath of the crisis.

The interactive discussion will address the following topics and questions: Fiscal and budgetary challenges: What fiscal and monetary means do Gulf economies have at their disposal? How much do they need to do and for how long can they sustain low oil revenues from a fiscal and budgetary standpoint? Is this a dejavu of the 1990s fiscal constraints or is this different? Labor and unemployment risks: How will labor markets react? Will the private sector be able to cope with job creation challenges? Will unemployment rise over the short to medium term? What can policy makers do? Debt and currency constraints: Debt will inevitably rise for all Gulf economies. What is the impact of rising debt on Gulf sovereign ratings and corporations? Do debt sustainability thresholds matter? Will this impinge on their ability to borrow more in the future. How will their currencies be affected in a low oil price environment? Is the question of devaluation back? Private sector growth and entrepreneurship: How will the private sector fare in this new economic environment? Is the private sector locked in a dependency cycle with government spending or is there deleveraging? Will the private sector be able to grow independent of the government? Will rent-seeking behavior change and evolve into more competitive practices? What is the future of the Gulf private sector? Are the much talked-about SMEs taking off in the Gulf? The future of industry: The impact on industry will be vast in an era of trade retrenchment and de-globalization and localization. What will Gulf industries do and how do they adapt in this new environment? Will some have a head start than others? What is the comparative advantage in industry for Gulf economies? Is this a good time to rethink individual country-industrial strategies?

Place : Webinar
Date : Apr 22 to Apr 22 , 2020
Category: Past Events
Event Type : Seminar

21 Apr 2020Interactive webinar discussion on the “Gulf energy industry post-COVID 19”.

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The Gulf Research Center, in its mission to produce high quality research and analysis on the Gulf region, will therefore be holding a closed webinar discussion in the context of the current COVID-19 pandemic, held under the Chatham House Rule, which will focus specifically on how the COVID-19 pandemic is currently impacting the energy industry in the Gulf, in addition to ways that it will continue to affect the Gulf energy industry in the aftermath of the crisis. The Interactive discussion will address the following topics and questions: The pandemic caused a sharp reduction of economic activity, and consequently also of GHG emissions. Do you expect that it will lead to a relaxation of the priority attributed to curbing emissions and containing climate change? Will the recovery be V-shaped, U-shaped or L-shaped? Will some oil and gas demand be lost forever? How early may Brent front month climb above 50$/b for a reasonably long time? Should the Gulf oil producers (and Russia?) move to drive expensive oil out of the market for good? Is this a meaningfully attainable objective?
Place : Webinar
Date : Apr 21 to Apr 21 , 2020
Category: Past Events
Event Type : Seminar

14 Jun 2012Recent Developments in the Gulf Region: The Impact for Switzerland and Europe

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The Gulf Research Center Foundation with its seat in Geneva is organizing an afternoon roundtable discussion on “Regional Developments in the Gulf Region: Implications for Switzerland and Europe” on June 14, 2012 from 16:30 to 18:30 at the Intercontinental Hotel in Geneva.


For those unaware of the Gulf Research Center Foundation, the foundation is the official non-governmental arm of the Gulf Research Center with the purpose to gather and disseminating knowledge about the critical Gulf region. In 2011, the GRC was rated the second most influential think tank in the Middle East by the annual Think Tank Survey of the University of Pennsylvania. For more information about the GRC, please consult our website under www.grc.net

Place : Intercontinental Hotel, Geneva, Switzerland
Date : Jun 14 , 2012
Category: Past Events
Event Type : Seminar

21 Sep 2011Crown-Belfer Middle East Project Lunch seminar on developments in the Gulf

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The Crown-Belfer Middle East Project is an initiative centered at Harvard University"s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. It brings together Middle East experts from all universities in the Boston area (Harvard, MIT, Boston University, Boston College, Brandeis, Tufts, etc.) for discussions of policy-relevant issues concerning the Middle East. 

Place : Boston, MA , United States
Date : Sep 21 , 2011
Category: Past Events
Event Type : Seminar

22 Mar 2009Water and Security: Mitigating Risks through Cooperation

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The limited availability of freshwater in the Gulf region has for decades presented a significant challenge to the people and the governments of the region. Scarce rainfall, together with a high rate of evaporation and consumption, leads to deficits in the water budgets of the countries of the region.

GRC and Asia Society will host a Panel Discussion on Water Scarcity titled “Water and Security: Mitigating Risks through Cooperation”. The meeting will witness the launch of Asia Society’s report on Water Security “Asia’s Next Challenge: Advancing Security through Water Cooperation”


Place : GRC Conference Room, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Date : Mar 22 , 2009
Category: Past Events
Event Type : Seminar

30 Apr Russian-Iranian Security Links and “Possible Consequences of a Military Attack on Iran”

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The first presentation will look at political and economic as well as military-economic relations between Russia and Iran. In addition, it will address the Iranian nuclear issue as well as potential areas of conflict.

The second presentation will discuss the possible local and global consequences of a military attack on Iran.


Place : GRC Conference Room, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Date : Apr 30 , 2008
Category: Past Events
Event Type : Seminar

13 Dec 2006Fostering EU-Italy-GCC Cooperation:The Political, Economic and Energy Dimensions

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The relationship between the member states of the European Union (EU) and those of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is multifaceted and has over the years taken on a number of dimensions. Most importantly, ties between the two sides are increasingly being defined away from the traditional economic relationship to include a whole variety of security topics. Terrorism, the impact of the US-led invasion of Iraq and its consequences, the engagement of the EU-3 in the negotiations with Iran over that country’s nuclear program are some of the most obvious topics that play a role. Moreover, the debate over energy security has taken on a specific momentum within the member states of the European Union as the continent looks to lessen its dependence on a single source. As a result, the Gulf is being seen within a differentiated light that points towards greater opportunities of better defining the EU-GCC relationship.

The emergence of the European Security Strategy in December 2003 and other initiatives such as NATO’s Istanbul Cooperation Initiative unveiled in 2004, underlined that Europe is attempting to define what a potential European role in the Gulf region could look like and to what degree Europe can assist the Gulf States from overcoming their perennial security problem. These initial steps also emphasize however that substantive debate on specific issues is required in order to provide for a better road-map for the impending challenges ahead.

As a contribution to the debate, the Gulf Research Center and the Istituto Affari Internazionali will host a joined seminar entitled “Fostering EU-Italy-GCC Cooperation: The Political, Economic and Energy Dimensions.” This meeting will bring together experts and policy officials from Europe, the GCC States and “interested” other countries to illuminate the problem areas that Europe faces in the Gulf and to put the different approaches on the table into their proper context. Of specific concern will be how to move from the current still vague and largely theoretical notions of GCC-EU cooperation into more policy-applicable and relevant approaches that build on past European experiences.

Place : Rome, Italy
Date : Dec 13 , 2006
Category: Past Events
Event Type : Seminar
  

12 Nov International Relations: A Master of Arts (M.A.) Program

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With globalization on the rise and a multitude of international issues such as migration, new security challenges and environmental degradation at hand, an exponentially growing demand exists for IR related expertise as well as transnational understanding and cooperation. Responding to these imperative needs, the Free University of Berlin (FU) - in cooperation with the Gulf Research Center (GRC) – are offering a Masters of Arts (M.A.) degree program in International Relations (IR) beginning in November of 2006.

The International Relations M.A. is a program of excellence aspires to bring together young professionals from the GCC countries and beyond in order to enhance their career perspectives in IR related fields and to further qualify individuals to work in governmental agencies, private enterprises, international organizations and NGOs. It is a two-year full-time Master of Arts program, comprising 120 credit points according to ECTS standards. The degree is certified by the Free University of Berlin is conjunction with all relevant German academic standards and regulations.

The course consists of different modules divided into the four sections of introduction and international relations theory, the core curriculum, mandatory issues and practical training. The initial courses allow from an introduction into the tools to be used throughout as well as a through understanding of existing and relevant IR theories. The core curriculum involves issues such as globalization, European politics, international law, international political economy and international security. In the third part, specific issues will be focused on including megacities as new sites of governance, the problematic of migration, citizenship and identity and the overall subject of culture and IR. Finally, the modules involve various aspects of practical training and involves intercultural communication, conflict management and simulation exercises.

To assist the students in their work, the program is based on state-of-the-art communication technology with web-based study modules integrating multimedia and providing an exciting, challenging learning experience. The learning management system “Blackboard” gives easy access to a virtual library and web-based data, including relevant course material and multimedia files designed to support the studies. Self-study and interactive elements online are combined with eight weeks of in-house classes in Dubai and Berlin. In addition to attending face-to-face classes with fellow students and tutors, students will join roundtables and networking dinners with IR experts and relevant economic actors to discuss highly controversial up-to-date IR topics. 


Place : GRC Conference Room, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Date : Nov 12 , 2006
Category: Past Events
Event Type : Seminar

26 Nov EU-Gulf Relations: Enhancing Economic, Political and Security Cooperation

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The seminar would have the following objectives:

- Bring together a group of  qualified participants from Europe and the Gulf (and a few from the United States) with the aim of discussing topics of mutual significance and exchanging  opinions and ideas with participants from other regions;

- Discuss, first of all, EU foreign and security policies towards the Middle East as well as European Union-Gulf developmental, political and security relations;

- Discuss the impact of U.S. and NATO policies on EU-Gulf relations.

Despite their long-term commercial and economic agreements, EU relations with the Gulf Cooperation Council-GCC countries are relatively undeveloped and not proportional to the two areas’ importance in the world. True, some European nations, such as the United Kingdom, Germany and France have significant bilateral relations with GCC countries. But Europe as a whole and the European Union in particular, while fully involved in the Mediterranean region through its multidimensional Euro-Mediterranean Partnership, has only minimal relations with the Gulf. On the other hand, the European Security Strategy endorsed by the EU Council at the end of 2003 points to the need of the EU to be present and able to intervene to prevent and manage crises even in areas beyond the Mediterranean.

While EU and European policies towards the Gulf remains economically and politically undeveloped, the new U.S. engagement in the Middle East and NATO’s Istanbul Declaration of June 2004 are raising questions about their engagement there that they can no longer avoid.

On the one hand, the EU has to respond to its own challenges in the Gulf. On the other hand, it has to respond to challenges stemming from the new American and transatlantic initiatives towards the region. While traditional EU policies towards the Gulf remains weak and uneven, the EU is also very hesitant to upgrade its security involvement in the area in the framework of the expansion of NATO policies towards the south. Today, the EU looks divided between those who would like to enlarge EU Mediterranean engagement towards the Gulf and those who would prefer to reinforce the Mediterranean policy and keep aloof of such a distant and complex area as the Gulf. Such a hesitant posture with regard to security policies may have a negative impact on the overdue upgrading of economic and trade relations.

Italy is actively participating in this process, as both a NATO and an EU member state. Thus, the Italian International Affairs Institute (IAI) is interested in promoting an international seminar to bring together a group of distinguished European, GCC and US opinion leaders, officials and analysts to provide an opportunity to debate issues of common interest as well as to contribute to public policy decision-making in their respective countries.

The meeting would take place in Rome, Italy, in Fall 2005, at a date to be established later. The seminar will be co-sponsored by the IAI and institutions from the GCC countries to be identified as soon as possible. It would last no more than a day and a half. Sessions would be introduced by written papers.

The items to be discussed would be as follows:

1. EU-Gulf political and economic relations; assessment and policy recommendations

2.  Regional security cooperation in the Gulf; how it should be organised; how Europe and the EU can contribute and cooperate

3. Political reform and stability in the Gulf region

4.  EU-Gulf relations in a Transatlantic perspective

The results of the seminar will be disseminated through an ad hoc publication, as well as through the websites of the organisers.


Place : “Nigra” Room -Italian Foreign Office , Rome ,Italy
Date : Nov 26 , 2005
Category: Past Events
Event Type : Seminar

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