Participations
Dr. Abdulaziz bin Sager will be participating as a speaker virtually at the Arabian Sea Dialogue organized by the Arab […]
The meeting was held in Moscow, hosted by the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Topics
The events brought together 300 in-person participants with a focus on regional security dynamics. More information can be found here:
The Summit was organized by the Bahrain Center for Strategic, International, and Energy Studies (Derasat) with the Think Tank and
Dr. Abdulaziz Sager, Chairman of the Gulf Research Center will be participating at the ninth annual Council of Councils (CoC) organised by the Council on Foriegn Relations, to discuss major and emerging issues on the global governance agenda. The sessions will focus on great power relations and the future of global and regional orders, the future of climate change beyond the Paris Agreement, and reforming global health governance
Dr. Abdulaziz Sager, Chairman of the Gulf Research Center will be speaking at the 2nd panel discussion on ‘Diplomacy and Soft-Power: GCC-Germany cooperation in diplomacy and crisis management’ at the GCC-German Forum on Strategic Dialogue & Regional Security
On 29 October 2020, Dr. Abdulaziz Sager, Chairman of the Gulf Research Center, will be delivering an online lecture at the University of Montreal on “Security in the MENA”, moderated by Professor Jamal Abdullah, a lecturer on Middle East Politics.
The webinar discussed regional and international changes, the expected transformations, in the event that Trump or Biden wins.
The virtual panel titled ‘Competition or Cooperation: The Horn of African and Broader Red Sea Basin at a Crossroads’, was moderated by Ambassador Frank G. Wisner, along with the speakers, Ambassador Alexander Rondos, Abdul Mohammed, Abdulaziz Sager, and Kate Almquist Knopf. The virtual panel discussion focused attention on heightened tensions in the Horn of Africa and wider Red Sea basin, strategic area that has become a hub for regional and global power competition and investment.
The final outcome of the panel discussion focused on four key conclusions:
-Each Red Sea basin country, given its own circumstances, is required to define its way forward in order to achieve the right kind of stable outcome. The support of external players is important, without interfering in political transitions
-Second, the need to intensify Red Sea cooperation, especially with the Gulf states as this region is mostly affected by the situation in the Horn
-Third, importance of conflict management among rivalries in the region; competition involving Turkey, Qatar, and with great powers such as the U.S. and China
-Finally, reinforcing the fact that the Horn of Africa region and wider Red Sea basin are in need of help; whether through debt relief, development assistance, and private investments. These are opportunities leading towards a path of greater understanding of the of the many issues that the region faces
Recorded Virtual Panel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B74wfTmyLHs&feature=youtu.be
