Participations

Participations

Participations, Workshops

Dr. Abdulaziz Sager visited Singapore on October 30, 2012. During the visit, he participated in a series of activities that took place at the National University of Singapore, including a meeting with Singapore Management University students in which he gave a talk on “Lessons in Life” and MEI-SMU Workshop titled

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Dr. Abdulaziz Sager visited Singapore on October 30, 2012. During the visit, he participated in a series of activities that took place at the National University of Singapore, including a meeting with Singapore Management University students in which he gave a talk on “Lessons in Life” and MEI-SMU Workshop titled: wars & sanctions in the Middle East: what’s in it for Asia?

Conferences, Participations

Dr. Abdulaziz Sager and Dr. Christian Koch held a roundtable discussion with representatives of the Swiss government in Bern, Switzerland, on September 25, 2012 focusing on the key recent developments in the Gulf region including the political environment, the state of the economy, as well as the situations in Yemen, Iran, Iraq and Syria. Attending from the Swiss side were Amb.

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Dr. Abdulaziz Sager and Dr. Christian Koch held a roundtable discussion with representatives of the Swiss government in Bern, Switzerland, on September 25, 2012 focusing on the key recent developments in the Gulf region including the political environment, the state of the economy, as well as the situations in Yemen, Iran, Iraq and Syria. Attending from the Swiss side were Amb. Wolfgang Bruelhart, Assistant State Secretary for the Middle East and North Africa Division in the Directorate of Political Affairs, Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA); Stephan Kellenbrger, Deputy Regional Coordinator for Middle East; Francis Piccand, Head for Research and Analysis in the same directorate of the FDFA; Jean-BlaiseDefago, Personal Advisor to the Head of the Federal Department of Defence, Civil protection and Sport (DDPS); and Adrian Bless, Deputy Head of Division at the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO).

Conferences, Participations

The Chairman of the Gulf Research Center, Dr. Abdulaziz Sager held a colloquium with the Center for Security Studies at ETH Zurich on Monday, September 24, 2012 where he spoke on “Perspectives on the Middle East”

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The Chairman of the Gulf Research Center, Dr. Abdulaziz Sager held a colloquium with the Center for Security Studies at ETH Zurich on Monday, September 24, 2012 where he spoke on “Perspectives on the Middle East” with a special reference to security issues and challenges. Dr. Roland Popp, Senior Researcher at the ETH commented on the presentation while Dr. Oliver Thraenert, Head of the Think Tank at the CSS moderated the discussion. Prior to the meeting, Dr. Sager also held discussions with Prof. Dr. Andreas Wenger, Director of the CSS on cooperation and upcoming collaboration. The CSS is a partner institution in the Think Tank Security Forum of the GRC. Dr. Koch, Director of the GRC Foundation is Geneva was present at both sessions.

Participations, Speeches

Dr. Abdulaziz Sager, Chairman of the Gulf Research Center held a keynote address on “Economic and Political Trends and Developments in the Middle East”

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Dr. Abdulaziz Sager, Chairman of the Gulf Research Center held a keynote address on “Economic and Political Trends and Developments in the Middle East” at the stars Symposium for Leaders of the Next Generation held in Stein am Rhein from September 22 to 25, 2012. In addition to the speech, Dr. Sager also conducted a workshop on the same topic with participants at the meeting. The stars Symposium brought together more than 100 business leaders and executives representing companies worldwide. It is organized by the starts Foundation with the support of UBS Wolfsberg.

Participations, Speeches

The Chairman of the Gulf Research Center, Dr. Abdulaziz Sager, spoke at the Third Dialogue of Paris of the Euro-Arab Center for Studies in collaboration with the Franco-Arab Chamber of Commerce on September 18, 2012 in Paris

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The Chairman of the Gulf Research Center, Dr. Abdulaziz Sager, spoke at the Third Dialogue of Paris of the Euro-Arab Center for Studies in collaboration with the Franco-Arab Chamber of Commerce on September 18, 2012 in Paris. The meeting was held under the theme of “The Arab World, Facing domestic and international Challenges” and Dr. Sager spoke on the Challenges facing the Gulf Cooperation Council and the Union Project.

Conferences, Participations

Dr. Abdulaziz Sager, GRC Chairman, spoke at the conference “Impact and challenges for the Middle East and North Africa one year on from the Arab transitions”

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Dr. Abdulaziz Sager, GRC Chairman, spoke at the conference “Impact and challenges for the Middle East and North Africa one year on from the Arab transitions” organized by Wilton Park in partnership with the NATO Defense College held from May 21 to 23, 2012. Dr. Sager’s presentation was entitled “A new balance of power inside the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)?”

Participations

Dr.Abdulaziz Sager participated and presented paper on Panel 3

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Dr.Abdulaziz Sager participated and presented paper on Panel 3: The Middle East and Gulf Perspective at the workshop titled Turkey’s New Global Activism ,12-14 April 2012 in Istanbul organised by the Center for International Studies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology in collaboration with Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Turkey.

Participations, Workshops

Dr. Abdulaziz Sager participated at the one day workshop in Istanbul on the 10th of April entitled “Iraq’s Emerging Foreign Policy in Regional and International Context.”

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Dr. Abdulaziz Sager participated at the one day workshop in Istanbul on the 10th of April entitled “Iraq’s Emerging Foreign Policy in Regional and International Context.” organised by the Carnegie Middle East Center in collaboration with the Turkish Think Tank, TESEV.

Conferences, Participations

Dr. Abdulaziz Sager participated at the Conference titled “The Arab Spring One Year After: Challenges, Prospects and Strategies for Change”

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Dr. Abdulaziz Sager participated at the Conference titled “The Arab Spring One Year After: Challenges, Prospects and Strategies for Change”, organized by the European Policy Center at Brussels on the 29th-30th of March 2012 and chaired the session on ” Economic Performance: Managing the Transformation to Open and Fair Market Economies”.

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