Gulf International Forum's Majlis

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Our podcast is another medium in which we continue to serve our mission of building awareness and contributing to the accumulation of knowledge on the Gulf region. The podcast show features expert analysis on the Gulf region’s social, political, and economic issues. The countries of focus are Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. The show is available on several smartphone podcast apps; Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Podcast App, iTunes, ThePodcastSource, Libsyn and GIF's website https://gulfif.org/media/podcast/

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The U.S.'s Defense and Security Role in a Changing Gulf Landscape

Sep 20 2023 77 mins

Featured Speakers: Dr. Dania Thafer, Shaikh Nawaf bin Mubarak Al Thani, Bilal Saab, and Ambassador Patrick Theros (moderator). Synopsis: Ever since the promulgation of President Jimmy Carter’s namesake “Carter Doctrine” in 1980, declaring that any threat to the free flow of commerce in the Gulf would be regarded as a threat to the United States, America has served as the Gulf

GCC-Turkish Relations in a New Era

Sep 20 2023 80 mins

Featured speakers: Sinem Cengiz, Dr. Abdullah Baabood, Dr. Tarek Cherkaoui, Dr. Betul Dogan-Akkas, Dr. Murat Yesiltas. Synopsis: In mid-July, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ended his three-day tour of the Gulf. While his visits to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates were primarily economic in nature—the Turkish leader secured a series of investment agreement

The Unrest in Sudan and the GCC States' Role

Sep 20 2023 90 mins

Featured speakers: Anas Alqaed, Dr. Khalid Mustafa Medani, Niemat Ahmadi, Mohamed Abu Bakr, and Umer Karim. Synopsis: Two months ago, violence broke out across Sudan between the country’s armed forces, led by General Abdul Fattah al-Burhan and the paramilitary “Rapid Support Forces” (RSF) led by Mohamed “Hemedti” Hamdan Dagalo. Although the conflict began in Khartoum as a

Yemen's Road to Peace: Can the Riyadh-Houthi Pact Deliver?

Sep 20 2023 76 mins

Featured Speakers: Ambassador Patrick Theros, Ambassador Gerald Feierstein, Summer Nasser, Dr. Nabeel Khoury. Synopsis: One month after the eighth anniversary of the Saudi-led Arab coalition’s military intervention in Yemen, the first solid step toward peace between Riyadh and the Houthis took place in Sana’a, when the Saudi ambassador to Yemen met with leaders from the norther

Book Talk | "Security Politics in the Gulf Monarchies: Continuity Amid Change," by Dr. David Roberts

Sep 20 2023 61 mins

Featured speakers: Professor David Des Roches and Dr. David B. Roberts. About the Book: The Gulf monarchies—Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates—play crucial roles in world markets and politics. Their economies, which have traditionally been driven by oil revenues, have simultaneously propelled transformative change and preserved the traditio

Iranian-Saudi Agreement: Impact on the Gulf and U.S.-Saudi Relations

Mar 31 2023 77 mins

Featured Speakers: Dr. Dania Thafer, Dr. Abdulaziz Sager, Dr. Banafsheh Keynoush, and Dr. Kenneth Katzman. Synopsis: On March 10, 2023, the world was stunned by the announcement that the Gulf’s greatest rivals, Iran and Saudi Arabia, would restore diplomatic ties. Concluded in China after two years of negotiations in Iraq and Oman, the agreement was penned by the Iranian and Saud

Book Talk | “#Russia and the #GCC: The Case of #Tatarstan's Paradiplomacy” by Dr. Diana Galeeva

Mar 31 2023 58 mins

Featured Speakers: Dr. Mark N. Katz and Dr. Diana Galeeva. Book Description In recent decades Russia has played an increasingly active role in the Middle East as states within the region continue to diversify their relations with major external powers. Yet the role of specific Russian regions, especially those that share an ‘Islamic identity’ with the GCC has been overlooked. I

Ukraine, One Year On: Evaluating the Gulf's Role

Feb 23 2023 62 mins

Featured Speakers: Dr. Dania Thafer, Dr. Cinzia Bianco, Dr. Samuel Ramani, and Eugene Chausovsky. Synopsis: As the Russian invasion of Ukraine approaches its first anniversary, the Gulf states have played a variety of roles in the conflict, both directly and peripherally. By providing drones and missiles to the Russian military, Iran has established itself as the Gulf’s most dire

The Gulf in 2023: Challenges and Priorities

Feb 23 2023 75 mins

Featured speakers: Ambassador Patrick Theros, Alia Moubayed, Dr. David Pollock, and Dr. Jean-Loup Samaan. Synopsis: As the Russian invasion of Ukraine enters its second year, the conflict has decisively shaped political and economic issues in the Gulf. The rapid increase in oil and gas prices in the aftermath of the invasion has come as a boon to the GCC states, giving some of them

Pursuing Greater Influence: The GCC States' Use of Soft Power

Dec 26 2022 71 mins

Featured Speakers: Professor David Des Roches (moderator), Dr. Diana Galeeva, Dr. Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, Professor Simon Chadwick, and Dr. Paul Michael Brannagan. Synopsis: The six Arab states of the Gulf Cooperation Council have each affirmed the use of “soft power” as an essential part of their overarching national strategies. Soft power, as outlined by American internati