Past events

Experts discuss how and why China-led multilateral organizations and initiatives are increasingly becoming attractive platforms for Middle Eastern countries.

Authors and experts discuss the findings of a new research paper on Israeli-Emirati normalization and its implications for regional security and integration.

In conversation with Rafael Mariano Grossi.

Experts explore the implications of the protests in Iran for domestic stability and international policy towards the Islamic Republic.

Join Robert Macaire, UK ambassador to Iran (2018-21), and others to discuss what the protests mean for Iran’s domestic, regional and global power.

In this webinar, Jihad Azour (IMF) and Creon Butler discuss the key economic issues for the Middle East and North Africa for 2022 and what lies ahead on the path toward recovery.

South of Russia, from Syria to Israel, there exists a variety of complex perspectives on Vladimir Putin’s Russia.

This event will explore how the domestic policy contest between key actors has shaped Tehran’s actions on the regional and international stage and Iran’s relationship with the United States.

Experts discuss Iran’s political map ahead of the 18 June presidential election and the ballot’s regional and international implications.  

Experts discuss the evolution of China’s engagement with the Middle East and North Africa, as well as the challenges and the successes that it met during this process.

Panellists discuss regional countries’ responses to the pandemic through the lens of their own social safety nets (SSNs) and consider the potential for reform.

Experts discuss domestic dynamics in Iran before the 2021 presidential election and how the outcome of the election could influence JCPOA negotiations, the dynamics of US-Iran relations, regional tensions and internal politics of transition.