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2022 STG/NIF/ORSAM Istanbul Conference – The U.S. and International Shifting Dynamics
June 18, 2022
Strategic Thinking Group (STG) – Istanbul in Collaboration with The National Interest Foundation (NIF) – Washington D.C. & Center for Middle East Studies (ORSAM) – Ankara are hosting a second international conference under the title:
“The U.S. and International Shifting Dynamics“
Saturday, June 18, 2022
Istanbul, Turkey
| Opening Session | |||
| Remarks | Speaker | Time | |
| Chairman of the Strategic Thinking Group | Mohammed Salem Al-Rashed | 09:30 – 10:00 | |
| President of the National Interest Foundation | Khaled Saffuri | ||
| President of the Center for Middle East Studies | Ahmet Uysal | ||
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The First Panel: Biden Administration Policy in the Middle East |
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| Topic | Speaker | Moderator | 10:00 |
| U.S. strategy towards the Palestinian issue | Jim Moran | Khaled Saffuri | 15 Minutes |
| U.S. strategy towards Iran | Tim Constantine | 15 Minutes | |
| U.S. strategy towards Turkey | Talha Kose | 15 Minutes | |
| U.S. strategy towards crises in the region (Iraq – Yemen – Syria – Libya – Sudan…) | Abdullah Al-Shayji | 15 Minutes | |
| Questions and Comments | 30 Minutes | ||
| Coffee Break | 11:30 – 11:45 | ||
| The Second Panel: U.S. Relations with China, Russia, and the Role of Turkey | |||
| Topic | Speaker | Moderator | 11:45 |
| U.S.-China relations | Doug Bandow | Esam Omeish | 15 Minutes |
| U.S.-Russian relations and the War in Ukraine | Saul Anuzis | 15 Minutes | |
| U.S. interactions and the role and position of Turkey in regional alliances | Ahmed Uysal | 15 Minutes | |
| The international poles (U.S. and the European Union – Russia – China) and regional alliances | Mohamed Hussein Abu Saleh | 15 Minutes | |
| Questions and Comments | 30 Minutes | ||
| Lunch Break | 01:15 – 02:15 | ||
| The Third Panel: Regional and International Dynamics and Economic Interactions | |||
| Topic | Speaker | Moderator | 02:15 |
| International conflicts and inflation | Abdul Hafez Al-Sawy | Gamal Nassar | 15 Minutes |
| International conflicts and gas and oil | Zaed Abdulvahab | 15 Minutes | |
| The Russian-Ukrainian War and global food security | Tarik Al-Azami | 15 Minutes | |
| Economic dynamics and the future of the U.S. dollar | Bruce Fein | 15 Minutes | |
| Questions and Comments | 30 Minutes | ||
| Coffee Break | 03:45 – 04:00 | ||
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The Fourth Panel: Global Media and International Conflicts |
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| Topic | Speaker | Moderator | 04:00 |
| Global media and the Palestinian issue | Ali Younes | Nursin Guney | 15 Minutes |
| War & Peace and media coverage | David Hearst | 15 Minutes | |
| Global media and Turkey | Mehmet Özkan | 15 Minutes | |
| Arab media, crises, and wars in the region | Ahmed Ramadan | 15 Minutes | |
| Questions and Comments | 05:00 – 05:30 | ||