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SUMMARY:2022 STG/NIF/ORSAM Istanbul Conference - The U.S. and International Shifting Dynamics
DESCRIPTION: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: \n“The U.S. and International Shifting Dynamics“ \nSaturday\, June 18\, 2022  \nIstanbul\, Turkey \n  \n\n\n\n\n                                                                      Opening Session \n\n\nRemarks \nSpeaker \nTime \n\n\nChairman of the Strategic Thinking Group\nMohammed Salem Al-Rashed\n09:30 – 10:00\n\n\nPresident of the National Interest Foundation\nKhaled Saffuri\n\n\nPresident of the Center for Middle East Studies\nAhmet Uysal\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n                          The First Panel: Biden Administration Policy in the Middle East   \n\n\n\nTopic \nSpeaker \nModerator \n 10:00  \n\n\nU.S. strategy towards the Palestinian issue\nJim Moran\nKhaled Saffuri\n15 Minutes\n\n\nU.S. strategy towards Iran\nTim Constantine\n15 Minutes\n\n\nU.S. strategy towards Turkey\nTalha Kose\n15 Minutes\n\n\nU.S. strategy towards crises in the region (Iraq – Yemen – Syria – Libya – Sudan…)\nAbdullah Al-Shayji\n15 Minutes\n\n\nQuestions and Comments\n30 Minutes\n\n\nCoffee Break\n11:30 – 11:45\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n           The Second Panel: U.S. Relations with China\, Russia\, and the Role of Turkey \n\n\nTopic\nSpeaker \nModerator \n11:45 \n\n\nU.S.-China relations\nDoug Bandow\nEsam Omeish\n15 Minutes\n\n\nU.S.-Russian relations and the War in Ukraine\nSaul Anuzis\n15 Minutes\n\n\nU.S. interactions and the role and position of Turkey in regional alliances\nAhmed Uysal\n15 Minutes\n\n\nThe international poles (U.S. and the European Union – Russia – China) and regional alliances\nMohamed Hussein Abu Saleh\n15 Minutes\n\n\nQuestions and Comments\n30 Minutes\n\n\nLunch Break\n01:15 – 02:15\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n     The Third Panel: Regional and International Dynamics and Economic Interactions\n\n\nTopic\nSpeaker \nModerator \n 02:15\n\n\nInternational conflicts and inflation\nAbdul Hafez Al-Sawy\nGamal Nassar\n15 Minutes\n\n\nInternational conflicts and gas and oil\nZaed Abdulvahab\n15 Minutes\n\n\nThe Russian-Ukrainian War and global food security\nTarik Al-Azami\n15 Minutes\n\n\nEconomic dynamics and the future of the U.S. dollar\nBruce Fein\n15 Minutes\n\n\nQuestions and Comments\n30 Minutes\n\n\nCoffee Break\n03:45 – 04:00\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\nThe Fourth Panel: Global Media and International Conflicts   \n\n\n\nTopic\nSpeaker \nModerator\n04:00\n\n\nGlobal media and the Palestinian issue\nAli Younes\nNursin Guney\n15 Minutes\n\n\nWar & Peace and media coverage\nDavid Hearst\n15 Minutes\n\n\nGlobal media and Turkey\nMehmet Özkan\n15 Minutes\n\n\nArab media\, crises\, and wars in the region\nAhmed Ramadan\n15 Minutes\n\n\nQuestions and Comments\n05:00 – 05:30
URL:https://nifusa.org/event-2/2022-stg-nif-orsam-istanbul-conference-the-u-s-and-international-shifting-dynamics/
LOCATION:Elite World Europe Hotel\, Halkalı Merkez\, Basın Ekspres Cd. No:4\, 34303\, Küçükçekmece/İstanbul\, Turkey
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SUMMARY:The American Middle East Policy Summit - The Forum Intellectual: United States Policy in the Middle East (Visions and Transformations)
DESCRIPTION:  \n\n\n\nTime\nSessions Manager\nPanelists Speaker\nSessions\n\n\n9.30AM – 10.00AM\n\nMr. Mohammad Al-Rashed \nKhaled Saffuri \n \nOpening Remarks \n \n\n\n10.00AM – 11.30AM\nDr.Ali – Alkandari\nKhaled El Gindy\, Brookings Institution \nKaren Attiah\, Global Opinions Editor\, Washington Post \nDr. Amr Darrag\, Egyptian Institute for Studies \nDr. Burhan Aldin Duran\, Director of SETA\nA Case for Dignity: Freedom and Autocracy in the Middle East\n\n\n11.30AM – 11.45AM\n\n\nBreak\n\n\n11.45AM – 1.15PM\nSaul Anuzis\nRep. Nick Rahall\, Former U.S. Congressman \nDoug Bandow\, Cato Institute and the Huffington Post \nDr. Ahmed Ramadan\, \nProf. Ahmet Uysal\, Director of Middle Eastern Studies Center\, Ankara\nThe U.S and Middle East: In Search of Strategy\n\n\n1.15PM – 2.15PM\n\n\nLunch\n\n\n2.15PM – 3.45PM\nDr. Ahmed Attawna\nRep. James Moran\, Former U.S. Congressman \nJohn Fund\, Editor of National Review Online\, Political Commentator on FOX news \nDr. Abdullah Al\, Kuwait University \nDr. Hakki Uygur\, Center for Iranian Studies\, Ankara\nWill there be a US war on Iran?\n\n\n3.45PM – 4.00PM\n\n\nBreak\n\n\n4.00PM – 5.30PM\nDr. Gammal Nassar\nMichael Steele\, Former Chairman of Republican Party\, Political Commentator MSNBC \nTim Constantine\, Capitol Hill Show \nDr. Halil Mutlu\, Turkish American Steering Committee \nDr. Ali Bakir\, Kuwait University \nDr. Talha Kosa\, Ibn Haldun University\nThe United States and Turkey in the Middle East: Managing Conflict and Forging Cooperation\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \nArrive: March 22\, 2019 \nPanel Discussions: March 23\, 2019 \nSocial Day and Istanbul Tour: March 24\, 2019 \nDeparture: March 25\, 2019
URL:https://nifusa.org/event-2/the-american-middle-east-policy-summit-the-forum-intellectual-united-states-policy-in-the-middle-east-visions-and-transformations/
LOCATION:Dosso Dossi Hotels\, 34080\, Aksemsettin Mahallesi\, Istanbul\, Turkey
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