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Publicación created on 03/26/2024 - 17:10 by in NESA
On 22 March 2024, New AG International published NESA Center regular speaker Professor Michaël Tanchum's article, "Middle East agrifood production is rising high: The vertical farming revolution in the UAE and Saudi Arabia," in the March/April 2024 edition of its quarterly magazine.
"The...... Read more...
Publicación created on 02/21/2024 - 13:52 by in NESA
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In 2014, Houthi rebels overtook Sanaa, the capital of Yemen, in a push for increased military and political power, starting Yemen’s long-lasting civil war. The chaos created by the Houthi insurgents jeopardized the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s (KSA) ambition for stability in the region... Read more...
Envío created on 01/16/2024 - 15:41 by in NESA
NESA Center Professor Dr. Michael Sharnoff was cited in the Foreign Policy article "What Gulf States Want in Gaza" published on 15 January 2024.
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The views presented in this post are those of the speaker or author and do not necessarily represent the views of DoD or its...... Read more...
Publicación created on 12/12/2023 - 10:30 by in NESA
The NESA Center July – October 2023 Update focuses on Levant region trends.
The update also highlights July through October NESA Center programs and events, faculty and staff engagements, alumni contributions, and a calendar with upcoming events.
Regional Trends – The Levant... Read more...
Publicación created on 11/03/2023 - 13:54 by in NESA
The NESA Center May – June 2023 Update focuses on Gulf region trends.
The update also highlights May through June NESA Center programs and events, faculty and staff engagements, alumni contributions, and a calendar with upcoming events.
Regional Trends – The Gulf:
All... Read more...
Noticias created on 10/17/2023 - 12:03 by in NESA
From 2–11 October 2023, the NESA Center for Strategic Studies delivered a seven-day faculty development and transformation support workshop to the Saudi Arabian National Defense University (SANDU) War Wing. The workshop was held at National Defense University in Washington, D.C. The War Wing...... Read more...
Publicación created on 10/12/2023 - 15:51 by in NESA
On 27 September 2023, Araa Magazine published NESA Center Professor Dr. Gawdat Bahgat's latest Op-Ed (in Arabic) for its October issue. The article, titled "Saudi Arabia plans to encourage the localization of American weapons and the manufacture of advanced weapons on its soil," focuses... Read more...
Publicación created on 09/22/2023 - 12:27 by in NESA
Subject: Chinese-brokered Iran-KSA Détente, “A Game-Changer or a Mirage?”
Purpose: To present CSAG’s analysis of the recent rapprochement between Iran and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) brokered by China.
Introduction: The recent diplomatic agreement between Iran and KSA in March 2023 is a... Read more...
Noticias created on 09/22/2023 - 10:43 by in NESA
From 21–30 August 2023, the NESA Center conducted the “Perspectives on Strategic Leadership Seminar” with students and faculty of the Royal Jordanian National Defense College (RJNDC) in Amman, Jordan. Seminar content and instruction was led by NESA Center Associate Dean Charles Marks and Professor... Read more...
Publicación created on 08/25/2023 - 16:53 by in NESA
NESA Center alum Fadhl Al-Maghafi authored a thesis titled “More Than Just a Boundary Dispute: The Regional Geopolitics of Saudi-Yemeni Relations” for the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London.
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This thesis questions whether the territorial... Read more...
Publicación created on 08/11/2023 - 11:50 by in NESA
On 26 April 2023, Azure Strategy published NESA Center Professor David Des Roches's Op-Ed "Saudi-Iran Rapprochement: A contrarian view" on what the Beijing-brokered Saudi-Iran agreement reveals about the Middle East roles of the U.S. and China.
"The resumption of Saudi-Iran diplomatic... Read more...
Publicación created on 08/09/2023 - 17:07 by in NESA
Subject: The Quran Desecration and its Implications – Perspectives of Partners
Purpose: This paper aims to present the CSAG’s analysis regarding the current incidents of Quran burning, why it matters, possible reasons, its implications, and the perspective of partners.
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Noticias created on 08/08/2023 - 10:46 by in NESA
The Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies, in partnership with the Turkish Asian Center for Strategic Studies (TASAM), a leading Turkish think-tank, held a roundtable discussion in Istanbul, Türkiye, from 17–19 July 2023. Scholars from Bahrain, Egypt, Israel, Kuwait... Read more...
Publicación created on 07/03/2023 - 15:39 by in NESA
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Armed conflicts, across human history, brought unquantifiable loss of fortune, lives, and cultural diversity, effectively stalling, nullifying, or even reversing civilization progress, in countless occasions. This paper aims to clear the “fog of war” that is covering Yemen and the...... Read more...
Publicación created on 06/07/2023 - 12:48 by in NESA
Subject: Capt. America vs Capt. Agon (The Billion-Dollar Bargaining Chip for the Syrian Republic of Captagon)
Purpose: This paper aims to present the CSAG’s analysis regarding how the Captagon drug industry in Syria affects the region and what the US/CENTCOM could do to consolidate its...... Read more...
Publicación created on 05/18/2023 - 10:59 by in NESA
Overview:
This year USCENTCOM celebrates the 40th anniversary of its establishment; one of its significant tasks is to achieve and enhance security and stability within its area of responsibility (AOR). USCENTCOM AOR includes 21 countries.
The Middle East (ME) region is one of the most important... Read more...
Publicación created on 05/08/2023 - 12:16 by in NESA
Subject: Iran-KSA peace talks and its implications for South Asia.
Purpose: The aim of this paper is to present the analysis of CSAG on consequences of the Iran-KSA peace talks for South Asia in order to draw pertinent conclusions for US CENTCOM.
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Noticias created on 04/11/2023 - 17:16 by in NESA
On 30 March 2023, the NESA Center hosted a West Point United States Military Academy (USMA) Model Arab League (MAL) team at National Defense University in Washington, DC. The group received briefings on Saudi history, including the development of the Saudi State and the Saudi Arabia oil industry... Read more...
Publicación created on 02/01/2023 - 13:02 by in NESA
Scholars from across Middle East Institute (MEI) weigh in on the outlook for 2023, covering key events, issues, and trends to watch in the Middle East and North Africa this year.
Read the briefing on the MEI website
Read the briefing as a PDF
The views presented in this article are...... Read more...