Past Event

2020 Vision: AGSIW Assesses Threats and Opportunities in the Gulf

On January 8, AGSIW hosted a conversation considering the trends likely to shape the Gulf region in 2020.

Date

Jan 8, 2020

Posters of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force commander Major General Qassim Suleimani and Kataib Hezbollah leader Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, both killed in a U.S. strike in January, hang in Baghdad, Iraq, Jan. 16. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

About the event

On January 8, AGSIW hosted a conversation considering the trends likely to shape the Gulf region in 2020. Looking at U.S.-Iranian tensions, the upcoming G-20 summit in Riyadh, Expo 2020 in Dubai, the war in Yemen, and the future of advanced technology, developments in the Gulf region will continue to be of great interest to policymakers and investors. AGSIW was pleased to kick off the year with a stimulating conversation on these and other key issues and will continue to offer its assessments on specific trends as part of a new monthly dial-in series.

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