The New York Times: Kristin Smith Diwan and Bader Al-Saif commented on Gulf leaders’ reevaluation of the U.S. partnership after the Israeli strike on a Hamas delegation negotiating in Qatar.

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Dec 3, 2025

AGSI Announces Iraq Program and Welcomes Abbas Kadhim

The Arab Gulf States Institute is pleased to announce that Abbas Kadhim has joined the institute as a senior scholar and the director of the Iraq Program. 

Abbas Kadhim and Ambassador Douglas A. Silliman at the AGSI office. (Credit: AGSI)

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Dec 1, 2025

Coalition for Global Prosperity: Ambassador Douglas A. Silliman briefed visiting members of the British Parliament on the rise of middle powers in world politics, including the Arab states of the Gulf.

Coalition for Global Prosperity

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Dec 1, 2025

AlJazeera Television: In an interview on the program “The Rest of the Story”, Ambassador Douglas A. Silliman discussed the projected departure of U.S. combat troops in 2026, the government formation process, and the impact of pro-Iran militias in the political process.

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Nov 29, 2025

Al-Monitor: Said Bakr commented on U.S.-Gulf critical mineral ties.

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Nov 24, 2025

MESA: Kristin Smith Diwan presented a paper on Gulf Futurism in the visual arts on the panel “Arab Gulf Futurism: Mapping the Terrain” at the 59th annual meeting of the Middle East Studies Association in Washington, DC. She also chaired the roundtable “Art in Academia: Integrating the Study of Art into Middle East Studies.”

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Nov 23, 2025

South China Morning Post: Hussein Ibish explained how growing Saudi ties to China influenced the Trump administration’s decision to sell F-35s to Riyadh.

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The New York Times: Kristin Smith Diwan and Bader Al-Saif commented on Gulf leaders’ reevaluation of the U.S. partnership after the Israeli strike on a Hamas delegation negotiating in Qatar.

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The New York Times: Kristin Smith Diwan and Bader Al-Saif commented on Gulf leaders’ reevaluation of the U.S. partnership after the Israeli strike on a Hamas delegation negotiating in Qatar.

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AGSI Announces Iraq Program and Welcomes Abbas Kadhim

Coalition for Global Prosperity: Ambassador Douglas A. Silliman briefed visiting members of the British Parliament on the rise of middle powers in world politics, including the Arab states of the Gulf.

AlJazeera Television: In an interview on the program “The Rest of the Story”, Ambassador Douglas A. Silliman discussed the projected departure of U.S. combat troops in 2026, the government formation process, and the impact of pro-Iran militias in the political process.

Al-Monitor: Said Bakr commented on U.S.-Gulf critical mineral ties.

South China Morning Post: Hussein Ibish explained how growing Saudi ties to China influenced the Trump administration’s decision to sell F-35s to Riyadh.

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