Mina Al-Oraibi
Editor in Chief, The National
Mina Al-Oraibi is a journalist and political analyst focused on the Middle East, and editor in chief of The National. For close to four years, Al-Oraibi was the assistant editor in chief of Asharq Alawsat, and from 2009-11 she served as the newspaper’s Washington, DC bureau chief. Al-Oraibi has conducted many high-profile interviews, including with former U.S. President Barack Obama, former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde, former U.K. Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond, and former Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki. Al-Oraibi was named a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader in 2009 and Foreign Policy Magazine named her one of the top 100 Twitterati on foreign policy. Al-Oraibi was awarded a distinction for her MA history dissertation on Iraq’s 1958 coup d’etat from University College London, where she also completed her BA in history.
Events
Jan 13, 2021
The Outlook for U.S. Foreign Policy Under the Biden Administration
AGSIW hosted a session as part of Gulf Intelligence’s Global UAE Energy Forum 2021: “Outlook on the Year Ahead.”
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Inherent Uncertainty: The Future of the U.S. Presence as Iraq Confronts Multiple Crises
On April 15, AGSIW hosted a virtual panel discussion analyzing the future of the U.S. military and diplomatic presence in Iraq.
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Dec 12, 2019
UAE Security Forum 2019: Reshaping the Future of the Horn of Africa
For the fourth consecutive year, AGSIW convened the UAE Security Forum, where U.S., UAE, and regional partners gathered to find creative solutions to some of the region’s most pressing challenges.
Speakers
Dec 9, 2018
UAE Security Forum 2018: “Yemen after the War: Addressing the Challenges of Peace and Reconstruction”
For the third consecutive year, AGSIW convened the UAE Security Forum, where U.S., UAE, and regional partners gather to find creative solutions to some of the region’s most pressing challenges.
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