Awad Mustafa, National Security Correspondent for The National, discusses both successful and unsuccessful examples of investment by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in to the Greater Horn of Africa.
Awad Mustafa, National Security Correspondent for The National, discusses both successful and unsuccessful examples of investment by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in to the Greater Horn of Africa.
Dr. Alp Özerdem, Co-Director of the Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations at Coventry University, discusses the motivations and activities of traditional actors such as the United States in contrast to newer actors such as Turkey and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states in the Greater Horn of Africa. He specifically elaborates on the…
On November 7-8, 2016, the Hollings Center sponsored a meeting for 40 Iraqi cultural heritage specialists at the Iraqi Institute for the Conservation of Antiquities and Heritage (IICAH) in Erbil, Iraq. The meeting, organized by IICAH Executive Director Brian Lione, resulted in conversations on what the specific needs of Iraqi cultural heritage specialists are in…
On November 16, 2016, the Hollings Center for International Dialogue held a panel entitled, “The Middle East Water-Energy-Food Nexus.” The Middle East is faced with a set of complex interrelated problems related to the water, energy, and food sectors. Understanding the dynamics and linkages between these three sectors is needed to understand potential opportunities, trade-offs,…
Mai E’leimat, Director of Research and Fundraising for Al Hayat Center for Civil Society Development, discusses the techniques used by her organization to promote counter-radicalization and offers advice for other organizations looking to accomplish similar goals. She also specifically discusses programs aimed at women.
Rahma Dualeh, the Director of Frontline Consult: African Solutions for African Challenges, discusses the international community’s response to extremist violence in East Africa. Specifically, she explains how violent extremism in East Africa differs from that of the Middle East, and offers suggestions for how the international community can tailor its response and resources to these…
Lia van Broekhoven, Executive Director of the Human Security Collective, addresses the question: “What is the human security approach to countering and preventing violent extremism?” She also discusses the potential roadblocks to using a human security framework to addressing violent extremism.
Noah Coburn discusses the key takeaways from research conducted through a Hollings Center small grant on the U.S. Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) program, which provides visas for Afghans that worked as translators with the U.S. military or on U.S-funded projects and now find themselves in danger.
The Center hosted an event for the Women in Foreign Policy initiative on September 17, 2015 in its Istanbul office conference space. The event, which featured speaker Asma Khader, President of the Sisterhood is Global Institute in Jordan, was the launch event for Women in Foreign Policy, an initiative that the Center is supporting. Ms….
Dr. Carter Malkasian, Principal Research Scientist at CNA Corporation, discusses the U.S. role in Afghanistan’s transformation and explores how Afghans perceive changes in the Afghan-U.S. relationship.