Gulf Security

Examining traditional and non-traditional security issues impacting the Gulf states and their neighbors
Arab Transitions

Promoting an active dialogue between the United States and the Arab world to improve regional cooperation, economic growth, and political stability
RoundPeg Podcast: Kawa Hassan on Our Paradoxical Age: Technological Progress, Political Poverty

Hassan addressed the deficit in global leadership and explains why despite the rise of renewable energy.
EastWest Institute Announces New Project “Iraq and Its Neighbors”

This 18-months project envisions Iraq as the center-point for regional dialogue and cooperation rather than as a theater of proxy wars and conflict.
Hassan Addresses NATO on Iraq’s Climate-Related Security Risks

Kawa Hassan addressed the NATO Strategic Direction South HUB (“The Hub”) in Naples, Italy on Iraq’s climate related security risks.
EWI and CARPO Launch Joint Project on “Iraq and its Neighbors”

Project aims to enhance dialogue and regional integration between Iraq and surrounding countries
EWI and CARPO Hold Sixth Iran-Saudi Dialogue Initiative Meeting
The sixth meeting of CARPO and the EastWest Institute’s “Iran-Saudi Dialogue Initiative” dealt with knowledge production and knowledge dialogue in the context of the contentious relationship between Iran and Saudi Arabia and explored the potential of academic exchanges and scientific cooperation in defusing such tensions.
Expert Working Group Releases Report on Climate-Related Security Risks in Iraq

The expert working group seeks to highlight the gap in climate risk-informed decision-making and strives to produce timely climate security assessments.