The Strained Position of Neutrality
It will be difficult for Jordan to remain neutral during the global confrontation around the war in Ukraine.
Kawa Hassan to Co-lead IPEV’s Working Group on the Protection of Minorities in the Middle East
The Fondation Maison des sciences de l’homme (FMSH) in Paris has selected Kawa Hassan to serve as co-project leader of a working group to support the “rights and protection of minorities in the Middle East”.
Stimson Center Convenes Third Meeting of Track 2 U.S.-Russia Military-to-Military Dialogue
The U.S.-Russia Military-to-Military Dialogue brings together retired American and Russian senior military officers to discuss and explore avenues for military-to-military cooperation between the United States and Russia on urgent security and strategic issues.
Kawa Hassan and Adnan Tabatabai Meet High-Level Iraqi Leaders, Stakeholders and Participate at RCD Forum 2021 in Baghdad
Upon invitation of Rafidain Center for Dialogue (RCD), Kawa Hassan, Executive Director Stimson Europe, Director MENA Program and Senior Fellow, and Adnan Tabatabai, CEO of CARPO, participated at the RCD Forum 2021 that was held in Baghdad from Aug 29-31. They met high-level Iraqi leaders including Ammar al-Hakeem, leader of the National Wisdom Movement (al-Hikma), Hadi al-Amiri, leader of […]
Euro-Arab people-to-people Relations
Reflecting on the El-Hiwar II Summer School on Euro-Arab p2p relations
Concluding Conference Iraq and its Neighbours
On Iraq and its Neighbours Since 2019, Stimson’s Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Program (formerly EastWest Institute) and the Center for Applied Research in Partnership with the Orient (CARPO) have been implementing the EU-funded initiative “Iraq and its Neighbours – Enhancing Dialogue and Regional Integration in West Asia”. This project envisions Iraq as the […]
Interview with Kawa Hassan on the Iraqi Prime Minister al-Kadimi and Strike Against Pro-Iran Militias
Hassan discussing a strike against pro-Iran militias that apparently occurred in the early hours of Sunday, July 18. There are conflicting reports, claims, counterclaims, and ambiguity about a strike against pro-Iran militias at the Iraqi Syrian border. It is unclear who was responsible for this strike – this is not the first and may not […]
US-Iran proxy war rages back to life in Iraq
While Washington and Tehran edge towards a new nuclear deal their conflict in Iraq is rapidly intensifying