Iran-Saudi talks in Baghdad demonstrates Iraq’s potential as a hub for regional dialogue, but this is a fragile process and prone to be undermined by spoilers.
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.
The repercussions of climate change and environmental challenges pose enormous risks to Iran and Saudi Arabia alike. While there are differences in geography and climate in both countries, they also have many environmental challenges in common. Problems such as sand and dust storms or diminishing water resources are border-crossing phenomena that no country can deal with alone; therefore, cooperation is key.
Falling oil and gas prices and shrinking demand across global energy markets pose enormous challenges for energy exporting countries like Iran and Saudi Arabia and lead to decreasing revenues from this sector.
insights on how Saudi Arabia and Iran view the ongoing crises in the Middle East and how they believe Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan and Yemen can be stabilized and how the escalating refugee crisis can be contained.
A brief by Adnan Tabatabai and Kawa Hassan, EWI’s MENA program director, describes the conversation and highlights points that could be grounds for possible partnership.