Atlantic Council Middle East Programs

🇧🇭 🇦🇪 🇸🇦 🇰🇼 Over the past two weeks, our Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative hosted ambassadors from the Gulf, including Bahrain, Kuwait, the UAE, and Saudi Arabia, to discuss the evolving war in Iran and its regional implications, with a focus on the strategic challenges and priorities facing each of their countries. See the highlights below ⬇️

🔴 WATCH | "Even if the regime does collapse, I think the Houthis could continue absent that Iranian support," says Allison Minor on the independence of the Houthis and its ties to Iran. ICYMI Watch the full panel here ➡️ bit.ly/3PukYJS

🔴 WATCH | Nicholas Blanford breaks down the mounting pressure on Hezbollah in the wake of the Iran war. ICYMI Watch the full event here ➡️ bit.ly/4rSVseC

WATCH NOW | The US-Syria Energy Symposium x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

🔴 LIVE NOW | 🕙 10:00 a.m. EST Join us as #ACSyria, in partnership with the @USSyriaBC host a discussion on Syria’s evolving energy landscape Featuring @YousefQiblawy, Hunter Hunt, Jacob McGee, Jay Salkini, @VictoriaT_, moderated by Wa’el Alzayat. 🔗 Watch here ⬇️ bit.ly/4b3t2bo

📅 TOMORROW | 🕙 10:00 a.m. EST Join us as #ACSyria, in partnership with the @USSyriaBC host the US-Syria Energy Symposium. Featuring @YousefQiblawy, Hunter Hunt, Jacob McGee, Jay Salkini, @VictoriaT_, moderated by Wa’el Alzayat. 🔗 Register here ⬇️ bit.ly/4b3t2bo

🔴 WATCH | "The Status quo that was built over several decades has clearly changed. In this war, there is a realization that this is it, something will change" says @renadmansour on survivability of Iran's axis of resistance. ICYMI Watch the full panel here ➡️bit.ly/3PukYJS

🔴 LIVE NOW | Join our #MENAFuturesLab for panel one of its three part series examining the fiscal resilience and macroeconomics of the GCC states during the Iran war. 🔗Watch here ⬇️ bit.ly/4lPQXjP

🌐 💡 @omar_nidawi analyzes the "dispute over the terms of power-sharing" between Kurdistan's KDP and PUK and how it is leaving the formation of Iraq's new government in limbo. 🔗 Read his full analysis ⬇️ bit.ly/4rUiEcD

📅 TOMORROW | 🕙 10:00am ET Join our #MENAFuturesLab for panel one of its three part series examining the fiscal resilience and macroeconomics of the GCC states during the Iran war. The event will feature @omareconomics, @Dr_DaniaThafer, Raed Safadi and Khalid Azim. 🔗Register below⬇️ bit.ly/4uO4jRG

📅 April 20 | 🕝 2:30 PM ET 🇮🇶 🇸🇾 Join us as our Iraq Initiative and Syria Project host Congressman Joe Wilson for a discussion on the future of Iraq–Syria relations. Speakers include @JonWilksUK, @IbrahimAlAssil, and @LahibHigel, moderated by @Joyce_Karam. 🔗Register here ➡️ bit.ly/4sG4jBt

WATCH NOW | The future of Iran’s axis of resistance x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

🔴 LIVE NOW | Join our Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative for an upcoming event on the future of Iran's axis of resistance. 🔗 Watch here ⬇️ bit.ly/4t0ZpPI

📅 March 25 | 🕙 10:00am ET Join our #MENAFuturesLab for panel one of their three part series examining the fiscal resilience and macroeconomics of the GCC states during the Iran war. The event will feature @omareconomics, @Dr_DaniaThafer, Raed Safadi and Khalid Azim. 🔗Register below⬇️ bit.ly/4uO4jRG

📅 March 26 | 🕙 10:00 a.m. EST 🛢️🇸🇾 As Syria’s economic transition continues, the future of its energy sector will shape reconstruction and economic integration. ? Join us as #ACSyria, in partnership with the @USSyriaBC host a discussion on Syria’s evolving energy landscape featuring @YousefQiblawy, Hunter Hunt, Jacob McGee, Jay Salkini, @VictoriaT_, moderated by Wa’el Alzayat. 🔗 Register here ⬇️ bit.ly/4b3t2bo

📅 TOMORROW | 🕙 10:00 a.m. Join our Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative for an upcoming event on the future of Iran's axis of resistance. 🔗 Watch here ⬇️ bit.ly/4t0ZpPI

🪻 Nowruz Mubarak! The team at the @AtlanticCouncil's Rafik Hariri Center and Middle East Programs wish all those who celebrate a blessed Nowruz!

🌐 💡 What does the Iran conflict mean for Europe-Gulf cooperation? Our brand new newsletter, Europe Gulf Alert, covers the fallout from energy markets to Europe-GCC emergency diplomacy. 🔗 Subscribe here ⬇️ bit.ly/4t07XGl

☪️ The team of the @AtlanticCouncil's Rafik Hariri Center and Middle East Programs wishes you a blessed Eid al-Fitr! أسرة مركز رفيق الحريري وبرامج الشرق الأوسط في المجلس الأطلسي تتمنى لكل متابعيها عيدا مباركا

📅 March 24 | 🕙10:00 a.m. EST The Iran war has caused a significant loss of Iranian personnel and military equipment. How will Tehran's need to rebuild its own arsenal reduce support for regional allies? Join our Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative for an upcoming event on the future of Iran's axis of resistance. 🔗 Register here ⬇️ bit.ly/4t0ZpPI