Invitation

Carnegie Middle East Program

 

 

Ten Years After 9/11: Managing U.S.-Saudi Relations

 

Co-Sponsor

This event is co-sponsored by the Gulf Research Center.                             

 

 

 

 

 

Contact

Jessica Boulet

jboulet@ceip.org
202 939 2212

 

 

Related Analysis

Arab Spring: Eternal Season of Flux (op-ed, Politico, June 28)

U.S.-Saudi Relations in the Shadow of the Arab Spring (q&a, June 21)

Could Saudi Women's Driving Protest Usher in Social Reforms? (interview, PBS NewsHour, June 17)

 

EVENT DETAILS

 

DATE

Monday, September 12, 2011

 

TIME

9:00 to 11:45 a.m.

 

LOCATION

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

 

SPEAKERS

Abdulaziz Sager, Mustapha Alani, Gregory Gause, Christopher Boucek,  and Marina Ottaway

The relationship between the United States and Saudi Arabia has been important to both countries for decades with mutual dependence on oil and security. Relations have periodically been subject to tensions, notably after the September 11 attacks as a majority of the hijackers were Saudi citizens. More recently, tensions have risen due to the divergent reactions of Washington and Riyadh to the Arab Spring.

Carnegie will host two panel discussions on how the post-9/11 crisis was managed and ultimately resolved and how the present crisis over the Arab Spring is being addressed.

A light breakfast will be available beginning at 8:45 a.m.

 

 

 

 

Panel 1: September 11 and the Issue of Terrorism
9:00 - 10:15 a.m.

Coffee Break
10:15 - 10:30 a.m.

Panel 2: The Arab Spring and the Issue of Political Reform
10:30 - 11:45 a.m.

Notes
The Gulf Research Center (GRC) is an independent research institute founded in July 2000 by Abdulaziz Sager to provide politically neutral and academically sound research about the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. The center also promotes communication, collaboration, and dialogue  in the public sphere as well as among scholars of Gulf affairs, both within and outside the region.