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Arab Horizons: Is A New Regional Order Possible?
Wed, October 24th, 2018
Washington, DC
Online registration for this event is now closed. Onsite registration will be available. Watch live start at 9:30 a.m. EST.
The old Arab order has collapsed. Can a new order be created? Arab Horizons: Pitfalls and Pathways to Renewal, a new Carnegie report, attempts to chart a new path toward a more stable and prosperous Middle East. With contributions by the Carnegie Middle East Program and dozens of experts from the region, Arab Horizons addresses five critical areas: political economy, governance, education, refugees, and conflict mediation.
Join the conversation on Twitter with #ArabHorizons.
A light breakfast will be served from 9:00 to 9:30 a.m. The event will begin at 9:30 a.m.
Agenda
9:00 to 9:30 a.m.
Registration and Breakfast Reception
9:30 to 10:30 a.m.
Welcoming Remarks
William J. Burns
A Discussion with Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein
Moderator: Marwan Muasher
10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Arab Horizons: Is A New Regional Order Possible?
Hala Aldosari, Rabah Arezki, Marwan Muasher, Perry Cammack
Moderator: Elise Labott
Speakers
William J. Burns
William J. Burns is president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein
Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein was the UN high commissioner for human rights until August 2018 and served as Jordan’s ambassador to the United States and permanent representative to the UN.
Marwan Muasher
Marwan Muasher is vice president for studies at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Hala Aldosari
Hala Aldosari is a Saudi human rights activist, scholar, and writer, whose research focuses on gender-based violence and the intersections of gender and health.
Rabah Arezki
Rabah Arezki is chief economist for the Middle East and North Africa at the World Bank.
Perry Cammack
Perry Cammack is a fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Elise Labott
Elise Labott is a global affairs correspondent for CNN.
Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.
Event Speakers
William J. Burns
Former Career Diplomat
A former career diplomat, William J. Burns served as director of the CIA, deputy secretary of State, and ambassador to Russia and Jordan. Burns was also president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace from 2015 to 2021.
Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein
Marwan Muasher
Vice President for Studies
Marwan Muasher is vice president for studies at Carnegie, where he oversees research in Washington and Beirut on the Middle East. Muasher served as foreign minister (2002–2004) and deputy prime minister (2004–2005) of Jordan, and his career has spanned the areas of diplomacy, development, civil society, and communications.
Hala Aldosari
Rabah Arezki
Perry Cammack
Former Nonresident Fellow, Middle East Program
Perry Cammack was a nonresident fellow in the Middle East Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where he focuses on long-term regional trends and their implications for American foreign policy.
Elise Labott