Hesham Alghannam is a nonresident scholar at the Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center. His research focuses on policy and strategy in Saudi Arabia and abroad, fieldwork in conflict zones, ballistic missiles, the political economy of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states, social movements, the Arab uprisings, political Islam, war strategies and crisis management, Iran’s nuclear program, the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, radicalization, and the conflict between the GCC states and Iran. He is the director general of the Strategic Studies and National Security Programs at Naif Arab University for Security Sciences. He has also worked with the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, the King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies, and the Gulf Research Centre. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Exeter.
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Biden’s visit produced a few tangible gains but also raised questions about the future of Saudi-American relations.
Join us on Thursday, July 7 from 16:00 until 17:30 Beirut time for a panel discussion with Hesham Alghannam, Dana El Kurd, Aaron David Miller, Ahmed Nagi and Maha Yahya, as they explore the main issues directing Biden’s agenda during his visit and what the possible outcomes of the trip may be.
