Arab Gulf States Institute In Washington

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SCHOLARS: THE INSTITUTE EMPLOYS THREE RESIDENT SCHOLARS TO PROVIDE IN-DEPTH RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS ON THE GULF REGION AND THE BROADER MIDDLE EAST. THE SCHOLARS HOLD RELEVANT PHDS AND HAVE BUILT CONSIDERABLE EXPERTISE AND RECOGNITION IN ACADEMIC AND POLICY CIRCLES. THEY HAVE ALL BEEN WELL-PUBLISHED, INCLUDING BY REPUTABLE BOOK PUBLISHERS, ACADEMIC JOURNALS, AND RESPECTED MEDIA OUTLETS. FOR AGSIW, THE SCHOLARS PRODUCED POLICY BRIEFS, ANALYTICAL BLOG POSTS, AND ORGANIZED AND MODERATED MANY OF AGSIW'S PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PROGRAMS. AGSIW ADDITIONALY EMPLOYS ONE SENIOR FELLOW, ONE VISITING FELLOW, ONE ROTATING VISITING SCHOLAR, AND THREE RESEARCH ASSOCIATES TO ASSIST THE SCHOLARS. AGSIW ALSO DEVELOPED SCHOLARLY EXPERTISE THROUGH A NETWORK OF NON-RESIDENT FELLOWS.

PROGRAMS AND OUTREACH: CONDUCTED WORKSHOPS, IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PANELS, AND CONFERENCES TO INCREASE THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, AND POLITICAL IMPORTANCE AND DIVERSITY OF THE GULF ARAB STATES. THESE EVENTS HELPED INFORM THE WASHINGTON POLICY COMMUNITY REGARDING THIS CRITICAL GEOSTRATEGIC REGION. PROGRAMS INCLUDED CONFERENCES, WHICH WERE FOLLOWED BY THE RELEASE OF REPORTS WITH KEY FINDINGS AND POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS. ADDITIONALLY, THE INSTITUTE HELD WORKSHOPS AND ROUNDTABLES AS WELL AS OFF THE RECORD DISCUSSIONS WITH U.S. AND GULF POLICYMAKERS, SCHOLARS, MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES, AND BUSINESS LEADERS. LASTLY, THE INSTITUTE HELD IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL PUBLIC PANELS TO ENGAGE WITH STATEKHOLDERS, THE MEDIA, AND THE BROADER PUBLIC ON TIMELY AND CRITICAL DEVELOPMENTS AND TRENDS IN THE REGION. AGSIW EMPLOYS A CHIEF PROGRAM AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICER AND A PROGRAM MANAGER TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT PROGRAMS. THE INSTITUTE ALSO CONTRACTED WITH A COMMERCIAL FIRM TO EVALUATE AND STRENGTHEN ITS FUNDRAISING EFFORTS, AND UPDATED ITS FUNDRAISING PLAN AS A RESULT OF THAT STUDY.

PUBLICATIONS & DIGITAL MEDIA: AGSIW MAINTAINED A ROBUST DIGITAL OUTREACH TO ITS TARGET AUDIENCES OF U.S. AND GULF POLICYMAKERS, ACADEMICS, AND MEDIA THROUGH ITS WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA. AGSIW HAS A PROFESSIONALLY DEVELOPED ENGLISH WEBSITE, AS WELL AS A MIRROR ARABIC-LANGUAGE WEBSITE. THE INSTITUTE WAS HIGHLY ACTIVE ON MULTIPLE SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS AND WITH A VARIETY OF WRITTEN AND AUDIO/VISUAL CONTENT. AGSIW EMPLOYS A CHIEF CONTENT OFFICER AND EXECUTIVE EDITOR AND A DIGITAL COORDINATOR TO MAINTAIN THE WEBSITE, AND PRODUCE, PUBLISH, MARKET, AND DISSEMINATE AGSIW CONTENT. THE INSTITUTE ALSO ENGAGED ASSOCIATED NON-RESIDENT FELLOWS AND EXTERNAL CONTRIBUTORS TO WRITE REPORTS AND ANALYTICAL BLOG POSTS. AGSIW CONTRACTED WITH A PROFESSIONAL WEB AND MARKETING COMPANY TO MODERNIZE AND INCREASE THE EFFECTIVENESS AND IMPACT OF OUR WEBSITE, AS WELL AS OUR WRITTEN AND SOCIAL MEDIA PRODUCTS.