Iran and the Gulf States in the Shadow of Recent Events
Moderator: Dr. Ziv Rubinovitz, Ezri Center, University of Haifa
16:00 Greetings
Prof. Shaul Chorev, Head of the Ezri Center, University of Haifa
Tribute to Meir Ezri – family representative
16:15 First session – Iran’s Nuclear Program
Alex Grinberg, Ezri Center, University of Haifa
The Current Iranian Stance and Iran’s Lessons from the War in Ukraine
Dr. Yaacov Hecht, Research Fellow, Chaikin Chair for Geostrategy, University of Haifa
Is There a Divergence of Opinions within Iran’s Leadership on the Nuclear Agreement (JCPOA)?
Dr. Clément Therme, University of Montpellier
Iran, the JCPOA, and the Future of Regional (In)stability
17:15 Second Session – Iran, Policy and Strategy
Yonatan Benzion, Sorbonne Université, Paris
Foreign Policy and Coercive Instruments of Power in the Islamic Republic of Iran: a Constitutional Review
Dr. Efrat Sofer, Board Member, Maritime Policy and Strategy Research Center, Ezri Center, University of Haifa
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard as a Terrorist Organization – The UK Perspective
Shlomo Guetta, Research Fellow, Maritime Policy and Strategy Research Center, University of Haifa
Iranian Maritime Strategy
18:00 Break
18:10 Third Session – Saudi Arabia
Prof. Alexander Bligh, Senior Research Fellow, Chaikin Chair for Geostrategy, University of Haifa
New Saudi Policy Paradigms in Action: the Case of the Ukraine Crisis
Dr. Samuel Willner, Post-Doctoral Fellow, Chaikin Chair for Geostrategy, University of Haifa
From Petroleum Resources and Royal Family Politics to the Survival of the Saudi Monarchy in the 2020s
Eyal Hashkes, Independent Researcher
The Saudi Vision 2030 and Perspectives for Israel
19:00 Fourth Session – The Gulf States
Dr. Elai Rettig, Political Studies Department, Bar Ilan University
Implications of the Sanctions on Russia on the Oil Exports from the Gulf Countries
Dr. Moran Zaga, Research Fellow, Chaikin Chair for Geostrategy, University of Haifa
Narrating Violence: Gulf States’ Narratives to Regional Attacks
Dr. Mordechai Chaziza, Ashkelon Academic College
Sino-GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) Partnership in a New Era of Great Power Competition
Yitzhak Gal, Founding partner and Head of Research, Yokwe Group
Economic Relations between Israel and the UAE as a Driver for Regional Economic Cooperation
Dr. Scott Weiner, George Washington University
Tribes and the state in historical context: Evidence from Kuwait and Oman
20:20 Concluding Remarks
Prof. Shaul Chorev
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