Program areas at AGSIW
Programs and outreach: conducted workshops, virutual public and private panels, and conferences to increase the understanding of the social, economic, and political diveristy of the Gulf Arab States, and informed the Washington policy community regarding the 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 virtural 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.
Publications & digital media: agsiw maintained a robust digital outreach to its target audiences of u.s. and Gulf policymakerss, 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 platfroms 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 insitute also engaged associated non-resident fellows and external contriubutors to write reposts and analytical blog posts.
Scholars: the Institute employes 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 long research papers, policy briefs, and analytical blog posts. Agsiw additionaly employs three research associates to assist the scholars and develop scholarly expertise through a network of non-resident fellows.