- Abbas Al Lawati, Middle East Editor, CNN
- Ziad Daoud, Chief Emerging Markets Economist, Bloomberg Economics
- Elham Fakhro, Middle East Initiative Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School
Over an hour of fast, candid conversation, the panel broke down a crowded news cycle: the fallout from Israel’s reported attack on Doha and what it means for Gaza ceasefire diplomacy; implications for the wider Gulf; and the United States’ credibility as a regional security guarantor. They also examined Europe’s momentum toward recognizing a Palestinian state and looked ahead to a proposed high-level conference on the two-state track that French President Emmanuel Macron and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman are expected to co-host in New York alongside UNGA.
This marks Stenman’s third time moderating at The Arts Club Dubai. Opened in 2020, the Club is the first international outpost of the historic London institution founded in 1863 and has quickly become a destination for substantive, off-the-record exchange in the city.
About Jim Stenman
Jim Stenman is the host and creator of the Global Power Shifts podcast. Recent guests include Gabrielius Landsbergis, former Foreign Minister of Lithuania, and Christopher Steele, the British former intelligence officer with the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6). He previously worked with CNN and Reuters, and has contributed to Al Jazeera English, BBC Africa, and Politico Europe. He is also the Founder and Executive Producer of World1Media, a news agency and content studio focused on the Global South. World1Media has delivered projects bridging the Gulf and Africa, including initiatives funded by the World Bank and other international institutions.
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