Events

Lecture
February 19, 2025

Diplomatic Dialogues: An Exclusive Roundtable with His Excellency Jean-Christophe Peauchelle

Hamad Bin Khalifa University’s (HBKU) Global Institute for Strategic Research (GISR), in collaboration with the College of Islamic Studies (CIS) and College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHSS), hosted a thought-provoking roundtable discussion featuring His Excellency (HE) Ambassador Jean-Christophe Peaucelle, Advisor for Religious Affairs with the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs..
Forum
February 11, 2025

Syria Forward: Building Foundations to Address the Political, Security, Economic and Social Challenges

This closed forum brought together distinguished experts to provide practical suggestions to help the young Syrian government navigate the multitude of challenges facing the beleaguered nation's just aspirations.
Forum
February 10, 2025

AI Action Summit

GISR participated in the AI Action Summit 2025 held in Paris, France, which brought together leaders from government, academia, and the private sector to discuss AI governance, sustainability, and ethics. The summit focused on promoting global AI governance, ensuring environmentally-friendly AI, and making AI accessible and trustworthy. Key topics included public service AI, the future of work, innovation, and global AI governance. The event aimed to produce a joint declaration from participating countries emphasizing inclusive, ethical, and safe AI development.
Roundtables
January 28, 2025

Developments in the Sudan War: Regional and International Interventions and Indicators of the Country’s Division

GISR organized a closed virtual discussion addressing Sudan’s geopolitical importance, the causes of the war that began on April 15, 2023, and subsequent developments.
Roundtables
December 16, 2024

NATO and the Shifting Dynamics of Middle East Security

The Global Institute for Strategic Research (GISR), in partnership with SETA, hosted a closed expert roundtable in Istanbul to examine the future of NATO amid shifting geopolitical dynamics and its potential ramifications for Middle Eastern security.
Dialogue
December 13, 2024

Dialogue with Center for Economics and Foreign Policy Studies (EDAM)

This closed dialogue in Istanbul brought together experts from the Global Institute of Strategic Research (GISR) and the Centre for Economics and Foreign Policy Studies (EDAM) to discuss the future of NATO in light of fearmongering among NATO members and in Western mainstream media in the lead-up to the US elections.