Raisina Dialogue 2024 | Fragile Dividend: Addressing the ‘Old’ versus the ‘New’ in West Asia | Violence broke out in West Asia in 2023, highlighting the continuing complexities of the region at a time of multiple global crises. But breakthroughs such as the Abraham Accords and the Iran-Saudi Arabia rapprochement showed the region’s desire to progress towards regional security, and by association, economic growth. Qatar’s successful hosting of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030, and the UAE’s hosting of COP28 are nonetheless reflective of a structural transformation: the future is being prioritised over the past.

What are the implications for the region if the Israel-Palestine conflict continues unresolved?

What are the emerging groupings and partnerships that are influencing the region’s geopolitical and geoeconomic progress?

Can we envision a stable and peaceful West Asia by addressing historical fissures?

What do new economic highways with India such as IMEC and I2U2 bring to the table?

Speakers:
Hans-Christian Hagman, Deputy National Security Adviser for Strategy, Prime Minister’s Office, Sweden
John Chipman, Executive Chairman, The International Institute of Strategic Studies, United Kingdom
Maha Akeel, Lecturer, Dar Al-Hekma University, Saudi Arabia
Mina Al-Oraibi, Editor in Chief, The National, United Arab Emirates
Vali Nasr, Professor, International Affairs and Middle East Studies, Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, United States

Moderator:
Elena Lazarou, Senior Fellow, Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy; Associate Fellow, Chatham House, United Kingdom

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