{"id":3543,"date":"2025-05-20T05:08:04","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T05:08:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gulfif.org\/app\/gss-workshops\/?page_id=3543"},"modified":"2026-03-11T18:20:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T18:20:17","slug":"home-gss-2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gulfif.org\/app\/gss-workshops\/","title":{"rendered":"Home GSS 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1>\n\t\t\tThird Gulf Studies Symposium\t<\/h1>\n<h2>\n\t\t\tApril, 11-12, 2026\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\tDay\n\t\t\t\tHour\n\t\t\t\tMinute\n\t\t\t\tSecond\n\t<!-- <a href=\"#\" disabled data-hover=\"Paper Presenter Registration Now Closed\">Paper Presenter Registration Closed<\/a>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lp.constantcontactpages.com\/ev\/reg\/dqxk5nf\/lp\/8ef34c29-8998-43a7-b2f3-bbb11be43397\" data-hover=\"Listening Participants Registration\" target=\"_blank\">Listening Participants Registration<\/a>-->\n<h2>\n\t\t\tAbout\t<\/h2>\n\t<p>The Gulf Studies Symposium (GSS) stands as an annual gathering committed to advancing the depth of knowledge about the Gulf region. Our overarching mission revolves around the promotion of high-caliber scholarship and the facilitation of insightful analysis. We achieve this by meticulously orchestrating a series of workshops, with the ultimate aim of bringing forth publications that contribute to the academic discourse on the Gulf.<\/p>\n<p>Our approach to achieving comprehensive discourse is characterized by a deliberate pursuit of diversity among our participants. We actively seek the engagement of a broad spectrum of experts, meticulously curating a blend of both emerging talents and esteemed, established scholars. This intentional balance in our selection process ensures a rich and multifaceted exploration of the Gulf region, fostering a dynamic exchange of ideas and perspectives.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gulfif.org\/app\/gss-workshops\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025-GSS-Group-Photo.jpeg\" alt=\"2025 GSS Group Photo\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"654\" width=\"1204\" title=\"2025 GSS Group Photo\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/gulfif.org\/app\/gss-workshops\/2024-workshops\/\">Inaugural GSS 2024<\/a>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/gulfif.org\/app\/gss-workshops\/2025-workshops\/\">Second GSS 2025<\/a>\n<h2>\n\t\t\tProgram\t<\/h2>\n\tThe Third Annual GSS is organized by the Gulf International Forum and Global Institute for Strategic Research (GISR), in collaboration with local and international partners. Over the course of two days in Doha, Qatar, workshop chairs and presenters will convene to engage in in-depth discussions. Beyond the workshops, GSS offers participants a unique opportunity to learn, network, publish, and contribute to transforming the field. Through this multifaceted experience, GSS empowers scholars to shape the future of Gulf scholarship and dialogue.\n            <!-- card_Program 1 -->\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gulfif.org\/app\/gss-workshops\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/learn-logo.png\" \/>\n                        <h3>Learn<\/h3>\n                        <p>Explore and deepen your understanding of the Gulf region and workshop topics through immersive sessions with leading experts.<\/p>\n            <!-- card_Program 2 -->\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gulfif.org\/app\/gss-workshops\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/publish-logo.png\" \/>\n                        <h3>Publish<\/h3>\n                        <p>Select the perfect opportunity to publish your research and scholarly work alongside prominent experts on the Gulf region.<\/p>\n            <!-- card_Program 3 -->\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gulfif.org\/app\/gss-workshops\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/network-logo.png\" \/>\n                        <h3>Network<\/h3>\n                        <p>Connect with emerging and established experts on the Gulf region and expand your professional network in meaningful ways.<\/p>\n            <!-- card_Program 4 -->\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gulfif.org\/app\/gss-workshops\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/transform-logo.png\" \/>\n                        <h3>Transform<\/h3>\n                        <p>Join a diverse group of experts dedicated to transforming and enhancing the understanding of the Gulf region through innovative research.<\/p>\n<h2>\n\t\t\tWorkshops\t<\/h2>\n\t    \t<div id=\"gss_workshop\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"row\">\n    \t    \t\t<div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-4 same_height_upper \">    \t\t\t\n    \t\t\t<div class=\"same_height_parents\">\n\n    \t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"show-if-value image-wrap\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gulfif.org\/app\/gss-workshops\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/energypolicy-1-1.png\" alt=\"\" data-name=\"image\" style=\"max-height: 300px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fl-module-content fl-node-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fl-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fl-heading-text\">Energy Policy<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fl-module fl-module-rich-text fl-node-xiwr79yksblt\" data-node=\"xiwr79yksblt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fl-module-content fl-node-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fl-rich-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Gulf Energy Giants: The Geopolitics of Energy Systems and the Emergent Role of the Gulf States<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fl-module fl-module-button fl-node-a7ukvj514m6d\" data-node=\"a7ukvj514m6d\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fl-module-content fl-node-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fl-button-wrap fl-button-width-auto fl-button-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/gulfif.org\/app\/gss-workshops\/workshop\/gulf-energy-giants-the-geopolitics-of-energy-systems-and-the-emergent-role-of-the-gulf-states\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"fl-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fl-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n    \t\t\t<\/div>\n    \t\t<\/div>\n    \t\t    \t\t<div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-4 same_height_upper \">    \t\t\t\n    \t\t\t<div class=\"same_height_parents\">\n\n    \t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"show-if-value image-wrap\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gulfif.org\/app\/gss-workshops\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/economyandnnovation-1.png\" alt=\"\" data-name=\"image\" style=\"max-height: 300px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fl-module-content fl-node-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fl-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fl-heading-text\">Economy and Innovation<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fl-module fl-module-rich-text fl-node-xiwr79yksblt\" data-node=\"xiwr79yksblt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fl-module-content fl-node-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fl-rich-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Gulf Economic Diplomacy in a Fragmented World<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fl-module fl-module-button fl-node-a7ukvj514m6d\" data-node=\"a7ukvj514m6d\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fl-module-content fl-node-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fl-button-wrap fl-button-width-auto fl-button-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/gulfif.org\/app\/gss-workshops\/workshop\/gulf-economic-diplomacy-in-a-fragmented-world\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"fl-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fl-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n    \t\t\t<\/div>\n    \t\t<\/div>\n    \t\t    \t\t<div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-4 same_height_upper \">    \t\t\t\n    \t\t\t<div class=\"same_height_parents\">\n\n    \t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"show-if-value image-wrap\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gulfif.org\/app\/gss-workshops\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/workshop-icn4.png\" alt=\"\" data-name=\"image\" style=\"max-height: 300px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fl-module-content fl-node-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fl-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fl-heading-text\">Economy and Innovation<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fl-module fl-module-rich-text fl-node-xiwr79yksblt\" data-node=\"xiwr79yksblt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fl-module-content fl-node-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fl-rich-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Gulf-North Africa Relations: Economic Linkages and Strategic\u00a0Contexts in a Changing Global Order<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fl-module fl-module-button fl-node-a7ukvj514m6d\" data-node=\"a7ukvj514m6d\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fl-module-content fl-node-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fl-button-wrap fl-button-width-auto fl-button-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/gulfif.org\/app\/gss-workshops\/workshop\/gulf-north-africa-relations-economic-linkages-and-strategic-contexts-in-a-changing-global-order\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"fl-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fl-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n    \t\t\t<\/div>\n    \t\t<\/div>\n    \t\t    \t\t<div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-4 same_height_upper \">    \t\t\t\n    \t\t\t<div class=\"same_height_parents\">\n\n    \t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"show-if-value image-wrap\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gulfif.org\/app\/gss-workshops\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Govt.png\" alt=\"\" data-name=\"image\" style=\"max-height: 300px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fl-module-content fl-node-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fl-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fl-heading-text\">Politics and Governance<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fl-module fl-module-rich-text fl-node-xiwr79yksblt\" data-node=\"xiwr79yksblt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fl-module-content fl-node-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fl-rich-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Constructing National Identity in the GCC States, Iraq and Yemen: Governance, Participation, and Religious Tolerance<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fl-module fl-module-button fl-node-a7ukvj514m6d\" data-node=\"a7ukvj514m6d\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fl-module-content fl-node-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fl-button-wrap fl-button-width-auto fl-button-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/gulfif.org\/app\/gss-workshops\/workshop\/constructing-national-identity-in-the-gcc-states-iraq-and-yemen-governance-participation-and-religious-tolerance\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"fl-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fl-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n    \t\t\t<\/div>\n    \t\t<\/div>\n    \t\t    \t\t<div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-4 same_height_upper \">    \t\t\t\n    \t\t\t<div class=\"same_height_parents\">\n\n    \t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"show-if-value image-wrap\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gulfif.org\/app\/gss-workshops\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Govt.png\" alt=\"\" data-name=\"image\" style=\"max-height: 300px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fl-module-content fl-node-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fl-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fl-heading-text\">Politics and Governance<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fl-module fl-module-rich-text fl-node-xiwr79yksblt\" data-node=\"xiwr79yksblt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fl-module-content fl-node-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fl-rich-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Public Opinion in MENA: Trade-offs Across Governance, Foreign Policy, and Security<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fl-module 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300px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fl-module-content fl-node-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fl-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fl-heading-text\">Politics and Governance<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fl-module fl-module-rich-text fl-node-xiwr79yksblt\" data-node=\"xiwr79yksblt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fl-module-content fl-node-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fl-rich-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Digital Information Warfare in the Gulf: Transnational Networks and Regional Power Dynamics<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fl-module fl-module-button fl-node-a7ukvj514m6d\" data-node=\"a7ukvj514m6d\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fl-module-content fl-node-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fl-button-wrap fl-button-width-auto fl-button-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/gulfif.org\/app\/gss-workshops\/workshop\/digital-information-warfare-in-the-gulf-transnational-networks-and-regional-power-dynamics\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"fl-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fl-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n    \t\t\t<\/div>\n    \t\t<\/div>\n    \t\t    \t\t<div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-4 same_height_upper \">    \t\t\t\n    \t\t\t<div class=\"same_height_parents\">\n\n    \t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"show-if-value image-wrap\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gulfif.org\/app\/gss-workshops\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Group-2.png\" alt=\"\" data-name=\"image\" style=\"max-height: 300px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fl-module-content fl-node-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fl-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fl-heading-text\">Foreign Policies of Gulf 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Young<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t                <p class=\"card-content-hp\">Gulf Energy Giants: The Geopolitics of Energy Systems and the Emergent Role of the Gulf States<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t                <div>\n\t\t\t\t                    <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke=\"currentColor\" class=\"w-6 h-6\">\n\t\t\t\t                        <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M17.25 8.25 21 12m0 0-3.75 3.75M21 12H3\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t\t                    <\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t            <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n    \t\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"cards-team\">\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"card\">\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"card-img-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t        \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gulfif.org\/app\/gss-workshops\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/unnamed.png\" alt=\"Hasan Alhasan\" onerror=\"this.src='https:\/\/gulfif.org\/app\/gss-workshops\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/contacts-256.png';\">\n\t\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t        <a href=\"mailto:Hasan.AlHasan@iiss.org\" class=\"social-icon\"><i class=\"fa fa-envelope\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"card-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t            <a href=\"https:\/\/gulfif.org\/app\/gss-workshops\/directors\/hasan-alhasan\/\" class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\t                <h3 class=\"card-content-h3\">Hasan Alhasan<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t                <p class=\"card-content-hp\">Gulf Economic Diplomacy in a Fragmented World<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t                <div>\n\t\t\t\t                    <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke=\"currentColor\" class=\"w-6 h-6\">\n\t\t\t\t                        <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M17.25 8.25 21 12m0 0-3.75 3.75M21 12H3\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t\t                    <\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t            <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n    \t\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"cards-team\">\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"card\">\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"card-img-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t        \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gulfif.org\/app\/gss-workshops\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Tarik-Yousef-Headshot.png\" alt=\"Tarik M. Yousef\" onerror=\"this.src='https:\/\/gulfif.org\/app\/gss-workshops\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/contacts-256.png';\">\n\t\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t        <div class=\"card-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t            <a href=\"https:\/\/gulfif.org\/app\/gss-workshops\/directors\/tarik-m-yousef-2\/\" class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\t                <h3 class=\"card-content-h3\">Tarik M. Yousef<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t                <p class=\"card-content-hp\">Public Opinion in MENA: Trade-offs Across Governance, Foreign Policy, and Security<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t                <div>\n\t\t\t\t                    <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke=\"currentColor\" class=\"w-6 h-6\">\n\t\t\t\t                        <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M17.25 8.25 21 12m0 0-3.75 3.75M21 12H3\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t\t                    <\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t            <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n    \t\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"cards-team\">\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"card\">\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"card-img-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t        \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gulfif.org\/app\/gss-workshops\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/stephen-Simon-284x284-removebg-preview.png\" alt=\"Steven Simon\" onerror=\"this.src='https:\/\/gulfif.org\/app\/gss-workshops\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/contacts-256.png';\">\n\t\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t        <a href=\"mailto:stevenneilsimon@mac.com\" class=\"social-icon\"><i class=\"fa fa-envelope\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"card-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t            <a href=\"https:\/\/gulfif.org\/app\/gss-workshops\/directors\/steven-simon\/\" class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\t                <h3 class=\"card-content-h3\">Steven Simon<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t                <p class=\"card-content-hp\">The U.S. Gulf Policy in A Changing Regional Order<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t                <div>\n\t\t\t\t                    <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke=\"currentColor\" class=\"w-6 h-6\">\n\t\t\t\t                        <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M17.25 8.25 21 12m0 0-3.75 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viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke=\"currentColor\" class=\"w-6 h-6\">\n\t\t\t\t                        <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M17.25 8.25 21 12m0 0-3.75 3.75M21 12H3\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t\t                    <\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t            <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n    \t\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"cards-team\">\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"card\">\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"card-img-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t        \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gulfif.org\/app\/gss-workshops\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/MIrdef-Alqashouti.png\" alt=\"Mirdef Alqashouti\" onerror=\"this.src='https:\/\/gulfif.org\/app\/gss-workshops\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/contacts-256.png';\">\n\t\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t        <a href=\"mailto:mirdef1982@gmail.com\" class=\"social-icon\"><i class=\"fa fa-envelope\" 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onerror=\"this.src='https:\/\/gulfif.org\/app\/gss-workshops\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/contacts-256.png';\">\n\t\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t        <a href=\"mailto:ibrahim.alhouti@ku.edu.kw\" class=\"social-icon\"><i class=\"fa fa-envelope\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"card-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t            <a href=\"https:\/\/gulfif.org\/app\/gss-workshops\/directors\/ibrahim-alhouti\/\" class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\t                <h3 class=\"card-content-h3\">Ibrahim Alhouti<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t                <p class=\"card-content-hp\">Education Policies and Political Dynamics in the Arab Gulf States<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t                <div>\n\t\t\t\t                    <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke=\"currentColor\" class=\"w-6 h-6\">\n\t\t\t\t                        <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M17.25 8.25 21 12m0 0-3.75 3.75M21 12H3\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t\t                    <\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t            <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n    \t\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"cards-team\">\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"card\">\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"card-img-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t        \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gulfif.org\/app\/gss-workshops\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Khalifa_Al-Suwaidi.jpg\" alt=\"Khalifa Al Suwaidi\" onerror=\"this.src='https:\/\/gulfif.org\/app\/gss-workshops\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/contacts-256.png';\">\n\t\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t        <a href=\"mailto:khalsuwaidi@outlook.com\" class=\"social-icon\"><i class=\"fa fa-envelope\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"card-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t            <a href=\"https:\/\/gulfif.org\/app\/gss-workshops\/directors\/dr-khalifa-al-suwaidi\/\" class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\t                <h3 class=\"card-content-h3\">Khalifa Al Suwaidi<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t                <p class=\"card-content-hp\">Gulf Mediation in the Middle East: Drivers, Convergence and Prospects<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t                <div>\n\t\t\t\t                    <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke=\"currentColor\" class=\"w-6 h-6\">\n\t\t\t\t                        <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M17.25 8.25 21 12m0 0-3.75 3.75M21 12H3\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t\t                    <\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t            <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n    \t\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"cards-team\">\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"card\">\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"card-img-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t        \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gulfif.org\/app\/gss-workshops\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot_2025-09-11_at_10.17.41-removebg-preview.jpeg\" alt=\"Degang Sun\" onerror=\"this.src='https:\/\/gulfif.org\/app\/gss-workshops\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/contacts-256.png';\">\n\t\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t        <a href=\"mailto:sundegang@fudan.edu.cn\" class=\"social-icon\"><i class=\"fa fa-envelope\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"card-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t            <a href=\"https:\/\/gulfif.org\/app\/gss-workshops\/directors\/dr-degang-sun\/\" class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\t                <h3 class=\"card-content-h3\">Degang Sun<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t                <p class=\"card-content-hp\">Navigating the Gulf\u2019s Eastward Horizon:  GCC-Asia Ties with China in a Shifting Global Order <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t                <div>\n\t\t\t\t                    <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke=\"currentColor\" class=\"w-6 h-6\">\n\t\t\t\t                        <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M17.25 8.25 21 12m0 0-3.75 3.75M21 12H3\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t\t                    <\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t            <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n    \t\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"cards-team\">\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"card\">\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"card-img-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t        \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gulfif.org\/app\/gss-workshops\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dr._asmaa_1-removebg-preview.jpeg\" alt=\"Asmaa Alfadala\" onerror=\"this.src='https:\/\/gulfif.org\/app\/gss-workshops\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/contacts-256.png';\">\n\t\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t        <a href=\"mailto:aalfadala@hbku.edu.qa\" class=\"social-icon\"><i class=\"fa fa-envelope\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"card-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t            <a href=\"https:\/\/gulfif.org\/app\/gss-workshops\/directors\/asmaa-alfadala\/\" class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\t                <h3 class=\"card-content-h3\">Asmaa Alfadala<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t                <p class=\"card-content-hp\">Education Policies and Political Dynamics in the Arab Gulf States<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t                <div>\n\t\t\t\t                    <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke=\"currentColor\" class=\"w-6 h-6\">\n\t\t\t\t                        <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M17.25 8.25 21 12m0 0-3.75 3.75M21 12H3\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t\t                    <\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t            <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n    \t\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"cards-team\">\n\t\t\t\t   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Mugane\" onerror=\"this.src='https:\/\/gulfif.org\/app\/gss-workshops\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/contacts-256.png';\">\n\t\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t        <div class=\"card-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t            <a href=\"https:\/\/gulfif.org\/app\/gss-workshops\/directors\/john-m-mugane\/\" class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\t                <h3 class=\"card-content-h3\">John M. Mugane<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t                <p class=\"card-content-hp\">Fostering Collaboration in a Changing Global Landscape: Trade, Investment, and Geopolitical Dynamics of Gulf-Africa Relations<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t                <div>\n\t\t\t\t                    <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke=\"currentColor\" class=\"w-6 h-6\">\n\t\t\t\t                        <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M17.25 8.25 21 12m0 0-3.75 3.75M21 12H3\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t\t                    <\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t            <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n    \t\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"cards-team\">\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"card\">\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"card-img-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t        \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gulfif.org\/app\/gss-workshops\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Geneive-Abdo.png\" alt=\"Geneive Abdo\" onerror=\"this.src='https:\/\/gulfif.org\/app\/gss-workshops\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/contacts-256.png';\">\n\t\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t        <a href=\"mailto:gabdo02@gmail.com\" class=\"social-icon\"><i class=\"fa fa-envelope\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"card-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t            <a href=\"https:\/\/gulfif.org\/app\/gss-workshops\/directors\/geneive-abdo\/\" class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\t                <h3 class=\"card-content-h3\">Geneive Abdo<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t                <p class=\"card-content-hp\">Constructing National Identity in the GCC States, Iraq and Yemen: Governance, Participation, and Religious Tolerance<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t                <div>\n\t\t\t\t                    <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke=\"currentColor\" class=\"w-6 h-6\">\n\t\t\t\t                        <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M17.25 8.25 21 12m0 0-3.75 3.75M21 12H3\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t\t                    <\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t            <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n    \t\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"cards-team\">\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"card\">\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"card-img-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t        \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gulfif.org\/app\/gss-workshops\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Dr.-Damyana-Bakardzhieva-No-Background.png\" alt=\"Damyana Bakardzhieva\" onerror=\"this.src='https:\/\/gulfif.org\/app\/gss-workshops\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/contacts-256.png';\">\n\t\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t        <a href=\"mailto:damyana.bakardzhieva@agda.ac.ae\" class=\"social-icon\"><i class=\"fa fa-envelope\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"card-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t            <a href=\"https:\/\/gulfif.org\/app\/gss-workshops\/directors\/damyana-bakardzhieva\/\" class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\t                <h3 class=\"card-content-h3\">Damyana Bakardzhieva<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t                <p class=\"card-content-hp\">Gulf Economic Diplomacy in a Fragmented World<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t                <div>\n\t\t\t\t                    <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke=\"currentColor\" class=\"w-6 h-6\">\n\t\t\t\t                        <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M17.25 8.25 21 12m0 0-3.75 3.75M21 12H3\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t\t                    <\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t            <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n    \t\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"cards-team\">\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"card\">\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"card-img-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t        \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gulfif.org\/app\/gss-workshops\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Nicolas_Reeves_Portrait-removebg-preview.jpeg\" alt=\"Nicolas Reeves\" onerror=\"this.src='https:\/\/gulfif.org\/app\/gss-workshops\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/contacts-256.png';\">\n\t\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t        <a href=\"mailto:Nicolas.Reeves@kas.de\" class=\"social-icon\"><i class=\"fa fa-envelope\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"card-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t            <a href=\"https:\/\/gulfif.org\/app\/gss-workshops\/directors\/nicolas-reeves\/\" class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\t                <h3 class=\"card-content-h3\">Nicolas Reeves<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t                <p class=\"card-content-hp\">Filling the GCC-EU Strategic Partnership with Meaning: Understanding Ends, Means, and Paths Forward<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t                <div>\n\t\t\t\t                    <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke=\"currentColor\" class=\"w-6 h-6\">\n\t\t\t\t                        <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M17.25 8.25 21 12m0 0-3.75 3.75M21 12H3\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t\t                    <\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t            <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n    \t\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"cards-team\">\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"card\">\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"card-img-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t        \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gulfif.org\/app\/gss-workshops\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Michael-Robbins.png\" alt=\"Michael Robbins\" onerror=\"this.src='https:\/\/gulfif.org\/app\/gss-workshops\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/contacts-256.png';\">\n\t\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t        <div class=\"card-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t            <a href=\"https:\/\/gulfif.org\/app\/gss-workshops\/directors\/michael-robbins-2\/\" class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\t                <h3 class=\"card-content-h3\">Michael Robbins<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t                <p class=\"card-content-hp\">Public Opinion in MENA: Trade-offs Across Governance, Foreign Policy, and Security<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t                <div>\n\t\t\t\t                    <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke=\"currentColor\" class=\"w-6 h-6\">\n\t\t\t\t                        <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M17.25 8.25 21 12m0 0-3.75 3.75M21 12H3\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t\t                    <\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t            <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n    \t\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"cards-team\">\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"card\">\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"card-img-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t        \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gulfif.org\/app\/gss-workshops\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/alexei_passport_headshot-removebg-preview.jpeg\" alt=\"Alexei Abrahams\" onerror=\"this.src='https:\/\/gulfif.org\/app\/gss-workshops\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/contacts-256.png';\">\n\t\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t        <a href=\"mailto:aabrahams@hbku.edu.qa\" class=\"social-icon\"><i class=\"fa fa-envelope\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"card-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t            <a href=\"https:\/\/gulfif.org\/app\/gss-workshops\/directors\/alexei-abrahams\/\" class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\t                <h3 class=\"card-content-h3\">Alexei Abrahams<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t                <p class=\"card-content-hp\">Digital Information Warfare in the Gulf: Transnational Networks and Regional Power Dynamics<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t                <div>\n\t\t\t\t                    <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke=\"currentColor\" class=\"w-6 h-6\">\n\t\t\t\t                        <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M17.25 8.25 21 12m0 0-3.75 3.75M21 12H3\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t\t                    <\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t            <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n    \t\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"cards-team\">\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"card\">\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"card-img-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t        \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gulfif.org\/app\/gss-workshops\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Sinem_Cengiz-removebg-preview.jpeg\" alt=\"Sinem Cengiz\" onerror=\"this.src='https:\/\/gulfif.org\/app\/gss-workshops\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/contacts-256.png';\">\n\t\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t        <a href=\"mailto:sinem.cengiz@qu.edu.qa\" class=\"social-icon\"><i class=\"fa fa-envelope\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"card-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t            <a href=\"https:\/\/gulfif.org\/app\/gss-workshops\/directors\/sinem-cengiz\/\" class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\t                <h3 class=\"card-content-h3\">Sinem Cengiz<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t                <p class=\"card-content-hp\">Redefining Diplomacy in GCC Foreign Policy: The Role of Foreign Aid and Peacebuilding<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t                <div>\n\t\t\t\t                    <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke=\"currentColor\" class=\"w-6 h-6\">\n\t\t\t\t                        <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M17.25 8.25 21 12m0 0-3.75 3.75M21 12H3\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t\t                    <\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t            <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n    \t\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"cards-team\">\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"card\">\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"card-img-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t        \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gulfif.org\/app\/gss-workshops\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Connelly_sq-removebg-preview.png\" alt=\"Colby Connelly\" onerror=\"this.src='https:\/\/gulfif.org\/app\/gss-workshops\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/contacts-256.png';\">\n\t\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t        <a href=\"mailto:cconnelly@mei.edu\" class=\"social-icon\"><i class=\"fa fa-envelope\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"card-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t            <a href=\"https:\/\/gulfif.org\/app\/gss-workshops\/directors\/colby-connelly\/\" class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\t                <h3 class=\"card-content-h3\">Colby Connelly<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t                <p class=\"card-content-hp\">Gulf Energy Giants: The Geopolitics of Energy Systems and the Emergent Role of the Gulf 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