Project

Iran-Saudi Dialogue

Building trust through dialogue on specific areas of shared concern

About Project

Since 2015 the Iran-Saudi Dialogue Project has been building trust between a core group of Iranian and Saudi experts. Together they develop policy solutions in very specific areas of shared interest, including: cooperation in a “post-oil” economic era and in the field of climate change; the role of academic exchange in mitigating conflict; the contours of a “non-aggression pact” between the two countries; and the role of media narrative and discourse in igniting conflict, portraying and stereotyping “the other,” and how these narratives could play a positive role in changing perspectives. This project is conducted in cooperation with the Center for Applied Research in Partnership with the Orient (CARPO). It is jointly funded by the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, and was previously supported by the Federal Foreign Office of Germany.

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Research & Writing

Project Note

Cultural Exchange and the Prospects for Inter-societal Relations Between Saudi Arabia and Iran

Stimson Europe and CARPO hosted a workshop in August 2022 that discussed the potential of cultural relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia.
December 16, 2022

Commentary

From Messenger to Host

Iran-Saudi talks in Baghdad demonstrates Iraq’s potential as a hub for regional dialogue, but this is a fragile process and prone to be undermined by spoilers.
May 11, 2021

Press Release

Track 2 Dialogue is Focus of New Middle East & North Africa Program

The Stimson Center today launched a new Middle East & North Africa (MENA) program led by Kawa Hassan, program Director and Senior Fellow.
March 10, 2021

Project Note

EWI and CARPO Hold Sixth Iran-Saudi Dialogue Initiative Meeting

The sixth meeting of CARPO and the EastWest Institute’s “Iran-Saudi Dialogue Initiative” dealt with knowledge production and knowledge dialogue in the context of the contentious relationship between Iran and Saudi Arabia and explored the potential of academic exchanges and scientific cooperation in defusing such tensions.
January 9, 2019

Policy Paper

Iranian and Saudi Perspectives on the Risks of Climate Change and Ecological Deterioration

The repercussions of climate change and environmental challenges pose enormous risks to Iran and Saudi Arabia alike. While there are differences in geography and climate in both countries, they also have many environmental challenges in common. Problems such as sand and dust storms or diminishing water resources are border-crossing phenomena that no country can deal with alone; therefore, cooperation is key.
September 11, 2017

Project Note

Envisioning the Future: Iranian and Saudi Perspectives on the Post-Oil Economy

Falling oil and gas prices and shrinking demand across global energy markets pose enormous challenges for energy exporting countries like Iran and Saudi Arabia and lead to decreasing revenues from this sector.
April 21, 2017

Project Note

Iranian and Saudi Perspectives on the Refugee Crisis

insights on how Saudi Arabia and Iran view the ongoing crises in the Middle East and how they believe Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan and Yemen can be stabilized and how the escalating refugee crisis can be contained.
October 24, 2016

Project Note

Know Your Enemy — Iranian and Saudi Perspectives on ISIL

A brief by Adnan Tabatabai and Kawa Hassan, EWI’s MENA program director, describes the conversation and highlights points that could be grounds for possible partnership.
April 27, 2016

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