Virtual ThinkTalk: “Biden and the nuclear deal conundrum – an Arab-Gulf view”
Five years after the signing of the ‘Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action’ (JCPOA), the US has realized that piecemeal deals do not work and regional security has not improved. Dr. Dania Koleilat-Khatib, President of the Research Cooperation Center for Peace Building (RCCP) discussed how President-elect, Joe Biden, might approach this conundrum.
The Virtual Think Talk was moderated by Mahmood Abdul Ghaffar, Research Analyst at Derasat, took place on Wednesday 9th December at 16.30 (Bahrain-time) via Zoom.
Mahmood Abdul Ghaffar is a Research Associate at the Bahrain Center for Strategic, International and Energy Studies (Derasat). He currently works in the Strategic and International Studies Department. Mahmood’s research interests include international geopolitics, Arab Gulf-China relations, Middle East regional security and Arab Gulf-Sino relations. He completed the First Deputy Prime Minister Fellowship Program in 2017. Mahmood previously worked as an intern with the United Nations Development Program and Ernst & Young. He has a Master in Business Administration from the University of Sharjah, UAE, and a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations from the American University in Washington DC.
