About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of the U.S./Israel–Iran war on Gulf donors' roles in global aid and their potential inward shift in priorities.

As the ongoing U.S./Israel–Iran war reverberates across the region—affecting energy markets, transport routes, and economic stability in the Middle East and North Africa—the question for the development sector is becoming more urgent: can Gulf donors sustain their expanding role in global aid, or will their priorities shift inward? In this episode of DevelopmentAid Dialogues, podcast host Hisham Allam spoke with Dr. Damyana Bakardzhieva, Senior Research Fellow at the Anwar Gargash Dipl...

People in this episode

Host: Hisham Allam

Guest: Damyana Bakardzhieva

Topics covered

• Gulf economic diplomacy
• global aid
• energy markets
• transport routes
• economic stability
• development sector

Keywords

• Gulf donors
• economic diplomacy
• aid sustainability
• Middle East
• North Africa
• energy markets
• transport routes

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy

Places: U.S., Israel, Iran, Middle East, North Africa

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