Working Groups

As part of its Research and Scholarship initiatives, CIRS organizes several ongoing Working Groups that convene in Doha to examine a variety of international issues.

CIRS and GRC Al-Jisr Project

Working Groups: CIRS and GRC Al-Jisr Project

Date: 11-14 October 2009 Time: All day

Location: Marriott Hotel

The Center for International and Regional Studies (CIRS) in Collaboration with the Gulf Research Center (GRC) Organize the 2nd Al-Jisr Meeting in Doha, Qatar.

Migrant Labor in the Gulf Working Group

Working Groups: Migrant Labor in the Gulf

Date: 16-17 May 2009 Time: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM

Location: Movenpick Hotel, Doha, Qatar

CIRS convened a two-day working group on migrant labor in the Gulf.

Comparative Ethics of War

Working Groups: Comparative Ethics of War

Date: 03-04 May 2009 Time: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM

Location: Marriott Hotel, Doha, Qatar

In collaboration with the International Peace Research Institute, Oslo (PRIO), CIRS hosted a two-day working group on the Comparative Ethics of War.

International Relations of the Gulf Working Group

Working Groups: International Relations of the Gulf, Session II

Date: 08-09 January 2009 Time: 9:00am-5:00pm

Location: Marriott Hotel, Doha, Qatar

The second meeting of the International Relations of the Gulf Working Group took place in January to finalize the initiative.

International Relations of the Gulf Working Group

Working Groups: International Relations of the Gulf, Session I

Date: 18-19 June 2008 Time: 9:00am-5:00pm

Location: Marriott Hotel, Doha, Qatar

On June 18-19, 2008, CIRS hosted a working group to discuss issues related to the International Relations of the Gulf.

Berkley Center Working Group meeting

Working Groups: Global Development, Organizations, and Faith in the Muslim World

Date: 17 December 2007 Time: 9:00am-5:00pm

Location: Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar

This meeting was co-sponsored by CIRS, the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs, and the Henry R. Luce Foundation.

America's Role in the World Working Group

Working Groups: America's Role in the World

Date: 23 October 2007 Time: 9:00am-5pm

Location: Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar

In conjunction with ISD, CIRS hosted prominent scholars and observers of US foreign policy from across the Middle East, Africa, Europe, and East Asia.

CIRS Highlights

Georgetown University