Cheney to attend Arab Strategy Forum
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Former US vice-president Richard B. Cheney and former foreign minister of the People’s Republic of China, Li Zhaoxing, are set to discuss the possible future direction that US-China relations and competition will have on the global order at the 12th edition of the Arab Strategy Forum to be held in Dubai on December 9.
The forum will also host a discussion on whether the world will begin the next decade with a global economic recession, and what can be done to mitigate its effect.
The annual event explores the major social, political and economic factors that will shape the Arab world in the coming years.
Keynote speakers
This year’s edition will see the participation of 18 keynote speakers, including an array of former ministers, international officials, leading industry experts, international strategists, writers and media professionals.
The forum, running under the theme ‘Forecasting the Next Decade’, will explore events and trends anticipated to unfold over the next ten years, and their impact on politics, socioeconomic frameworks, international relationships and diplomacy.
Mohammad Abdullah Al Gergawi, Minister of Cabinet Affairs and the Future and Chairman of the Organising Committee of the Forum, said: “With our current geopolitical and economic context as a starting point, the 12th edition of the Arab Strategy Forum will hear from prominent political and economic figures and their forecasts for the future in the region, and globally.”