In 2021 the Center hosted experts, civil society representatives, and officials to discuss the emergence of Islamic civil society in Central Asia.

A Hollings Center dialogue on U.S.-Turkey relations that took viewpoints from multiple generational perspectives. Read the snapshot report.

How can smart and sustainable cities create fairer urban environments for all? Read the latest snapshot report.

The rise of new media has altered how we consume information and news throughout the world. Read our snapshot report on the new landscape in MENA.

Megacities face shared challenges and opportunities in growth, development, and governance—explored in a Hollings Center dialogue in Jakarta.

Some countries in the GCC face a harsh economic outlook due to unemployment, high debt levels, and strained financial markets. In addition they face climate change and mounting geopolitical and security concerns. A need exists for inter-GCC dialogue and coordination with international partners like the US and the European Union.

The MENA region face great challenges of social integration and economic diversification. The region hosts an unprecedented number of refugees. And while there are many entrepreneurship and livelihood programs in the region, there is a need for sustainable economic solutions for these marginalized communities.

U.S.-Southeast Asia relations remain a strategic concern for both the US and countries in the region, particularly for Indonesia and Malaysia.

Internationalizing higher education: expanding cross-border quality assurance, partnerships, and accountability across regions.

The political landscape of the Middle East and North Africa in 2018 is a terrain deeply hostile to nurturing the seeds of democracy planted so spectacularly just seven years prior during the momentous events of the Arab Uprisings. The region today seems characterized above all by violence, instability, social tension, renewed authoritarianism, and humanitarian crisis. […]