Raymond E. Karam

Chief Program & Development Officer @GulfStatesInst. Interested in Mideast politics, Track 2 Diplomacy, GCC, Iran, and all Arab seasons.

[Mason Hamilton🛢📊⛽️ @T_Mason_H]

Thanks to @GulfStatesInst for having me speak on current oil market dynamics with friends from EIA and the Economist.

[AGSI @GulfStatesInst]

On 6/4, AGSI will host a discussion on the implications of a potential U.S.-Iranian agreement for Gulf security, with Mohammed Baharoon @MABaharoon, Vice Admiral John W Miller, David B. Roberts @TheGulfBlog, and Hussein Ibish @Ibishblog. Join us! https://t.co/jUVFsgNWvi

[The Gulf Nashra @GulfNashra]

The Picks included notable analyses by @jimkrane @mahdijasimg @ColbyAntonius @ThisIsSoliman, a podcast episode hosting @jasemalbudaiwi, and webinars with @HannaNotte @Karazaov @nazaninemoshiri @DrAishaAlSarihi @RayKaram

[Raymond E. Karam @RayKaram]

Join us tomorrow for this timely conversation with a wonderful group of experts.

[AGSI @GulfStatesInst]

TOMORROW, 10AM ET, join us for Toxic Spillover: Conflict and Environmental Risk in the Gulf, with Mohammed Mahmoud, @nazaninemoshiri – @berghoffnd, @DrAishaAlSarihi and @RayKaram. Register now. https://t.co/vNg7Sv3Oxp

[Ricardo Karam ريكاردو كرم @RicardoRKaram]

Joumana Azar is a very dear friend.
In 1989, during the war, she lost her two little girls Ruba and Maya. In the chaos of Syrian bombardments at the port of Jounieh, as families tried to escape Lebanon on small boats heading toward a larger vessel offshore, her daughters slipped from her arms into the sea. They never came back
Since then, nothing has ever been the same.

I return to her today, not to listen to a story of grief. Joumana is here to tell us something far more difficult: That we have all lost in this country. More than we admit. More than we remember. And yet, we cannot afford to lose this land too. To leave it behind as if it meant nothing. Because for those who have lost everything, this place is not just a country. It is what remains.
And sometimes, holding on … is the bravest thing we have left 🇱🇧❤️

#lebanon #storytelling #stories #hope #ricardokaram

[Maya Gebeily @GebeilyM]

"We're waiting to find the deceased's foot so his family can put it with the rest of his body and bury him."

Cannot get these words from a civil defense worker yesterday out of my head

[Joyce Karam @Joyce_Karam]

Al-Monitor statement on kidnapping of contributor Shelly Kittleson @shellykittleson in Iraq today: https://t.co/IgU7y3adij

[Michael Young @BeirutCalling]

The Lebanese armed forces have come under much criticism lately, often because its critics fail to understand the institution's real limitations. Here, I offer an alternative proposal that addresses its fears, but also shows that it can act, at Diwan: https://t.co/bomoIHkY8M

[Raymond E. Karam @RayKaram]

Good write up by @CodyCombsNEWS of our event on UAE space ambitions yesterday at @GulfStatesInst. @orbitworksspace @_annahazlett @BlackSky_Inc

[The National @TheNationalNews]

UAE space programme is proof of resilience in the face of adversity, Dr Al Falasi says https://t.co/ymZXA4JZZk

[The National @TheNationalNews]

UAE space programme is proof of resilience in the face of adversity, Dr Al Falasi says https://t.co/ymZXA4JZZk

[AGSI @GulfStatesInst]

Event 3/25: UAE Space Ambitions: Building the Space Industrial Base, with Jawaher Almheiri, Natasha Ahmed, Lyn Chassagne, @_AnnaHazlett, @HMohib, and @RayKaram. Register now. https://t.co/t1E5wACUxe

[Elie Habib @eliehabib]

🙋🏽‍♂️ me, that "someone"

[Ali Alfoneh علی آلفونه @Alfoneh]

Unlike the sources cited by Ms. @farnazfassihi in today's @nytimes, I view Dr. @alilarijani_ir less as a decision-maker and more as a highly capable coordinator. And on that note, here is a good excuse to plug my biography of him! https://t.co/ObU7ulQPPV

[The Gulf Nashra @GulfNashra]

The Nashra Picks this week included selected academic research by @Mariam_AlSaad and @C_M_Davidson, analyses from @AKoenigstetter @DEsfandiary @ZiadMDaoud @roscarroll_ @RayKaram @SaidBakr_, @ArabCastAE podcast hosting Saad Alghunaim, and an @orfmiddleeast seminar with @jcgnana @e2sham @mahdijasimg

[AGSI @GulfStatesInst]

Oman is positioning itself as a future regional hub for space applications and innovation and a host, regulator, and service provider embedded within the global space economy. @RayKaram https://t.co/OC1L1hfiF5

[AGSI @GulfStatesInst]

Video – Outlook 2026: Prospects and Priorities for U.S.-Gulf Relations in the Year Ahead with @Alfoneh, Tim Callen, @kdiwaniya, @Ibishblog, @DrAbbasKadhim, Amb. William Roebuck, @DougSilliman, and @RayKaram. https://t.co/tdNkgkUzRq

[Raymond E. Karam @RayKaram]

@rmslim @StimsonCenter Alf mabrouk, Randa!

[Joyce Karam @Joyce_Karam]

Lot of this is about faith and Christianity in Lebanon but a lot of it as well is about Lebanese sheer joy to be recognized, seen and picked by such an emissary for his first trip abroad. It brings hope that Beirut is not doomed in eternal cycles of war, can see its way out.

[AGSI @GulfStatesInst]

Undersea cables are necessary for the rapid movement of information that the Gulf’s AI ambitions require, but they are uniquely vulnerable to disruption and sabotage. @RayKaram https://t.co/jDB7107A43

[د. هشام الغنام @HeshamAlghannam]

“The Saudis have, perhaps painfully, learned that being drawn into U.S. internal politics is not only unwelcome but profoundly damaging to the #Kingdom's interests.” I was pleased to participate in—and help advance—this exceptionally timely and important discussion with leading voices on the U.S.–#Saudi partnership ahead of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s visit to #Washington. We examine the pivotal questions shaping defense cooperation, advanced technology, regional #security dynamics, and the future direction of this strategic relationship. A critical dialogue at a pivotal moment.
Link:
https://t.co/JwhVDfU3qH