A panel of Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) scholars and experts led by the dean, Dr Gerd Nonneman, hosted a visiting delegation of members of the Nato Parliamentary Assembly Science and Technology Committee at a special session on its campus.
The Nato delegation was comprised of eight members of parliament, hailing from Germany, Norway, Italy, Romania and Estonia, and was led by the chairman of the Sub-Committee on Energy and Environmental Security, Jan Arild Ellingsen. At the request of the Nato Parliamentary Assembly, Georgetown University assembled the experts panel to provide an academic and nuanced understanding of a wide variety of topics relating to Qatar’s economic, social, economic and military situation both domestically and within the broader regional context.
Specific discussion points included Qatar-Nato relations, energy politics, cyber security, migrant issues, food and water security, the work of the GCC in regional conflicts, as well as education and job diversification in Qatar’s bid to move away from overdependence on energy resources.