The Strategic Studies Unit of the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies will hold its fourth annual conference from 18-20 February 2023. The topic of this year’s conference is “Security and Strategic Studies: The State of the Field.”

In eight panels and three lectures over three days, the conference participants – both leading scholars and expert practitioners – will examine the state of the major debates, issue areas, latest research, and policy impacts within the different subfields of Security and Strategic Studies. This includes mapping the field of Security Studies, broadly and critically defined; the subfields of Energy, Environmental, and Human Security; War, Warfare and Defence Studies; Terrorism and Insurgency Studies, Civil-Military Relations; Intelligence Studies; and International Security Studies. Other major issue areas that will be discussed by the participants include the innovative use of wargaming and interactive simulations as an educational tool in Security and Defence Studies, and their implications in terms of pedagogical innovation. The conference will also reflect on the contributions of the ACRPS and the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies to the field of Security and Strategic Studies.

The conference will be held in-person at the Arab Center in Doha and livestreamed on ACRPS social media. Simultaneous Arabic-English translation will be provided.