Battlegrounds w/ H.R. McMaster | Bahrain: A Central Perspective On Security And Development

In this episode of Battlegrounds, H.R. McMaster and Ambassador Sheikh Abdullah Rashid Al Khalifa discuss developments in Bahrain, regional dynamics, and the future of peace and security in the Middle East.

H.R. McMaster in conversation with His Excellency Sheikh Abdullah Bin Rashid Al Khalifa, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the United States, on Wednesday, December 14, 2022 at 9:00am PT.

ABOUT THE SPEAKERS

Sheikh Abdullah bin Rashid Al Khalifa was appointed Bahrain's ambassador to the United States in April 2017. Born in 1980, Al Khalifa is the son of Bahraini Interior Minister Lieutenant General Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa. The younger Al Khalifa graduated from Ibn Khuldoon National School in 1997 and came to the United States for college. He earned a B.S. in management from Bentley College (now Bentley University) in Waltham, Massachusetts in 2001 and an MBA from the same school in 2003. Bentley opened a Bentley in Bahrain program in 2002.

H. R. McMaster is the Fouad and Michelle Ajami Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University. He is also the Bernard and Susan Liautaud Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute and lecturer at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business. He was the 26th assistant to the president for National Security Affairs. Upon graduation from the United States Military Academy in 1984, McMaster served as a commissioned officer in the United States Army for thirty-four years before retiring as a Lieutenant General in June 2018.

ABOUT THE SERIES

Battlegrounds provides a needed forum with leaders from key countries to share their assessment of problem sets and opportunities that have implications for U.S. foreign policy and national security strategy. Each episode features H.R. McMaster in a one-on-one conversation with a senior foreign government leader to allow Americans and partners abroad to understand how the past produced the present and how we might work together to secure a peaceful and prosperous future. “Listening and learning from those who have deep knowledge of our most crucial challenges is the first step in crafting the policies we need to secure peace and prosperity for future generations.”

[grahamesmith]

I am very impressed with what the Hoover Institution is doing and this interview is a case in point. Through Is interview, you have given the listener, a very helpful insight to the country of Bahrain. Thank you. Wishing you a blessed and joyous Christmas.

[dongaetano]

Very interesting H R and always appreciate the setup narrative at the beginning of your interviews, educational in their own right.
I did not where it was on the map exactly and knew nothing about it.
Sounds like they have succeeded in moderating the the hard edges in their practice of Islam, very encouraging.

Hope we stay strong enough ourselves to remain a force for the protection of freedom and democracy globally, our current administration gives me pause.
Thanks for this informative interview.

[erkanayhan]

I saw the Ambassador very open minded and I liked it. Good to have an alliance like his country.