Strategic Events & Initiatives

Platforms for regional dialogue, security cooperation, and strategic exchange

Flagship Event

The Aqaba Forum for Security and Strategy

Annual platform bringing together regional experts and practitioners to assess the shifting geopolitical terrain of the Middle East and foster strategic dialogue on security, governance, and cooperation.

Amman, Jordan Annual
Key Topics:
  • Post-war security environment
  • Regional power dynamics and competing visions
  • Palestine, Syria, and Gulf state strategies
  • Humanitarian security and civilian protection
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Strategic Partnership

Japan–Middle East Strategic Dialogue

Cross-regional platform linking Japan with Middle Eastern partners to advance security cooperation, energy transition, humanitarian assistance, and economic development in a rapidly evolving regional landscape.

Amman, Jordan November 18-20, 2025
Key Themes:
  • Syria's transition and regional spillover
  • Renewed Israeli–Palestinian peace efforts
  • Energy, climate, and infrastructure cooperation
  • Jordan's mediating role and Japan's strategic engagement
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About Our Events

The Levant Strategic Centre hosts platforms for sustained, region-led conversations on security and strategy rooted in local realities. Our events bring together policymakers, scholars, practitioners, and civil society leaders to address the region's evolving challenges.

Drawing inspiration from global platforms like the Munich Security Conference and the Manama Dialogue, we offer a space in the Middle East, about the Middle East, for the Middle East—grounded in regional priorities and informed by local voices.