Gulf News covers Abu Dhabi conference co-sponsored by SPIA
Gulf News reported on a conference in Abu Dhabi that was co-sponsored by by the Emirates Centre for Strategic Studies and Research and the University of Maine’s School of Policy and International Affairs (SPIA). “The Challenges of Nation — Building in Arab Countries that have Recently Witnessed Change,” brought together experts and scholars from around the world to discuss the issues of nation-building in Arab countries. Arab Spring countries need social contracts or a voluntary agreement among individuals by which organized society is brought into being and invested with the right to secure mutual protection and welfare, officials and experts told the regional conference, according to the article.