Impact
Since its founding in October 2021, the N7 Initiative has advanced a number of significant new partnerships and policy initiatives.
Overview
The N7 Initiative is a non-partisan policy development and convening platform dedicated to tangibly improving cooperation between key US partners in the Middle East and around the world. We do so by developing cutting-edge scholarship and convening leading policymakers, elected officials, and thought leaders to discuss and collaborate on pressing issues and opportunities. Our efforts are guided by our principal belief that enhanced cooperation between the United States, Israel, and Arab and Muslim countries has the potential to generate significant benefits, including advancing US security and economic interests.
Since our founding, the N7 Initiative has engaged more than 25 countries and hundreds of world leaders and advanced a number of new partnerships and policy initiatives.
First-ever multilateral summit convening
N7’s first conference in Abu Dhabi was the first-ever multilateral summit convening of Bahrain, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Morocco, Sudan, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States. The Negev Forum followed soon after.
The United States Congress drafted legislation to expand Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZs)
The legislation followed N7 discussions on a multilateral trade agreement at its conference in Bahrain.
Education reforms in Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, and Morocco
The reforms followed discussions between the parties at the N7 Conference on Education & Coexistence in Morocco.
United States Senate introduced the Abraham Accords Cybersecurity Cooperation Act of 2023
The legislation followed discussions between US and regional leaders at an N7 event in Washington on cybersecurity.
United States Congress introduced legislation promoting defense cooperation between US allies in the Middle East
The LINK Act, AI Accords Act, STARS Act, and Maritime Act were introduced following close consultation with members of the N7 team.
Hosted an event at the United States Capitol commemorating the third anniversary of the Abraham Accords
Speakers and attendees included members of the United States Congress, senior members of the administration, ambassadors from Abraham Accords countries, and subject-matter experts.
