 In May 2006, Hulsman organized the visit to Egypt of former Dutch Prime Minister Andreas van Agt, who lectured at universities and institutions in Cairo on the need for Arab-West understanding and met with prominent government officials to whom he expressed strong support for the initiative to create a Center for Arab-West Understanding.In August 2007 Hulsman became the project director of the Electronic Network for Arab-West Understanding (ENAWU).ENAWU links organizations in Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon with organizations in several European countries.