Browsing International Affairs by Publisher "Taylor and Francis Group"

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    • Algeria and the FIFA World Cup: between political legitimization and regional rivalry 

      Amara, Mahfoud; Bouandel, Youcef ( Taylor and Francis Group , 2022 , Article)
      Algeria’s history with the FIFA World Cup can be divided into two main periods. The first stretches from independence in 1962 to the early 1990s, which saw Algeria qualifying twice in 1982 and 1986. In the 1990s, Algeria ...

    • Culture and the World Cup: The Case of Qatar 

      Amara, Mahfoud; Bouandel, Youcef ( Taylor and Francis Group , 2022 , Book chapter)
      The hosting of the World Cup is certainly a monumental achievement by the state of Qatar. Not only it brings the country to more international exposure, and helps it rip the potential economic benefits, but also it offers ...

    • Developing Smart Cities: Regulatory and Policy Implications for the State of Qatar 

      Badran, Ahmed ( Taylor and Francis Group , 2021 , Article)
      Smart cities represent an emerging trend that may have policy and regulatory implications for telecoms regulators in many countries including Qatar. This paper draws on a review of interdisciplinary literature on regulatory ...

    • Introducing Hegemonic-Mediation 

      Ahmed, Khalid Elagab ( Taylor and Francis Group , 2020 , Article)
      Separatist groups actively negotiating their demands enlist the support of superpowers sympathetic to their cause during mediation. The birth of a new country via secession is not so much an internal matter as it is ...

    • The Persistence of Autocracy: Jordan, Morocco and the Gulf 

      Barari, Hassan A. ( Taylor and Francis Group , 2015 , Article)
      Through the ebbs and flows of the Arab Spring, Arab monarchies have remained securely in place. In fact, for much of their history, the resilience of autocracy has been a key feature of the Arab monarchies' survival. While ...