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Qatari-US military relations: context, evolution and prospects
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Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
, 2017 , Article)
Military cooperation is one of the most intriguing dimensions of the Qatari-US relationship. It has progressively evolved, driven by a changing geopolitical landscape and security threats in the Middle East. In fact, it ...
Iran, energy, and geopolitics in 2019: From "strategic patience" to "lose-lose"
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Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University
, 2019 , Conference Paper)
In the geopolitical rivalry between Iran and the United States, energy is in the spotlight. Since the US exit from the nuclear deal (the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, JCPOA) in May 2018 and the launch of the "maximum ...
The Arab uprisings and the united states: The dichotomy between balancing stability and upholding commitment to democracy
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Wiley-Blackwell
, 2016 , Article)
The Arab Spring, a revolutionary movement for democracy that swept across the Arab Middle East in 2010, has contributed to the downfall of several oppressive authoritarian regimes in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, and Yemen. The ...
Small states in the Gulf
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Taylor and Francis
, 2016 , Book chapter)
This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book reviews the theories of foreign and security policy analysis and the way they could be applied to small ...
Classification of polarimetric SAR images using compact convolutional neural networks
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Bellwether Publishing, Ltd.
, 2021 , Article)
Classification of polarimetric synthetic aperture radar (PolSAR) images is an active research area with a major role in environmental applications. The traditional Machine Learning (ML) methods proposed in this domain ...
Ridge Penalization-based weighting approach for Eco-Efficiency assessment: The case in the food industry in the United States
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IOP Publishing Ltd
, 2020 , Conference Paper)
Eco-efficiency assessment is of great importance for monitoring and managing environmental and economic aspects of sustainable development. The eco-efficiency indicators are required to assess and measure the impact of ...
Well-to-wheel water footprints of conventional versus electric vehicles in the United States: A state-based comparative analysis
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2018 , Article)
Today, increasing levels of water demand become a particularly serious challenge for many countries, especially since water is an essential element for production of transportation fuels. Unfortunately, no research efforts ...
Impact of U.S. presidential elections on stock markets’ volatility: Does incumbent president's party matter?
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Elsevier
, 2021 , Article)
The objective of this paper is to examine the impact of U.S. presidential elections on the volatility of stock market returns. We investigate two hypotheses that could explain election impact on stock market volatility, ...
Can board environmental orientation improve U.S. firms' carbon performance? The mediating role of carbon strategy
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John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment
, 2020 , Article)
Overwhelming evidence from prior research suggests a positive association between corporate board characteristics and carbon performance; however, very little is known about the mechanisms linking the two variables. This ...