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IRAN 2016: FROM THE SAUDI EMBASSY ATTACK TO THE DEMISE OF RAFSANJANI
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Asia Maior
, 2016 , Article)
The year 2016 was an internal and external test for Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. The February legislative elections represented strong support for his administration and the nuclear accord with the P5+1 group of ...
LOS PAÍSES DEL CONSEJO DE COOPERACIÓN DEL GOLFO E IRAQ
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AWRAQ Estudios sobre el mundo árabe e islámico contemporáneo
, 2016 , Article)
Relations between Saudi Arabia and the rest of the Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) countries and Iraq have been determined by the role that Iraq has played, both during the era of Saddam Hussein and after his fall. Having ...
Culture, social contestation and Turkey's failed coup: The rivalry of social imaginaries
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SETA
, 2016 , Article)
This article explores the processes involved in the emergence of rival social imaginaries, as they develop in a cultural ecosystem, relating it to Turkey’s failed coup. To accomplish that, it unravels how people construct ...
Theories of small states' foreign and security policies and the Gulf States
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Taylor and Francis
, 2016 , Book chapter)
The interest in small states' foreign and security policies has been cyclical and is a reflection of the evolution of the international system. During the decolonization period between the 1950s and 1970s, the main interest ...
Using learning analytics to assess student learning in online courses
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University of Wollongong
, 2016 , Article)
Learning analytics can be used to enhance student engagement and performance in online courses. Using learning analytics, instructors can collect and analyze data about students and improve the design and delivery of ...
The small Gulf States: Foreign and security policies before and after the Arab spring
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Taylor and Francis
, 2016 , Book)
Small states are often believed to have been resigned to the margins of international politics. However, the recent increase in the number of small states has increased their influence and forced the international community ...
Iran and political dynamism in the arab world: The case of Yemen
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Wiley-Blackwell
, 2016 , Article)
This article examines the role of Iran in Yemen within the context of Arab-Iranian relations. It also examines the debate on the involvement of Iran in the ongoing political developments in Iraq, Lebanon, and Syria. The ...
إيران والحوثيين: صناعة الفوضى فى اليمن
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مركز البحرين للدراسات الاستراتيجية والدولية والطاقة
, 2016 , Article)
أثار الظهور المتسارع للحوثيين في المشهد السياسي اليمني بعد العام 2011 الكثير من الاهتمام، سواء على مستوى المنطقة أو العالم. وقد ارتبط الحضور السياسي للحوثيين وسيطرتهم على مفاصل الدولة اليمنية من 21 سبتمبر 2014 بالعلاقة مع ...
Iran’s Permanent Quest for Regional Power Status
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Palgrave Macmillan
, 2016 , Book chapter)
Iran has been searching for regional power status in the Middle East and the Persian Gulf, independent of regime type, since the 1970s. During the era of the last Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and the first decade of the ...
The Role of the GCC Countries in Ending Piracy in the Horn of Africa
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Center for Research and Policy Studies
, 2016 , Article)
Piracy in the Horn of Africa has had a far-reaching security and economic impact both globally and regionally. The World Bank estimated that between 2008 and 2012, the global economy lost $18 billion annually due to Somali ...