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Kuwait’s Islamist Proto-parties and the Arab Uprisings: Between Opposition, Pragmatism and the Pursuit of Cross-Ideological Cooperation
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edinburgh university press
, 2018 , Book chapter)
Exploring the evolution of Islamist proto-parties in Kuwait, this chapter revealed that in the aft ermath of the Arab uprisings their behaviour was guided mostly by pragmatism, albeit with diff erent outcomes. As we have ...
Yemen in the Context of Iran-Gulf Relations
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Gerlach Press
, 2018 , Book chapter)
During the Arab Spring issues and tensions in the Middle East which appeared to have been overcome resurfaced and worsened. Since its eruption in early 2011 in Yemen, Middle East traditional and emerging powers made strategic ...
Theories of small states' foreign and security policies and the Gulf States
(
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 ...
Iran Under Ahmadinejad: When Crisis becomes a Pattern
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Ithaca Press
, 2012 , Book chapter)
Iran's foreign policy during this period was based on four fundamental principles: the rejection of all forms of foreign domination, the preservation of the independence of the country and its territorial integrity, the ...
Illegal Fishing and Piracy in the Horn of Africa: The Role of the MENA region
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Oxford University Press (OUP)
, 2018 , Book chapter)
The Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, and Indian Ocean have always been vital routes for world navigation and traveling. These waters are particularly important for most of the countries in the Middle East and North Africa. This ...
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 ...
Small states in the Gulf
(
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 ...
The foreign policies of the small Gulf states: An exception in small states' behaviours?
(
Taylor and Francis
, 2016 , Book chapter)
This chapter discusses the emergence of the small Gulf States as small powers in the region and concludes by assessing the sustainability of the small Gulf States' foreign and security policies. Iran is the second regional ...
إيران والعرب في ظلال الدين والسياسة عبر التاريخ
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المركز العربي للأبحاث و دراسة السياسات
, 2012 , Book chapter)
تؤدي الجغرافيا دوراً أساسياً في تكوين وعي الأمم بعضها ببعض. ويتعزز دور الجغرافيا عندما تشتبك التجربة التاريخية لأكثر من أمة في مشتركات تحكم الفضاء الثقافي والسياسي والديني لتلك المجتمعات من دون استثناء إيران والعرب من هذه ...
ePortfolio Integration in Teacher Education Programs: Does Context Matter from a Student Perspective?
(
IGI Global
, 2012 , Book chapter)
Though ePortfolios have grown in acceptance by teacher education programs across the United States,
there still remain many questions regarding whether the tools are meeting student and teacher education program needs. ...