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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Lifting Sanctions on Iran: Shifting Sands or Major Earthquake?
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Al Sharq Strategic Research
, 2016 , Article)
The nuclear deal and its ramifications have added new elements of tensions between the Islamic Republic and the Gulf States. The lifting of the sanctions will be a significant addition to Iran’s financial capacity, which ...
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 ...