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Revisiting the economic theory of crime A state-level analysis in India
( Cogent OA , 2023 , Article)The economic theory of crime tends to suggest that deterrence variables have a significant impact on crime rates in a society. From an economic perspective, criminals are rational economic agents who weigh the likelihood ... -
Risk categorization and decision prioritization for climate change impacts: A rapid risk assessment methodology applied in the State of Qatar
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)The impacts of climate change vary by location and severity, will be experienced over a range of timescales, and governments are not equally able to respond to risks and hazards in the same way. Yet, despite the rapid ... -
Roadmap for hydrogen society/economy supported by petroleum sector
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2019 , Conference Paper)Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) special report on Global Warming of 1.5?C presents the assessment concerning accelerated deep decarbonization, which is at the core of global mitigation strategy. The same ... -
Russia and the new security system in the Persian Gulf: Approach and strategy
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2021 , Conference Paper)The region of the Persian Gulf, which is strategically important for the whole world, is experiencing extremely alarming trends. Ensuring security in the strategically important area of the Persian Gulf is one of the key ... -
Russia's Energy Strategy and its Impact on Gulf Energy Markets
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2019 , Conference Paper)The economies of Russia and the Gulf states are dependent on extraction and export of their hydrocarbon resources. Saudi Arabia and Russia are the worlds largest oil exporting countries, with Russia and Qatar the largest ... -
Russia's Relations with the GCC and Iran
( Springer Singapore , 2021 , Book)This book offers insight into the motives behind Moscow's behaviour in the Persian Gulf (with a specific focus on the GCC member states and Iran), considering Russia's growing role in the Middle East and its desire to ... -
Russia-GCC economic relations: When quality matters more than quantity
( SETA Foundation , 2021 , Article)During the last five years, Russian relations with the GCC have developed on a largely positive trajectory. Even Moscow's decision to leave the OPEC+ agreement and launch a price war with Saudi Arabia in March 2020 did not ... -
Sanctions and the Socio-Economic Roots of Iran's Domestic Instability (2010-2020)
( Springer , 2022 , Book chapter)Since 2006 (if not before), sanctions imposed by the US and some other countries on Iran were aimed at depriving Tehran of financial sources allowing the country's leadership to buy the loyalty of its population. And, at ... -
Satire and Religious Tolerance: How Acceptance/Rejection of Satire is Determined by the Capacity of Religious and Political Forces to Agree on a Modern Civic Contract
( Brill Academic Publishers , 2016 , Article Review)The January 2015 assassination at the Charlie Hebdo offices and the dozen ensuing terrorist attacks in France over the last eighteen months are the manifestation of a structural opposition between a civic identity whose ... -
Saudi Arabia and the Emirates' Quest for Alternative Energy: Geopolitics of the Nuclear Option
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2019 , Conference Paper)Nuclear energy programs are under formalization in countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), with the UAE's first power plants due to be operational in 2020, and Saudi Arabia's program under development. A ... -
Saudi Arabia in Struggle for the Chinese Oil Market: the Price War as Necessity
( Gulf Studies Center , 2020 , Article)The new agreement between the OPEC members and a group of non-OPEC countries (so called OPEC+ group) that was reached on 12 April 2020 does not necessarily mean the end of the price war. Starting from May, the participants ... -
Saudi Arabia: More Room for Wahhabism Lite?
( Gulf Studies Center , 2020 , Article)The Saudi government was surprisingly quick to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic. One of the decisive measures it took was closing the holy sites of Mecca and Medina, something which had not happened since Napoleon invaded ... -
Shellyseer: A Literary Evolution
( Springer , 2023 , Book chapter)The dramatic elements that are in Shellyseer have traveled for a long period of time and have been affected by dramatic elements from different cultures, which means that Shellyseer is a result of the evolution of drama. ... -
Shifting Crude Flows And Rising Competition In Asia: Implications For Gulf Producers
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2019 , Conference Paper)The Middle East is the world's largest crude exporter with the majority of its crude - sold via long term contracts - flowing eastward. Despite this, significant shifts in global crude flows are expected over the next ... -
Situating Gulf's Oil and Gas Supply to Asia: Implications of US Shale Boom, Iran Sanctions and Trade War with China
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2019 , Conference Paper)The Middle Eastern Gulf region is Asias traditional supplier of oil and gas. However, in the past two years, record oil and gas oil volumes from United States have headed into Asia, riding high on the shale boom. While ... -
Social Change and Transformation in the Gulf Region
( Springer , 2023 , Book chapter)Social change is an integral part of human social behavior and a phenomenon that is continuously happening around us. We constantly challenge existing social structures and institutions and transform them by contesting the ... -
Social Change in the Gulf Region : Multidisciplinary Perspectives
( Springer Singapore , 2023 , Book)This open access book, comprising thirty-nine chapters divided into social, cultural, economic, and political spheres, offers a unique opportunity to dive into the complex, dynamic, and sometimes contradictory transformation ... -
Social Impact of COVID-19 on Qatari Families: Challenges and Coping Strategies
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2021 , Conference Paper)The pandemic of the coronavirus has swept the world and affected health, economic, social and financial aspects on all countries around the world in an unprecedented way due to its universal spread. Qatar is no exception ... -
Social Media in the GCC`s Countries - Facilitator or Curse for Generation "Z"?
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2020 , Conference Paper)The aim of this paper is to explore the directions and the magnitude of the social change in some of member's states of Golf Cooperation Council (GCC), by analyzing how traditional family interactions and pattern evolution ... -
Social Science and Humanities in Future University
( Springer International Publishing , 2023 , Book chapter)A strong argument for the need of a systematic road map to the Universities of the Future, in the context of radical disruptions such as globalization, the COVID-19 pandemic, and its resultant virtual learning trends, is ...