• Challenges to Re-Structuring Iran's Energy Industry 

      Keynoush, Azra Banafsheh ( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2019 , Conference Paper)
      Ad hoc macro policies to generate added value revenue from crude oil, in part by investing in petrochemicals, drives Iran's energy sector to mitigate the impact of US-led sanctions. Similar policies aim to offer crude oil ...
    • Emergence of Cyber Conflict and Cyber Security Resilient in Gulf region 

      Bukhari, Asiya ( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2021 , Conference Paper)
      As conventional warfare grows increasingly obsolete, the future of combat will undoubtedly shift towards the domain of cyberspace. Cyber-attack is a new contrivance of national supremacy. It offers a means of intimidation, ...
    • Iran's Trade with Neighbors: Sanctions' Impact and the Alternatives 

      Zweiri, Mahjoob; Abusharar, Nael ( John Wiley and Sons Inc , 2022 , Article)
      This article investigates whether sanctions have changed or influenced Iran's trade patterns, focusing on neighboring countries. The study concentrates first on the United Arab Emirates (UAE), considered Iran's main regional ...
    • Iran, energy, and geopolitics in 2019: From "strategic patience" to "lose-lose" 

      Jalilvand, David ( 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 ...
    • IRAN’S FOREIGN POLICY AND EVOLVING ROLE OF SOUTH-SOUTH COOPERATION 

      Zaccara, L. ( RUDN University , 2018 , Article)
      The Islamic Republic of Iran is one of the most active players in the framework of South- South cooperation. During the Cold War period Iran treated South-South cooperation as an instrument for providing an independent ...
    • Military Challenges for Hydrocarbon Export from the Gulf - An Assessment of Iranian Motives and Methods of Causing Disrupt 

      Czulda, Robert; زولد, روبرت ( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2019 , Conference Paper)
      The Gulf is a sub-region where crises - including wars - occur from time to time. Alarmist tones of warnings against inevitable war with Iran also appear on a regular basis. Although it seems that war rhetoric is only ...
    • Missed Opportunities: The Trump Administration, Iran, and the Coronavirus Pandemic 

      Cole, Juan ( Gulf Studies Center , 2020 , Article)
      On the surface, the global coronavirus pandemic of 2020 might have offered the United States and Iran an opportunity to stand down from their virtual war footing. In the lead-up to the outbreak, Iran had shot down a US ...
    • Situating Gulf's Oil and Gas Supply to Asia: Implications of US Shale Boom, Iran Sanctions and Trade War with China 

      Ashwarya, Sujata; أشواريا , سوجاتا ( 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 ...
    • The Impact of the 2022 FIFA World Cup on Iran: A Clean Sheet for Scoring Political Points 

      Tazmini, Ghoncheh ( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2022 , Conference Paper)
      In this discussion, I examine the impact of Iran's qualification in the 2022 FIFA World Cup on the Iranian community. With the event being hosted in Qatar, a nation with which Iran has favourable diplomatic relations, ...
    • Youth as Barometer of Socio-cultural Change in Iran 

      Tajmazinani, Ali Akbar ( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2020 , Conference Paper)
      Young people are regarded as agents of socio-cultural change as well as being subject to structural forces. These dynamics of interaction between agency and structure forms the outcomes of social change in any society. Due ...