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The GCC from the hegemony of one to the balance of power to all
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Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University
, 2021 , Conference Paper)
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) was founded by six monarchies to protect the small members from regional threats, namely Iran and Iraq. However, the failure of the GCC to stop the Kuwaiti invasion questioned the organisation's ...
Russia's Relations with the GCC and Iran
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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 ...
Dealing with the Challenges: GCC Institutional Responses to the Covid-19 and Arab Spring
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Springer Nature
, 2023 , Book chapter)
Like it happened after the Arab Uprisings in 2011, a development originated outside the GCC region-the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic-directly affected all its members and required a quick reaction from the authorities. ...
The 2017 Gulf Crisis: An Introduction
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Springer
, 2021 , Book chapter)
On 5 June 2017, three member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)-Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain-as well as Egypt, issued a coordinated statement severing all relations with Qatar. This "Quartet" ...
Social Science and Humanities in Future University
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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 ...
Geopolitics of the New Middle East: Perspectives from Inside and Outside
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Routledge
, 2021 , Article)
In the last decade, the broader Middle East and North Africa (MENA) regional security environment has been shaped by the cycle of insecurity and instability. The structural transformation in the MENA has unleashed such ...
The 6th Annual Conference 2021 (Day1)
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Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University
, 2021 , Video)
Session 1: Frameworks and Approaches to the Regional Security System in the Gulf - Session 2: Non-Conventional Security Aspects in the Gulf: Towards a Comprehensive Security - Session 3: Roles and Policies of the GCC States ...
The Iraq-Iran war causes; a theoretical reexamination
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Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University
, 2021 , Conference Paper)
On 22 September 1980, Iraqi forces started their invasion of Iran, heralding the longest conventional war in the twentieth century. A year earlier, both Saddam Hussein in Iraq and Ruhallah Khomeini in Iran consolidated ...
Qatar: Energy abundance and small powers
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd.
, 2022 , Book chapter)
The chapter will examine Qatar's strategic thinking and power projection through its journey of combining small statehood and abundant energy sources. This comprehensive approach combines Qatar's foreign policy making and ...
A Comparative Study of the Role of the Nation-State Building Process in the Middle East Crises; a Case Study of the Crisis in Bahrain, Iraq and Yemen
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Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University
, 2021 , Conference Paper)
Political stability has always been the most important concern of the states. Political stability is equal with lack of serious threats and challenges that can put country in danger. Due to multiple reasons like; the lack ...