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Social Media in the GCC`s Countries - Facilitator or Curse for Generation "Z"?
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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 ...
China in the Middle East: Foreign Direct Investment, Economic Transformation, and Regional, Development
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Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University
, 2020 , Conference Paper)
This paper unpacks the complicated manners in which Chinese investment has taken shape in the Middle East, especially the member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). Rather than focusing on highly emotive (but ...
Changing Paradigm in The Global LNG Market: Opportunities And Risks For Major Suppliers in The Gulf Region
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Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University
, 2019 , Conference Paper)
Beginning from early this decade, global LNG market is going through dramatic
changes. The market is increasingly becoming oversupplied and competitive by
new large volumes from Australia, USA and Russia. At the same ...
Where's the 'Bedouin' in 'Tribe'? Tribal Ruling in Urban Kuwaiti Society
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Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University
, 2020 , Conference Paper)
In the contemporary era, tribalism has been reframed, time and again, as a primitive social form antithetical to modernity, and by extension, to development. Yet, the inverse is often true. In Kuwait, individuals of tribal ...
Roadmap for hydrogen society/economy supported by petroleum sector
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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 ...
Identity and Globalisation: Tribal Identity in the Age of Social Media
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Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University
, 2020 , Conference Paper)
The age of globalisation and technology have provided people with a platform to stay connected with each other. As elsewhere, social media is rapidly spreading in the Gulf region and creating a virtual forum for people to ...
The Gulf as a Global Contact Zone: Chronotopic identities and (linguistic) landscapes
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Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University
, 2020 , Conference Paper)
Migration, transformation, and urbanization emerge as the key- factors that brought changes in the Gulf area. Social change as changes in social interaction involve differently different segments of population, according ...
Key Issues for Long Term Climate Policy Design in Gulf Countries with Focus on Qatar
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Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University
, 2019 , Conference Paper)
We analyze the challenges and options of designing an efficient global climate policy for GCC countries. We review the exposure of GCC countries to climate risks and the mitigation and adaptation options at their disposal. ...
The Gulf States and the Petroyuan
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Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University
, 2019 , Conference Paper)
The introduction of the petroyuan has caused a significant shift in the global
energy market today. As a result, the new financial system will appear in a new
crude pricing benchmark based in Asia, known as the Shanghai ...
Challenges to Re-Structuring Iran's Energy Industry
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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 ...