Browsing Gulf Studies Center Research by Title
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Diversifying relationships: Russian policy toward GCC
( Palgrave Macmillan , 2021 , Article)The interaction between Russia and Gulf countries represents the story of ups and downs, severe conflicts and sharp warmings that can largely be explained by the permanently changing role and place of each of these players ... -
Dynamic Parametric and Nonparametric Hedging: Evidence from the Arab Gulf Equity Markets
( EuroJournals , 2017 , Article)This paper examines the optimal hedging strategies in the Arab Gulf equity markets using a parametric and a nonparametric dynamic approaches in modeling the conditional variances and covariances of equity returns. The ... -
Effect of pH on acidic and basic chelating agents used in the removal of iron sulfide scales: A computational study
( Elsevier B.V. , 2019 , Article)Iron sulfide scale is a major challenge in the upstream section of the oil and gas industry. It is responsible for precipitate formation in tubulars, and it damages equipment. This leads to a loss in production. Mechanical ... -
Emergence of Cyber Conflict and Cyber Security Resilient in Gulf region
( 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, ... -
Energy Security and Diplomacy: A Double- Edged Sword. The Case Study of Saudi Arabia and Iran
( Springer Nature , 2023 , Book chapter)Conflicts of energy security have consumed a large fraction of the global agenda and political debates in recent years. Traditionally, the insta- bility in the Middle East has been constructed by a weave of colonial ... -
Entrepreneurial universities and integrated sustainability for the knowledge-based economy: self-perception and some structural challenges in the Gulf region
( Springer Nature , 2024 , Article)Innovation and the promotion of entrepreneurship are requirements of the transition towards knowledge-based economies. Universities are assigned a key role in advancing entrepreneurship through the restructuring of teaching, ... -
Entrepreneurship in ethnic enterprises: The making of new immigrant businesses in New York
( MDPI , 2021 , Article)Research on ethnic entrepreneurship has generated substantial literature on the development of ethnic businesses among different immigrant groups in North America. Such studies tend to focus on the emergence of immigrant ... -
ePortfolio Integration in Teacher Education Programs: Does Context Matter from a Student Perspective?
( IGI Global , 2012 , Book chapter)Though ePortfolios have grown in acceptance by teacher education programs across the United States, there still remain many questions regarding whether the tools are meeting student and teacher education program needs. ... -
Fostering a reading culture: evidence from Qatar Reads
( Routledge , 2022 , Article)Qatar has experienced rapid economic development in recent decades and has made large investments in the education sector to improve learning outcomes. The Qatar National Vision of 2030 also aspires to encourage life-long ... -
FROM RUSSIA'S MILITARY DEPLOYMENT IN SYRIA TO THE ASTANA PROCESS
( Taylor and Francis , 2019 , Book chapter)The Russian stance on Syria is determined by the interplay of complex factors. First of all, Russian military deployment in this country should be considered as a serious attempt undertaken by Moscow to reclaim its status ... -
GCC Hydrocarbon Economies and COVID: Old Trends, New Realities
( Springer Nature , 2023 , Book)The book considers the impact of COVID-19 on the GCC member states through the prism of challenges faced by their hydrocarbon sector. Yet, the publication's discourse is not solely focused on the problems experienced by ... -
Gender and the return migration process: Gulf returnees in Ghana
( Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH , 2023 , Article)Labour migration in the context of South-South migration is generally conceived as a multidimensional process that comprises three distinct subprocesses: emigration, immigration, and return migration. There is growing ... -
Geopolitics of the New Middle East: Perspectives from Inside and Outside
( 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 ... -
Growing but Nonmutual: Unequal Trade Dependencies and the Future of the GCC’s Economic Integration
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2023 , Other)Despite political tensions2 and commercial competition3, trade between the six members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) remains surprisingly robust. The steadily rising exchange of goods within the GCC is noteworthy, ... -
Gulf Energy Security During the COVID- 19: From the Security of Supply to the Security of Demand
( Springer Nature , 2023 , Book chapter)During 2019-2020, neither the outbreak of coronavirus nor growing domestic issues were able to prevent the US and Iran from continuing their confrontation. While being nothing of a new, these tensions unintentionally ... -
Gulf Security in the Age of Covid-19
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2020 , Video)NA -
Gulf Studies: The Imperatives of Area Studies in the Gulf Region
( MDPI , 2023 , Article)Area Studies is in crisis, but research on Area Studies also demonstrates the relevance of and need for Area Studies through case studies in different world regions. However, there is a dearth of research on the imperatives ... -
Gulf's Migrant Workers Amidst Covid-19 and Workforce Nationalization: A Focus on Qatar's Social Protection Systems
( Springer Nature , 2023 , Book chapter)In the early 1970s, oil prices skyrocketed and the resource-rich Gulf states pursued infrastructural development. This created a massive labor demand in the construction, infrastructure, and oil sectors. Foreign labor ... -
How sanctions and the pandemic affect Iran's economy
( Gulf Studies Center , 2020 , Article)Iran has been under international sanctions of one kind or another for four decades, but its economy has never been as bad as it is now. In May 2018, the Trump administration began its campaign of maximum pressure to force ... -
The Impact of Migrant Remittances on Economic Growth in Arab Countries
( Scholink Inc , 2019 , Article)The potential role that workers’ remittances are likely to play in promoting economic growth, especially in Arab countries, is currently attracting considerable attention. These remittances have an impact on the remitting ...