Browsing Gulf Studies Center Research by Title

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    • Not Just hydrocarbons: Japan's multifaceted foreign policy approaches towards the GCC states 

      Matsuda, Kazuto; Kozhanov, Nikolay ( Palgrave Macmillan , 2023 , Article)
      This paper argues that in spite of the prevailing belief that the relations between Japan and the GCC states are primarily driven by the hydrocarbon trade, the Japanese authorities' efforts to strengthen their ties with ...

    • Oman's independent foreign policy 

      Baabood, Abdullah ( Taylor and Francis , 2016 , Book chapter)
      This chapter examines and explains the nature of Oman’s foreign policy. In doing so, it will apply three levels of foreign policy analysis, including the societal level, the state level, and the system level. The chapter ...

    • Oman: Food Security in Times of Uncertainty 

      Hoetjes, Gertjan ( Gulf Studies Center , 2020 , Article)
      As the protest illustrated, the affordability of food has been an issue of concern among Omani citizens. As a result of its arid climate, the salinity of the country's soil and water scarcity, there are restrictions to the ...

    • Pandemic threatens to drive wedge into US-Gulf relations 

      Dorsey, James M. ( Gulf Studies Center , 2020 , Article)
      It is early days, but first indications are that the global pandemic is entrenching long-drawn Middle Eastern geopolitical, political, ethnic, and sectarian battle lines rather than serving as a vehicle to build bridges ...

    • Peace Education in Canada:Teacher Perceptions of the Cultivating Peace Education Program 

      Elmi, Afyare Abdi ( University of Alberta , 2009 , Article)
      Many Muslims, Arabs, and other minority communities in Canada experienced the backlash of the September 11, 2001 events. Although these groups were discriminated against in a number of institutions, Muslim children in ...

    • Perceptions and attitudes of Qatar University students regarding the utility of arabic and english in communication and education in Qatar 

      Mustafawi, Eiman; Shaaban, Kassim; Khwaileh, Tariq; Ata, Katsiaryna ( Springer Science and Business Media B.V. , 2022 , Article)
      This study investigates the linguistic attitudes and perceptions of Qatar University students regarding the utility and vitality of the two languages that define the education and communication scenes in Qatar, namely, ...

    • Political Dimensions of Climate Justice in the Persian Gulf 

      Haieri-Yazdi, Asieh ( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2021 , Conference Paper)
      The research utilises the framework of Regional Security Complex Theory to explore and integrate a conceptual approach tailored to climate justice in energy debates of the Persian Gulf. This study tries to analyse the ...

    • Promoting Learning Outcomes Assessment in Higher Education : Factors of Success 

      Ndoye, Abdou ( Penn State University Press , 2013 , Article)
      This article presents results of a study on factors that contribute to successful learning outcomes assessment practices. This qualitative study uses the case study method to analyze factors of success in higher education ...

    • Qatar Defense Strategies 

      Al-Mohannadi, Fatma Hilal ( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2021 , Conference Paper)
      Security become a crucial subject in the Arab world and Gulf region, particularly is that the security concept now include different aspects represent in social, cyber, economic and health security. So, the security of the ...

    • Qatar: Energy abundance and small powers 

      Dogan-Akkas, Betul ( 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 ...

    • Qualitative Analysis of Student Perceptions of E-Portfolios in a Teacher Education Program 

      Parker, M.; Ndoye, A.; Ritzhaupt, Albert D. ( International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) , 2012 , Article)
      In the last decade, e-portfolios have moved to the forefront of teacher preparation programs across the United States. With its widespread use, faculty and administrators need to understand teacher candidates’ perspectives ...

    • Reconfiguring the Regional Security Architecture in the Persian Gulf: Intra-GCC Conflicts, Relations with Iran, and Great Power Interests 

      Haghirian, Mehran ( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2021 , Conference Paper)
      The member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) -Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE)- were often characterized as being a part of a singular unit and assumed to be following ...

    • Red Sea security as Gulf security: building a new regional order in the Red Sea 

      Sánchez, Victoria Silva ( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2021 , Conference Paper)
      During the past few years, the Red Sea has attracted increased attention from both scholars and policymakers due to several events of regional importance. However, this novelty approach neglects a long and deep history of ...

    • Regional inclusive mechanism for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region; Bringing 'Pipe Dreams' to Reality 

      Baabood, Abdullah ( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2021 , Conference Paper)
      The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is going through an existential crisis due to a complex, multifaceted historical and new entrenched set of reasons. The root causes of the current situation are rife in the ...

    • Revisiting the economic theory of crime A state-level analysis in India 

      Raj, Pranav; Rahman, Md Mizanur ( 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 

      Cochrane, Logan; Al-Hababi, Reem ( 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 ...

    • Russia and the new security system in the Persian Gulf: Approach and strategy 

      Bijan, Aref ( 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 Relations with the GCC and Iran 

      Kozhanov, Nikolay ( 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 

      Kozhanov, Nikolay ( 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) 

      Kozhanov, Nikolay ( 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 ...