Recent Submissions

  • Growing but Nonmutual: Unequal Trade Dependencies and the Future of the GCC’s Economic Integration 

    Eskandar, Glnar ( 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, ...
  • What Drove Syria Back into the Arab Fold? 

    Kardas, Saban ( John Wiley and Sons Inc , 2023 , Article)
    After more than a decade of brutal civil war, which is still not resolved and has left Syria divided in thirds, regional states welcomed President Bashar al-Assad back into the fold in May 2023. The Arab League's decision ...
  • The 2017 Gulf Crisis: An Introduction 

    Zweiri, Mahjoob; Rahman, Md Mizanur; Kamal, Arwa ( 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" ...
  • The emergence of new immigrant organisations in the USA: collective engagement 

    Rahman, Md Mizanur ( Routledge , 2023 , Article)
    Immigrant organisations tend to engage with immigrant communities within a host country and their country of origin through various transnational activities. This study explores the emergence of immigrant organisations ...
  • Tujjar in the Gulf: Changes in Political Influence 

    Menon, Lakshmi Venugopal ( Springer , 2023 , Book chapter)
    Since the oil boom in the 1970s, the Gulf region has witnessed tremendous growth. Today, the GCC countries have an impressive collective 85% urbanization. This paper argues that merchant-ruler relations and the transnational ...
  • The 2017 Gulf Crisis and Changes in Qatar's Economic Landscape 

    Umar, Sharique; Ghurab, Salem ( Springer , 2023 , Book chapter)
    This chapter analyzes the major transformations that Qatar's economy went through during the 2017 Gulf crisis. This chapter argues that the Gulf crisis has proved to be a "blessing in disguise." Qatar confronted unprecedented ...
  • Social Science and Humanities in Future University 

    Zweiri, Mahjoob; Menon, Lakshmi Venugopal ( 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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, ...
  • 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 ...
  • Shellyseer: A Literary Evolution 

    Saber, Fathieh Hussam ( Springer , 2023 , Book chapter)
    The dramatic elements that are in Shellyseer have traveled for a long period of time and have been affected by dramatic elements from different cultures, which means that Shellyseer is a result of the evolution of drama. ...
  • Social Change and Transformation in the Gulf Region 

    Rahman, Md Mizanur; Al-Azm, Amr ( Springer , 2023 , Book chapter)
    Social change is an integral part of human social behavior and a phenomenon that is continuously happening around us. We constantly challenge existing social structures and institutions and transform them by contesting the ...
  • Introduction : China's Economic and Political Presence in the Middle East and South Asia 

    Zaccara, Luciano; Haghirian, Mehran ( Taylor and Francis , 2022 , Book chapter)
    This book assesses China's economic and political presence in the Middle East and South Asia with a particular focus on Beijing's relations with the member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council - Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, ...
  • Introduction : Russia's Relations with the GCC and Iran 

    Kozhanov, Nikolay ( Springer Singapore , 2021 , Book chapter)
    During the last five years, Russian relations with the GCC demonstrated a strong tendency for positive development. Even Moscow's decision to leave the OPEC + agreement and launch a price war with Saudi Arabia in March ...
  • Migration, debt, and transnational livelihood: Indian labour diasporas in the GCC states amid the pandemic 

    Raj, Pranav; Rahman, Md Mizanur ( Routledge , 2023 , Article)
    South Asian labour migration to the GCC States is a debt-financed migration in which labour diasporas mobilise resources from a variety of sources, often at exorbitant interest rates, to cover migration costs. In the event ...
  • 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 ...

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