Gulf Studies Center: Recent submissions

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    • 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 ...

    • 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 ...

    • 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 ...

    • 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 ...

    • 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 ...

    • 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 ...

    • 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 ...

    • 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" ...

    • 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 ...

    • 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 ...

    • Agri-food markets in Qatar: Drivers, trends, and policy responses 

      Ben Hassen, Tarek; El Bilali, Hamid; Al-Maadeed, Mohammed ( MDPI , 2020 , Article Review)
      Agri-food markets are vital in achieving food security, especially for resource-poor, food-importing countries such as Qatar. The paper provides an overview of the evolution of agri-food markets in Qatar and explores the ...

    • Diversifying relationships: Russian policy toward GCC 

      Issaev, Leonid; Kozhanov, Nikolay ( 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 ...

    • Dealing with the Challenges: GCC Institutional Responses to the Covid-19 and Arab Spring 

      Zaccara, Luciano; Battaloglu, Nesibe Hicret ( 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. ...

    • Contemporary Qatar Through the State and Society: An Introduction 

      Zweiri, Mahjoob; Qawasmi, Farah Al ( Springer , 2021 , Book chapter)
      "Inside Contemporary Qatar: An examination of State and Society" is an interdisciplinary book that includes the following themes, the politics and security of Qatar, the political economy and natural resources of Qatar, ...

    • Challenges Facing the Gulf Petroleum Industry: Covid-19, New Technologies, Energy Transition 

      Abi-Aad, Naji; Kozhanov, Nikolay ( Springer Nature , 2023 , Book chapter)
      The outbreak of the Covid-19 epidemic and the resulting economic downturn have undermined the already weakened position of the global oil and gas industry. Since the transportation sector depends on 60 percent of energy ...

    • Balance of power shifts and energy interests in Central Asia? 

      Piet, Rémi B. ( Palgrave Macmillan , 2015 , Book chapter)
      The energy-rich Central Asian states of Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan represent a natural object of desire for the geopolitical interests of their ambitious neighbours. Whether perceived as an important component ...

    • 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 ...