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Kuwait’s Islamist Proto-parties and the Arab Uprisings: Between Opposition, Pragmatism and the Pursuit of Cross-Ideological Cooperation
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edinburgh university press
, 2018 , Book chapter)
Exploring the evolution of Islamist proto-parties in Kuwait, this chapter revealed that in the aft ermath of the Arab uprisings their behaviour was guided mostly by pragmatism, albeit with diff erent outcomes. As we have ...
Yemen in the Context of Iran-Gulf Relations
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Gerlach Press
, 2018 , Book chapter)
During the Arab Spring issues and tensions in the Middle East which appeared to have been overcome resurfaced and worsened. Since its eruption in early 2011 in Yemen, Middle East traditional and emerging powers made strategic ...
Theories of small states' foreign and security policies and the Gulf States
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Taylor and Francis
, 2016 , Book chapter)
The interest in small states' foreign and security policies has been cyclical and is a reflection of the evolution of the international system. During the decolonization period between the 1950s and 1970s, the main interest ...
Remembering 'The Blockade on Qatar': National Memory and the Assemblage of the Event
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Springer
, 2021 , Book chapter)
Amidst the reinvigoration of the discourse on national identity in Qatar since mid-1990s, the governments of neighboring countries, such as Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, announced the cessation of ...
Kuwait's Mediation in the Gulf Crisis: Dynamics of Kuwait's Foreign Policy Approaches
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Springer
, 2023 , Book chapter)
This study examines Kuwaiti mediation in the 2017 Gulf crisis from the perspective of the disputants-mainly Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar-and the mediator-Kuwait. While using qualitative research method ...
Iran's Pragmatic Foreign Policy in Response to Regional Crises: The Case of the Blockade Against Qatar
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Springer
, 2021 , Book chapter)
Iran has time and again adapted its foreign policy in response to regional crises and sought to take advantage of disorder to advance its national interests. Looking at Iran's response to Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait ...
The Gulf Blockade: A Fifth Qatari Economic Stage is Imminent
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Springer
, 2021 , Book chapter)
Certain challenges may unexpectedly play a significant role in saving countries from economic catastrophes, rather than aggravating them. This chapter briefly explores some of the crucial economic challenges that have ...
Food Security in the GCC Countries: Towards a More Diversified and Sustainable Economic Development
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Springer Nature
, 2020 , Book chapter)
This chapter examines the challenges and opportunities for food security in GCC countries and shed lights on the strategies undertaken by these countries to enhance their domestic food security. These include the measures ...
Competing Radicalisms: A Comparison of Saudi and Iranian Foreign Policies After 2015
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Springer
, 2021 , Book chapter)
On 5 June 2017, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Egypt initiated a blockade on the state of Qatar. While many justifications were offered for the blockade, the blockading countries, led by Saudi Arabia, ...
Underlined Vulnerabilities of the Gulf Region: A New Understanding
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Springer
, 2021 , Book chapter)
The rift between the Gulf States that opened in 2017 has served to intensify centuries-old debates and tensions in the Middle East. The Gulf crisis has also engendered significant diplomatic tensions between GCC countries, ...