Gulf Studies Center Research: Recent submissions

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    • Fostering a reading culture: evidence from Qatar Reads 

      Cochrane, Logan; Ozturk, Ozcan; Khataee, Hanieh; Al-Hababi, Reem; Al-Malki, Fatema; ... more authors ( 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 ...

    • Navigating Murky Waters: Iranian-Gulf Relations a Year into Raisi's Presidency 

      Zweiri, Mahjoob; Al-Rabbat, Leen ( John Wiley and Sons Inc , 2023 , Article)
      This paper examines the first year of Ebrahim Raisi's presidency and focuses on Iran's relations with neighboring Gulf states. The paper analyzes how President Raisi was able to navigate his foreign policies amidst numerous ...

    • Between Development, Growth, and Survival: Iran's Economic Priorities before and under President Raisi 

      Kozhanov, Nilkolay ( John Wiley and Sons Inc , 2023 , Article)
      The conservative forces in Iran have long criticized their moderate rivals' failure to grow the economy and improve the living standards of the people during their time in power. As a president, Ebrahim Raisi faces immense ...

    • Social Change in the Gulf Region : Multidisciplinary Perspectives 

      Mizanur Rahman, Md; Al-Azm, Amr ( Springer Singapore , 2023 , Book)
      This open access book, comprising thirty-nine chapters divided into social, cultural, economic, and political spheres, offers a unique opportunity to dive into the complex, dynamic, and sometimes contradictory transformation ...

    • Sustainable Qatar : Social, Political and Environmental Perspectives 

      Cochrane, Logan; Al-Hababi, Reem ( Springer Singapore , 2023 , Book)
      This open access book provides a topical overview of the key sustainability issues in Qatar, focusing on environmental sustainability from a socio-political perspective. The transition to a sustainable Qatar requires ...

    • China's economic and political presence in the Middle East and South Asia 

      Haghirian, Mehran; Zaccara, Luciano ( Routledge , 2022 , Book)
      This book explores a range of key issues connected to China's relations with countries in the Middle East and South Asia. It discusses economic and political connections, and projects which have arisen as part of China's ...

    • The Process of Building Identity in the Gulf / the Case of Qatar 

      Hamad, Amna Rahma ( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Conference)
      The massive influx of foreign residents and workforce led to the exacerbation of the demographic imbalance in the GCC countries. As the rise of expatriate population may contribute to the economic growth, it may have an ...

    • Contemporary Qatar : Examining State and Society 

      Zweiri, Mahjoob; Al Qawasmi, Farah; Abushouk, Ahmed Ibrahim; Al-Jaber, Khalid; Zaccara, Luciano; ... more authors ( Springer , 2021 , Book)
      This book addresses critical topics and unanswered questions on the contemporary state of Qatar. Drawing together a unique combination of authors that have researched the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in general, and the ...

    • 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 ...

    • The dynamics of energy geopolitics in the Gulf and Qatar's Foreign relations with East Asia 

      Piet, Remi; Wright, Steven ( Springer Singapore , 2016 , Book chapter)
      Five GCC countries have developed shortages of natural gas, while Qatar possesses the third largest reserves of natural gas globally, and yet no meaningful GCC-wide gas network exists. Qatar's commercially grounded energy ...

    • Satire and Religious Tolerance: How Acceptance/Rejection of Satire is Determined by the Capacity of Religious and Political Forces to Agree on a Modern Civic Contract 

      Piet, Remi ( Brill Academic Publishers , 2016 , Article Review)
      The January 2015 assassination at the Charlie Hebdo offices and the dozen ensuing terrorist attacks in France over the last eighteen months are the manifestation of a structural opposition between a civic identity whose ...

    • Arabian Gulf Cup offers hope of diplomatic breakthrough 

      McManus, John ( Gulf Studies center - Qatar University , 2020 , Article)
      On 8th December, Sayed Mohammed Jaffer, the captain of the Bahrain national football team, lifted aloft the Arabian Gulf Cup at Abdullah bin Khalifa stadium in Doha. The victory of his tiny island nation didn’t simply ...

    • Gulf Security in the Age of Covid-19 

      Cole, Juan; Baabood, Abdullah; Kozhanov, Nikolay; Zaccara, Luciano; Al Ansari, Majed ( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2020 , Video)
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    • Saudi Arabia: More Room for Wahhabism Lite? 

      Aarts, Paul ( Gulf Studies Center , 2020 , Article)
      The Saudi government was surprisingly quick to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic. One of the decisive measures it took was closing the holy sites of Mecca and Medina, something which had not happened since Napoleon invaded ...

    • Covid-19 Crisis and Iran-Turkey-Qatar Relations: Economic Downgrade and Corona Diplomacy 

      Battaloglu, Nesibe Hicret ( Gulf Studies Center , 2020 , Article)
      The Covid-19 pandemic has become a global issue beyond being a health crisis alone. Since its emergence in China, the virus has spread to every continent except Antarctica. The Middle East is no exception and the socio-economic ...

    • Covid-19, a Common Threat towards Intrusive Regionalism 

      Zakeri, Mahdokht ( Gulf Studies Center , 2020 , Article)
      The Covid-19 pandemic news has become the top headline of almost all international media and the topic of everyday conversation among people. Coronavirus, like international terrorism is a global challenge to both states ...

    • Covid-19 in Qatar: Well Versed in Crisis Management 

      Jones, Marc Owen ( Gulf Studies Center , 2020 , Article)
      As of April 13th 2020, Qatar has 2979 positive cases of Covid-19. Like a number of other countries, Qatar was caught off guard by the novel respiratory virus. Initially assessed as posing a low risk to the country, the ...

    • Saudi Arabia in Struggle for the Chinese Oil Market: the Price War as Necessity 

      Kozhanov, Nikolay ( Gulf Studies Center , 2020 , Article)
      The new agreement between the OPEC members and a group of non-OPEC countries (so called OPEC+ group) that was reached on 12 April 2020 does not necessarily mean the end of the price war. Starting from May, the participants ...

    • Navigating Troubled Waters: Experts' Views on GCC Challenges for Socio-Economic Recovery in the Post-Covid-19 Period 

      Kozhanov, Nikolay; Zaccara, Luciano ( Gulf Studies Center , 2020 , Article)
      The GCC economies are being seriously hit by the negative impact of low oil prices and spread of Covid-19 pandemic. The restrained inflow of oil incomes deepens the budget deficit of the countries and makes government ...

    • The UAE-Israel Normalisation ''If you can't convince them, confuse them'' 

      Zweiri, Mahjoob ( Gulf Studies Center , 2020 , Article)
      What was a secret marriage is now publicly announced to the world, as a strong relationship between the UAE and Israel, which has been normalized through the media on August 13, 2020. The UAE became the third Arab state - ...