Browsing Gulf Studies Center Research by Title

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    • 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 ...

    • 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 ...

    • 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 ...

    • 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 ...

    • 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 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 ...

    • Social Impact of COVID-19 on Qatari Families: Challenges and Coping Strategies 

      Abdelmoneium, Azza ( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2021 , Conference Paper)
      The pandemic of the coronavirus has swept the world and affected health, economic, social and financial aspects on all countries around the world in an unprecedented way due to its universal spread. Qatar is no exception ...

    • 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 ...

    • 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 ...

    • 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 ...

    • 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 Covid-19 Pandemic: Vulnerability of Migrant workers in the GCC States 

      Rahman, Md Mizanur ( Gulf Studies Center , 2020 , Article)
      The six member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates) contain some of the highest numbers of migrants of any country in the world. Estimated at as many ...