• 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 ...
    • 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 ...
    • 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, ...
    • 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. ...
    • Energy Security and Diplomacy: A Double- Edged Sword. The Case Study of Saudi Arabia and Iran 

      Zweiri, Mahjoob; Al Qawasmi, Farah; James, Thomas Bonnie ( Springer Nature , 2023 , Book chapter)
      Conflicts of energy security have consumed a large fraction of the global agenda and political debates in recent years. Traditionally, the insta- bility in the Middle East has been constructed by a weave of colonial ...
    • ePortfolio Integration in Teacher Education Programs: Does Context Matter from a Student Perspective? 

      Ndoye, Abdou; Parker, Michele A.; Ritzhaupt, Albert D. ( IGI Global , 2012 , Book chapter)
      Though ePortfolios have grown in acceptance by teacher education programs across the United States, there still remain many questions regarding whether the tools are meeting student and teacher education program needs. ...
    • FROM RUSSIA'S MILITARY DEPLOYMENT IN SYRIA TO THE ASTANA PROCESS 

      Kozhanov, Nikolay ( Taylor and Francis , 2019 , Book chapter)
      The Russian stance on Syria is determined by the interplay of complex factors. First of all, Russian military deployment in this country should be considered as a serious attempt undertaken by Moscow to reclaim its status ...
    • Gulf Energy Security During the COVID- 19: From the Security of Supply to the Security of Demand 

      Kozhanov, Nikolay ( Springer Nature , 2023 , Book chapter)
      During 2019-2020, neither the outbreak of coronavirus nor growing domestic issues were able to prevent the US and Iran from continuing their confrontation. While being nothing of a new, these tensions unintentionally ...
    • Gulf's Migrant Workers Amidst Covid-19 and Workforce Nationalization: A Focus on Qatar's Social Protection Systems 

      Menon, Lakshmi Venugopal ( Springer Nature , 2023 , Book chapter)
      In the early 1970s, oil prices skyrocketed and the resource-rich Gulf states pursued infrastructural development. This created a massive labor demand in the construction, infrastructure, and oil sectors. Foreign labor ...
    • 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 : GCC Hydrocarbon Economies and COVID 

      Kozhanov, Nikolay ( Springer Nature , 2023 , Book chapter)
      The negative impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the hydrocarbon producers of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is raising serious questions about the need to change the focus of Gulf energy security from the necessity ...
    • 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 ...
    • 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 ...
    • 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 ...
    • 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 ...
    • 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 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" ...