Browsing Ibn Khaldon Center for Humanities & Social Sciences by Author "Bakir, Ali"

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    • The 2021-2022 “De-Escalation Moment” in the Middle East: A Net Assessment 

      Bakir, Ali ( the SETA Foundation for Political, Economic and Social Research , 2022 , Article)
      Starting the end of 2020, the Middle East has witnessed an unprecedented de-escalation among its key regional rivals. Several major players, including Türkiye, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Iran, Israel, the UAE, and Qatar, have ...

    • Book Launch China's Economic and Political Presence in the Middle East and South Asia 

      Haghirian, Mehran; Zaccara, Luciano; Ehteshami, Anoush; Mohseni, Amin; Scita, Jacopo; ... more authors ( مركز ابن خلدون للعلوم الإنسانية والاجتماعية - جامعة قطر , 2022 , Video)
      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 ...

    • Islam and International Relations (IR): why is there no Islamic IR theory? 

      Bakir, Ali ( Taylor and Francis Group , 2022 , Article)
      International Relations (IR) as an academic discipline is relatively new and almost entirely dominated by Western sources of knowledge. Its biased nature undermines its capacity to understand, explain and predict events ...

    • Post-Ottoman Legacy in the Middle East: A Compendium of 100 Years of Turkish Foreign Policy 

      Bakir, Ali ( the SETA Foundation for Political, Economic and Social Research , 2023 , Article)
      The dissolution of the Ottoman Empire set the stage for Türki-ye’s evolving foreign policy in the Middle East, a region deeply inter-twined with its historical legacy. From the Treaty of Lausanne in 1923 to the rise of the ...

    • Turkey’s security role in the Gulf region: exploring the case of a newcomer 

      Bakir, Ali ( Taylor and Francis Group , 2023 , Article)
      This study explores Turkey as a newcomer to Gulf security. It addresses why Turkish decision-makers want Turkey to play an elevated security role in the Gulf. It offers a holistic yet detailed outlook of Turkey’s potential ...

    • The UAE's Disruptive Policy in Libya 

      BAKIR, Ali ( SETA Foundation , 2020 , Article)
      In the last decade, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has emerged as a leading counter-revolutionary force in the Middle East. Feeling the heat of change in the region, the small, oil-rich Gulf country adopted an aggressive ...