Building a Strong Saudi-Japan Relationship
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| 29th April 2013 |
| Abstract: On April 30, 2013, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will pay a visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The visit could not come at a more opportune time given the many geopolitical issues that the Gulf region faces and the rising role of East Asian countries in the GCC's overall foreign policy ...... |
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Poor Gulf: Inequality and the Lack of Statistics
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| 11th April 2013 |
| Abstract: Marx didn't like it and recently The Economist ran a special issue on it: Inequality is inseparable from capitalism, yet it can hurt it at the same time. ...... |
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Whither GCC-US Relations?
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| 29th March 2013 |
| Abstract: The US-GCC relationship appears to be at a crossroads. Despite a long history of relations and a clear common and mutual interest in the stability and security of the Gulf region, the GCC states and the United States look as if they are growing apart on an almost daily basis. ...... |
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The Role of Renewable Energies in GCC-Japan Relations
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| 24th March 2013 |
| Abstract: The Riyadh Economic Summit held on 24th January, 2013 included as one of its key agenda points the launching of the "borderless energy initiative" as part of the "Arab Strategy for developing renewable energy applications: 2010-2030." ...... |
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Oil, the US and the GCC
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| 21st March 2013 |
| Abstract: The surge in liquids production in North America, and especially the United States, is now in the spotlight. According to the Petroleum Intelligence Weekly, in February 2013 US oil production increased by 855,000 barrels per day over the previous month, and Canada's by 347,000 b/d, for a total of 1.1 ...... |
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GCC Macro-Outlook: Great in the Mid-Term, but What about the Long Run?
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| 5th March 2013 |
| Abstract: No other rich region in the world has grown as fast as the GCC in recent years and none has as rosy an outlook for the near future: IMF estimates of real GDP growth for 2012 range from 2 percent (Bahrain) to 6.3 percent (Saudi Arabia), with a regional average of 4.9 percent. Average growth for 2013 is ...... |
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Failure to Launch? Gulf Food Security Initiatives
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| 5th February 2013 |
| Abstract: Gulf countries are food secure, yet they constantly worry about food security, which they erroneously equate with food self-sufficiency. Their most salient food-related challenge pertains to an abundance of calories not lack thereof: their obesity rates are among the highest in the world. ...... |
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Jordan between economic crisis and the GCC Responses
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| 23rd January 2013 |
| Abstract: Under the impact of the Arab Spring, Jordan today is facing mounting security and political pressures. Combined with a serious economic crisis, this potentially poses a threat to the stability and future of the state, which in turn could have a considerable impact on the entire region and on the ...... |
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A Union in Danger: Where the GCC is Headed is Increasingly Questionable
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| 10th December 2012 |
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Rio+20 Opens Door for Green Economy
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| 5th September 2012 |
| Abstract: In June 2012, the Rio+20 UN Conference on Sustainable Development took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 20 years after the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio, and 40 years after the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment. The world of 2012 is completely different and faces many challenges such as ...... |
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