Reforms the Arab monarchies cannot avoid
25th April 2011
Abstract: In recent decades, the six Gulf Cooperation Council states have been a pillar of stability in a dangerous neighborhood. But the political change sweeping the Middle East has left its mark, as the situations in Bahrain and Oman underscore. The other GCC nations - Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab ......
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The Gulf’s Unfinished Spring
4th April 2011
Abstract: The celebrated Arab armed revolt of 1916-1918 against the Ottoman empire began in the heart of Arabia. The unarmed and peaceful popular uprising initiated in January 2011, however, started in Tunisia in North Africa rather than Arabia. ......
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A Changing Landscape in the Middle East
30th March 2011
Abstract: The year 2011 has dramatically changed the political landscape of the Middle East in a way that was neither anticipated nor predicted. The speed with which protests have spread throughout the region, already resulting in the fall of the governments of Tunisia and Egypt and leading to military ......
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The current Political Situation in the Middle East
24th February 2011
Abstract: The protest wave that started in Tunisia has now reached most of the Middle Eastern countries stretching from Morocco to the Gulf. What has been made clear in the past few weeks is that no present government of the region is immune from the challenges to their rule. While there certainly are differences ......
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The UAE and the Strategy of Diversification
12th November 2010
Abstract: Last week the UAE announced the opening of a naval base in the Emirate of Fujairah on the Gulf of Oman that connects the Arabian Sea to the Strait of Hormuz. The establishment of the new naval base is necessary to develop the capability to defend and protect the new critical infrastructure including oil ......
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GCC should implement principle of zero waste
7th November 2010
Abstract: Growing population and high levels of urbanisation have increased the demand for urban services in the Arabian Gulf region, including solid waste management. Further, owing to acceleration in the pace of industrialisation, the generation of hazardous and non-hazardous industrial wastes and ......
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The Saudi- US Arms Deal
16th September 2010
Abstract: US President Barack Obama is expected to submit the proposal for a major arms deal with Saudi Arabia to the US Congress hoping for approval before the Congressional elections in mid November. ......
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Natural features our most precious assets
5th May 2010
Abstract: In recent years it has become clear that we need environmental governance based on sustainability and social justice. ...
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هيكلية الانتقال إلى الطاقة المتجددة في دول مجلس التعاون: إيجاد المفاهيم الصحيحة
27th April 2010
Abstract: الضجة التي رافقت التصريحات العديدة المتعلقة بالمبادرات حول الطاقة المتجددة تجعل من الصعب التركيز على الشروط المطلوبة لترجمة تلك المبادرات إلى ......
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Renewable Energy Transition in the GCC: Finding the Right Paradigms
27th April 2010
Abstract: The noise made by the numerous announcements on initiatives related to renewable energies makes it difficult to focus on what conditions are required to translate these initiatives into embedded technologies. This focus is particularly essential in the context of emerging economies and among ......
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