Publications

This paper features a number of articles which examine Iran's society, culture, economy and politics, in order to understand the changes and developments which are taking place within the country. The...chevron_right

In its bid to forge closer relations with its Eurasian neighbors, Iran is trumpeting their shared cultural and religious values. Tehran’s reasons for doing so are simple enough, write Manochehr Dorraj and Nader Entessar. It wants to translate its identity politics into greater regional power and influence.chevron_right

This report examines the increased level of interest among Persian Gulf states in the peaceful use of nuclear energy. In some quarters this interest has caused alarm, particularly since the gulf regio...chevron_right

Most studies of regionalism in the Middle East fail to distinguish among divergent types of regional formations, and make little effort to chart the developmental trajectory that regionalist projects ...chevron_right

In recent decades, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states have become reliant on migrant workers to the extent that foreign inhabitants constitute nearly one-third of the total GCC population. This...chevron_right

This Summary Report contains synopses of chapters written for the “Sectarian Politics in the Gulf” research initiative over two working group meetings that took place in Doha. The central aim of this ...chevron_right

This paper analyzes Qatar’s present and future challenges relating to natural resources and environmental sustainability through the concept of "natural sustainability," defined as the use of natural ...chevron_right

This report looks at the issue of food security in the Middle East from a multi-disciplinary perspective. It argues that processes and consequences of development have made the Middle East, a region h...chevron_right

This report evaluates Cambodia as a potential long-term source of agricultural staples for Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states as part of their national food security policy strategies. The m...chevron_right

The relationship between the citizen and the migrant in the Gulf has traditionally centered around the question of labor. Connections between the Gulf and other parts of the world were built around th...chevron_right

The report “The Political Economy of the Gulf ” examines the rapid changes that have occurred in the states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in recent years. According to the authors, the GCC sta...chevron_right

This study describes and explains “late rentierism” through a discussion and elucidation of its major features and characteristics, including how these vary, or not, from those of other rentier explan...chevron_right

Throughout the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), states face the peculiar dilemma of supporting full freedom of mobility for citizens while also severely limiting and curtailing the mobility of the domi...chevron_right

This paper maps the changing engagement strategies of the six member-states of the Gulf Cooperation Council in the global order. It examines how and why the Gulf states have emerged as visible and pow...chevron_right

Throughout history, Muslim communities have always been attached, in one form or another, to the mosque or the masjid as it is known in Arabic. The masjid was not restricted to being a place of worshi...chevron_right