Middle East

Thinking Global Podcast – Fawaz Gerges

E-International Relations • Mar 11 2024 • Features

Fawaz Gerges talks about Middle Eastern politics, political Islam, Pan-Arabism, Western colonialism, the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict, and how peace may transpire.

Opinion – The Risks of China’s Growing Influence in the Middle East

Hassan Jaber • Dec 3 2023 • Articles

It is vital that the region adopts an approach of strategic hedging and remains neutral for diplomacy and negotiation to become sustainable.

US Foreign Policy in the Middle East from Counter-Orientalism to Neo-Orientalism

Yakub Halabi • Aug 24 2023 • Articles

The USA can lend its support to pro-American regimes in the Middle East, and at the same time, encourage them to support semi-democratic institutions.

Thinking Global Podcast – Mohammed Baharoon

E-International Relations • Jul 26 2023 • Features

Mohammed Baharoon explores the ‘quantum’ politics of the Middle East, its regional dynamics, the role of the BRICS, and the effects of the Russo-Ukrainian War in the region.

Opinion – Why Women’s Rights in the Gulf Matter for Afghanistan

Rachel A. George • Nov 21 2021 • Articles

For the Gulf states, there is a delicate balance between the region’s evolving geostrategic interests and a desire to appear as leaders of Muslim modernity.

Interview – Mohammed Ihsan

E-International Relations • Oct 23 2021 • Features

Mohammed Ihsan explores the implications of the de-Baathification process on transitional justice in Iraq, and progress towards national reconciliation.

The Cruelty of Kafala: Immigrant Life in Kuwait

Lorcán Owens • May 18 2021 • Articles

Educating children and society that exploitation is immoral and demonstrating tolerance, equality and human dignity is the only way to end the Kafala mentality.

Interview – Katerina Dalacoura

E-International Relations • Apr 20 2021 • Features

Katerina Dalacoura considers civilisational and ideological developments in the MENA region, particularly in Turkey, as well as non-Western IR and the challenges of fieldwork.

Interview – Ibrahim Jalal

E-International Relations • Mar 16 2021 • Features

Ibrahim Jalal sets out the challenges facing the unity government in Yemen, the UAE’s influence, and the Houthi response to the pandemic.

Review – Erdoğan’s Empire: Turkey and the Politics of the Middle East

Matthew Goldman • Jan 31 2021 • Features

An insightful account of the rise and fall of Turkey’s efforts to become a ‘stand-alone power’ under President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, ideal for a policy audience.

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