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The Director of the Center for International and Regional Studies (CIRS), Mehran Kamrava, authored a chapter titled, “Iran-Qatar Relations,” in the recently published book titled, “Security and Bilateral Issues between…

Read more at Springer Link New book published by Springer International Publishing titled, “Security and Bilateral Issues between Iran and its Arab Neighbors” includes a chapter by Mehran Kamrava on…

A research delegation from the Center for International and Regional Studies, comprised of CIRS Director Mehran Kamrava, Associate Director for Research Zahra Babar, and Managing Editor Suzi Mirgani traveled to…

Read more at The Brookings Doha Center The Brookings Doha Center (BDC) hosted a panel discussion on March 12, 2017, which examined the burgeoning relationship between India and the Middle…

Talal Abdulla Al-Emadi, CIRS Program Committee Member and Qatar University Assistant Professor, is working with a legal clinic from Qatar University College of Law (QU-LAWC) and local institutions to review the current Qatari laws and policies related…

Read more at Zawya and Brazil-Arab News Agency. Georgetown University in Qatar’s Center for International and Regional Studies (CIRS) has issued a call for proposals as part of its Mobility,…

Read at AlBawaba and The Peninsula. From North Africa to the Gulf, the impact of the Arab uprisings has reverberated far beyond trending hashtags and protests in public squares. The complex…

Read at AlBawaba. A Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) professor and Georgetown University alumni are offering insight into the intersection of ‘oughts’ and the observable world in a new book.…

Read at AlBawaba. ‘Did Democracy lose this round? And Why?’ Arab political researcher and intellectual Dr. Azmi Bishara delved into the complexities of democracy in the Middle East at a…

Read more at New York Times. In an article for New York Times, Mehran Kamrava was quoted saying that, “Sheikh Khalifa’s legacy is decidedly mixed.” He further remarked that, “His…