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CIRS Research Fellow Mohamed Zayani has been awarded the 2016 “Global Communication and Social Change Best Book Award” from the International Communication Association (ICA). Zayani’s Book is titled Networked Publics and Digital Contention: The Politics…

DOHA: A new book that closes the door on the hopes for a Palestinian state, The Impossibility of Palestine: History, Geography, and the Road Ahead, will be the focus of…

The billions of dollars criminals launder through the global financial system, the staggering social, economic, and political fallout they cause, and what countries like Qatar are doing in response was…

Mehran KamravaProfessor of Political Science; Georgetown University During past days, the Saudi king embarked on a regional tour of Egypt and Turkey, which some analysts believe may lead to formation…

On April 8, 2016, CIRS director Mehran Kamrava took part in a roundtable on state-business relations in the GCC. The roundtable, hosted by Chatham House in London, is part of a research grant…

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Unconfirmed results from last week’s elections in Iran show growing support for allies of President Hassan Rouhani, and a setback for rival conservatives who have dominated parliament for a decade.…

A high-level delegation from Sweden, led by the Swedish Minister of Higher Education, HE Helene Hellmark Knutsson, visited the campus of Georgetown University-Qatar and its Center for International and Regional…

Allies of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani made significant gains as preliminary results from last week’s twin election were announced, with reformist and moderate candidates capturing all 30 parliamentary seats in…

Iranians will on Friday elect a new parliament and the body of theologians that traditionally picks the country’s supreme leader. Coming six weeks after international sanctions on Iran were lifted,…