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In this chapter the authors assess the application of the circular migration framework to the six Gulf Cooperation Council member states of Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates,…

On April 13-14, 2016, Georgetown University’s Center for Contemporary Arab Studies (CCAS) hosted a workshop on “State-Business Relations in the Middle East.” The workshop was led by Dr. Marc Valeri of the Institute…

Zahra Babar, Journal of Arabian Studies 5, no. 2 (December 2015)While accepting the primacy of economic forces in shaping the regional reliance on foreign labor, in this paper, Zahra Babar, Associate Director…

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.…