Regional Studies
Water and Conflict in the Middle East
The issue of water scarcity continues to be one of the critical challenges that the Middle East faces. The region is arguably the most water-impoverished in the world, and the…
Research Initiatives
Regional Studies
Sports, Society, and the State in the Middle East
In the Middle East, sports have, for decades, been of pivotal importance to players (both professional and amateur), to impassioned fans and supporters, to industry and business stakeholders, to journalists…
American Studies, Regional Studies
Middle Power Politics in the Middle East
This research initiative explores middle powers in the Middle East by studying the varying levels of material power, behavioral aspects, and ideational characteristics of six regional middle powers, namely Turkey,…
American Studies, Regional Studies
Strategic Forum on Gulf Security
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Regional Studies
The "Resource Curse" in the Persian Gulf
This research initiative focuses on the veracity of the resource curse thesis explanation for many of the political, social, and economic dynamics in the region in the context of the current…
Regional Studies
Leading the Faithful: The Role of Religious Authorities in the Middle East
This research initiative investigates the dynamics, position of, and role played by spiritual leaders of different religious communities in the Middle East during and after the Arab uprisings. The research project…
Regional Studies
Mobility, Displacement, and Forced Migration in the Middle East
Migration on a global scale is an everyday practice. The term itself is used to describe patterns of human mobility that occur internally within a state or region, as well…
Regional Studies
Highly Skilled Migration to the Gulf in Comparative Perspective
This research project revisits some of the fundamental assumptions about the nature, patterns, and processes of labor migration to the GCC states. Given their own relatively small populations in tandem…
Regional Studies
Iran-GCC Dialogue
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Regional Studies
Pluralism and Community in the Middle East
Scholars and policy makers, struggling to make sense of the ongoing chaos that is the Middle East, have been focusing their attention on the possible causes for the escalation of…
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