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Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE have pursued a multipolar global soft power policy since the early 2000s in order to boost their international reputations and attract investment…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB279522
ISSN: 2633-304X
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By many metrics, this influence remains significantly less than that of Australia and New Zealand. However, the Solomon Islands’ conclusion of a security agreement with Beijing in…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB270994
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Tensions between the Gulf states and Iran have escalated significantly in 2016, in the wake of Iran's signing of a landmark deal in 2015 that brought to an end the decade-long…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB212704
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Former Crown Prince Hamzah was placed under house arrest on April 3, as 20 other people were detained. His release of audio and video material that undermined the official…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB260720
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Outlook for the Libyan Government of National Accord.
Prospects for the Gulf states to end-2017.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB221288
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Since the major anti-government protests in January 2018, Tehran has engaged in a gradual but growing campaign of repression against civil society and economic actors, arresting…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB241111
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This followed a February 15 attack targeting US troops stationed at Erbil airport, in the Kurdistan region, after which the administration launched its first use of force…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB259986
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From US contractors in Iraq and Russian mercenary groups in Syria, to Gulf states’ ‘foreign legions’ in Yemen and multiple Iranian proxy militias, national armies no longer…