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Tribe-state relations have experienced various levels of tension and cooperation in the monarchies of the Middle East and North Africa: Jordan, Morocco, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB236888
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The League itself has long been a talking-shop with minimal influence, and Arabism has declined sharply in salience since its heights in the 1960s. Nonetheless, references to…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB264530
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Lower global oil prices contributing to new tensions in both oil-producing and oil-importing countries.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB216996
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This brings in different perspectives on issues such as economic diversification, social liberalism, Israel and the role of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB256938
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Religious communities and their COVID-19 responses.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB252854
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Prospects for the Gulf states in 2016
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB206584
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The World Cup marked an opportunity for Qatar to bolster its soft power and its role as a global sporting and tourism destination. Although the tournament brought a wave of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB274775
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The Qatar crisis in June 2017 was similarly sparked by a piece of ‘fake news’ planted on Doha’s national news agency showing the Qatari emir as expressing support for Iran and the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB229574
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'Islamic State' blowback risk in Gulf
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB197834
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Although large-scale social protest in Bahrain has been cowed over the ten years since the ‘Arab uprisings’, small-scale demonstrations recur, reflecting a base level of…