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    Policy Briefs

    The "Policy Briefs" series is published by the Gulf Studies Center on a regular basis, with the aim of providing a profound understanding on a current issue that affects the Gulf region. The Policy Briefs can be the summary of an internal discussion conducted under Chatham House rules or a document that reflects the opinions of the center experts on a certain issue, which can be between 1,000 to 2,000 words. Occasionally, they can also present policy relevant analysis on developing issues on regional agenda, which may be longer in length. The articles published under “Policy Briefs” series do not reflect the views from the College of Arts and Sciences or Qatar University.

    The articles published under “Policy Briefs” series do not reflect the views from the College of Arts and Sciences or Qatar University.

    Published Policy Briefs


    Nº19 October 2024

    The Impact of Personality Traits and Personal Belief on Self-Employment in Qatar and Kuwait​

    Nº18 October 2023

    GCC’s Disaster Diplomacy toward Morocco and Libya

    Nº17 October 2023

    Navigating Area Studies in the Arab Gulf: Challenges and Prospects

    Sharique Umar

    Nº16 September 2023

    Dynamics of Gender Roles in Saudi Arabia

    Sahar El Sayed

    Nº15 September 2023

    Central Asia-GCC Relations: Exemplary Cooperation within Global South

    Nesibe Hicret Battaloğlu and Bülent Aras

    Nº14 June 2023

    Diplomatic Delight: Turkiye's Future with the Gulf and Analyzing GCC Responses to Erdoğan's Victory

    Sinem Cengiz and Nesibe Hicret Battaloğlu

    Nº13 May 2023

    Traditional Date Presses (madabis) in Qatar

    Musllam Al Maashani & Lakshmi Venugopal Menon

    Nº12 May 2023

    Crisis Diplomacy in Action: GCC's Efforts to Restore Stability in Sudan

    Nº11 April 2023

    Expert Assessment Report
    Saudi-Iranian Normalization and its Repercussions on Israel-Iran Confrontation

    Nº10 March 2023

    GCC’s ‘Disaster Diplomacy’ toward Türkiye and Syria

    Nº9 March 2023

    Restoring Diplomatic Relations Declaration between Saudi Arabia and Iran: Motivations and the Implications for the Gulf and wider Middle East

    Nº8 February 2023

    Türkiye-GCC Relations at Turkish Republic’s Centennial: Trends, Prospects and Challenges

    Meliha Benli Altunışık and Nesibe Hicret Battaloglu

    Nº7 February 2023

    A note on the potential economic contribution of Al-Zubarah world heritage site

    Charbel Bassil

    Nº6 January 2023

    Growing but Nonmutual: Unequal Trade Dependencies and the Future of the GCC’s Economic Integration

    Glnar Eskandar

    Nº5 November 2022

    Indonesia and Bahrain: Socio-cultural, political, and economic engagements

    Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat

    Nº4 October 2021

    Health privilege and resilience. Taking inclusive approach to fighting the pandemic

    Mahjoob Zweiri and Farah Al Qawasmi

    Nº3 November 2020

    Joe Biden and the Future of the Gulf

    Nº2 September 2019

    The Gulf and the Future of Yemen [English/Arabic]

    Nº1 November 2018

    The regional implications of the murder of Jamal Khashoggi [EnAr]