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The Water Crisis in the Middle East: Exploring the Relationship Between Water Insecurity and Political Instability
(Georgetown University in Qatar, GU-Q, 2021)
The research throws light on a neglected angle in the study of political instability, which is the contribution of water insecurity and hydropolitics. The Middle East region is the most water-stressed region on our globe ...
Anti-Immigration and the Far-Right: Examining the Effects of Far-Right Parties’ Anti- Immigration Ideologies on Immigration Legislation in Britain
(Georgetown University in Qatar, GU-Q, 2021)
The far-right’s recent electoral success has raised a number of concerns around the influence of far-right parties’ programmatic agendas on legislation, particularly in the field of immigration. Cas Mudde’s (2012) theory ...
Jeel Al-Taybeen: Reimagining Narratives of Heritage and Identity in Qatar
(Georgetown University in Qatar, GU-Q, 2021)
Qatari identity today is based on reductive narratives of the past, such as that of jeel al-taybeen – which can be translated as ‘Generation of the Good’, a nostalgic term. However, there is a much more nuanced history of ...
From Slavery to Kafala: British Colonialism and Its Impact on Labor Governance in the Persian Gulf 1800 - 1950
(Georgetown University in Qatar, GU-Q, 2021)
There is not yet a coherent narrative on how British colonialism influenced the institution of labor in the Persian Gulf. This study challenges this narrative by looking at labor governance in the Gulf through the lens of ...
Icebreakers as a Tool for American Power Projection in the Alaskan Arctic
(2021-05)
The Arctic environment is changing. In the era of great-power competition, China, Russia, the United States, and others are expanding their capabilities to operate in the Alaskan Arctic. Key among the tools used to do this ...