The relationships between Yemen and its Gulf neighbours are coming under increased pressures as the winds of the Arab spring sweep the region. How will these changes impact on the entrenched elite structures which have ...

By examining the events of the Arab uprisings, this paper looks into the nature and dynamics of armies’ responses to popular uprisings. It argues that the outcome of the massive, regime-threatening Arab revolts in 2011 can ...

This edited volume brings together both western and non-western approaches to counter-terrorism in the post-9/11 era. This multi-cultural study of counter-terrorism strategies identifies common lessons from failed and ...

The aim of this policy brief is to provide some understanding of the health constraints faced by single male laborers (SMLs), the policy efforts underway to enhance their access to healthcare, and further actions that ought ...

This paper presents a study of Egyptian Shiʿism by providing historical context as well as a focus on actual or current issues. The study includes a historical overview of local Shiʿism (Fatimid period, late nineteenth ...

يتناول هذا المشروع متعدد التخصصات مجموعة واسعة من المتغيرات السياسية واالقتصادية واالجتماعية والجغرافية. ُ ويشكل التاريخ ُ البيئي، الحقل ّ المعرفي الناشئ الذي لم يطب ً ق كما يجب على منطقة الشرق األوسط، وسيلة للتحقيق ...

دفعت الثورات العربية وتداعياتها الباحثين إلى إعادة النظر في الدور الذي لعبته مختلف مؤسسات الدولة ومختلف الفاعلين الاجتماعيين في شتّى أرجاء الشرق الأوسط، وسبرت الدراسات الأخيرة أغوارا جديدةً لمرحلة ما قبل 2011 ، من حيث ...