Saudi Arabia: Helping Men to Help Women Work
The government recently took a step toward raising that figure by legally allowing women to drive. Yet the issue remains complex, and perceptions about how socially acceptable it is for women to work surely play a role.
The Importance of Investment in Manufacturing
The goal of the Gulf countries to transform their economies into knowledge economies requires investment in R & D and developed sectors.
A Gulf-US Relations Model
Gulf States and the strengthening of international strategic partnerships: a Gulf-US relations model.
Can Increasing Accountability Hurt Schools in the Region?
There is the possibility that without salaries linked to performance, the quality of teaching may suffer.
Opec Risks Destroying Its Oil Market Success
The agreement has been “successful in an unprecedented manner,” said Omar Al-Ubaydli, economist at think tank Derasat in Bahrain. “OPEC has never achieved such high levels of coordinated restraint.”
NATO’s Strategy to Prevent Iran From Acquiring Nuclear Weapons
On June 2, 2018, Jens Stoltenberg, Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), made an important statement saying that “the alliance will not provide Israel with defensive assistance if attacked by Iran.” He added that “Israel is a partner and not a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.”
GCC Transportation Network’s Contribution to Innovation and Technological Development
Gulf countries are working to establish an international network of trains, complementing the internal networks adopted by large countries such as Saudi Arabia. Analysts typically speculate that the main benefit of boosting the transportation network is to transport goods to support the…
Saudi Arabia and the UAE Are Eyeing the Development of the Local Military Industry
In October 2017, Bahrain hosted the second Bahrain International Defense Exhibition and Conference, and it was clearly evident that Gulf Arab states were serious about developing their military industries.
Crisis Management and Precautionary Measures
Despite the interest that the issue of crisis management in Western countries has long received, this issue, or rather “science,” may have found little interest in the Arab region until recently, especially in the wake of the post-2011 transformations.
The Qatari Invasion of Dibal: an Act of Aggression in Recent Memory
Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt severed political and diplomatic relations with Qatar in June 2017 because of its direct and sometimes tacit support of terrorists and radical groups throughout the Middle East.
