By Kristin Smith Diwan, American University School of International Service * This memo was prepared for the “Visions of Gulf…
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The roots and future of sectarianism in the Gulf
By Frederic M. Wehrey, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace * This memo was prepared for the “Visions of Gulf Security”…
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By Fred H. Lawson, Mills College * This memo was prepared for the “Visions of Gulf Security” workshop, March 9,…
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By Stéphane Lacroix, Sciences Po * This memo was prepared for the “Visions of Gulf Security” workshop, March 9, 2014…
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By Augustus Richard Norton, Boston University * This memo was prepared for the “Visions of Gulf Security” workshop, March 9,…
Continue ReadingSeeking to explain the rise of sectarianism in the Middle East: The case study of Iraq
By Toby Dodge, London School of Economics and Political Science * This memo was prepared for the “Visions of Gulf…
Continue ReadingQatar, the Ikhwan, and transnational relations in the Gulf
By David B. Roberts, King’s College London * This memo was prepared for the “Visions of Gulf Security” workshop, March…
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Visions of Gulf Security Memos
On March 9, 2014, POMEPS and Ca’ Foscari University brought together scholars based in the Middle East, Europe, and the…
Continue ReadingSaudi-Iranian rapprochement? The incentives and the obstacles
By F. Gregory Gause, III University of Vermont * This memo was prepared for the “Visions of Gulf Security” workshop,…
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“Sectarian Gulf” – A Conversation with Toby Matthiesen
Toby Matthiesen is a research fellow in Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies at Pembroke College, University of Cambridge. He has…
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