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
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 [En | Ar]