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It is not very clear where the Gulf region stands on the European foreign policy agenda. There stands a number of factors preventing the EU from taking a more defined stance in relation to...
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The Group of 20 Limps Along
28 Jun 2016
At the height of the global financial crisis in 2008, the Group of 20 (G20) was elevated from a...
Global Economy
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Tomorrow never comes: Why Africa’s Economic ‘rise’ may yet fall flat
21 Jun 2016
Since it (in)famously dubbed Africa the ‘hopeless continent’ the Economist has undergone something of an epiphany. In the intervening...
Global Economy
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The Kurds and the Fight Against Daesh
14 Jun 2016
Recent bomb attacks in Turkey draw attention to the destabilizing effect of the ongoing conflict in Syria and Iraq. ...
Constructions of Terrorism
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UAE Economic Diversification Record
14 Jun 2016
After the global oil price has fallen almost 70 % since mid-2014, oil exporting countries have felt the impact...
Global Economy
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Next Steps for the Introduction of VAT
30 May 2016
Introduction The introduction of Value-added Tax (VAT) will occur in 2018 across the GCC. It is a popular misconception...
Economy
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Building Human Capital
30 May 2016
Innovation and human capital are intertwined. In a knowledge and innovation economy, the greatest resource a country has is...
Education
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Water Security in the GCC
17 May 2016
The UN’s Water Security and the Global Water Agenda (2013), says that water security encapsulates multifaceted and interconnected challenges....
Environment & Security
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Phoenix Rising? The Group of 7 System
17 May 2016
The leaders of the Group of 7 (G7) countries will convene for their 42nd Annual Summit in Ise-Shima, Japan...
Global Economy
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Transnational Crime, Transnational Criminal Law and Security in Afghanistan
03 May 2016
Afghanistan remains the world’s largest producer of opium (more than 90% of illicit global supplies) and the heroin derived...
Transnational Crime & Security
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Diversifying GCC Economies: The prospects and pitfalls of financial services
03 May 2016
As other Trends contributions have observed, the slump in global oil prices has reignited the debate surrounding the need...
Global Economy
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Confronting the Challenges to Global Security Created by Daesh/Islamic State
19 Apr 2016
Daesh/Islamic State (IS), also known as ISIS/ISIL has seized the attention of global leaders, diplomats, military and security officials,...
Constructions of Terrorism
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Chaos, The Legacy of Daesh: Observations after Brussels
05 Apr 2016
Though the 22 March 2016 bombings in Brussels, Belgium captured the attention of Western Europe and the United States,...
Constructions of Terrorism
