Edward P. Djerejian Center for the Middle East | Political Economy of the Arab Gulf | Commentary

The deepening civil war in Yemen poses more challenges than solutions for Saudi Arabia, writes Middle East scholar Andrew Bowen.

Andrew Bowen January 20, 2015

Edward P. Djerejian Center for the Middle East | Women’s Rights, Human Rights, and Refugees | Commentary

Politics as Usual: Boycott Makes No Difference for Bahrain's Female Candidates

Whether out of strategic calculations or due to attitude towards women, the outcome is the same: female candidates often do not follow the party route to political office in Bahrain.

Gail Buttorf, Bozena Welborne November 17, 2014

Edward P. Djerejian Center for the Middle East | Political Economy of the Arab Gulf | Report

The Gulf States and Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Resolution

The changing regional geopolitics of the Middle East have created new opportunities for the Gulf states to engage in Arab-Israeli conflict resolution after the Arab Spring. This policy report examines the potential role that the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states — Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) — might play in Israeli-Palestinian conflict resolution. It presents policy recommendations on how the Gulf states can engage with regional and international partners and build upon the greater space for action as the shifting parameters of Middle East politics create new regional pathways for action and cooperation.

Kristian Coates Ulrichsen September 16, 2014

Edward P. Djerejian Center for the Middle East | Women’s Rights, Human Rights, and Refugees | Compilation

Trajectories of Change: Challenge and Transformation in the Wake of the Arab Spring

In the nearly three and a half years since the Arab Spring began, an outpouring of popular mobilization has transformed the region's political and social landscape. What do these momentous developments mean for the Middle East, and how should they inform U.S. policy in the region?

Edward P. Djerejian, Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, Jim Krane April 16, 2014

Center for Energy Studies | Research Paper

Qatar 'Rises Above' Its Region: Geopolitics and the Rejection of the GCC Gas Market

There is a curious imbalance in energy markets in the Persian Gulf region: Five of the six Gulf monarchies exhibit shortages in domestic supply of natural gas. Meanwhile, Qatar holds the world's third-largest conventional reserves and is the world's No. 2 gas exporter. Why is Qatar, given its enormous resources and relatively small domestic needs, unwilling to supply gas sufficient to meet its neighbors' demand?

Jim Krane, Steven Wright March 18, 2014