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Hands raise up against a sunset.
Edward P. Djerejian Center for the Middle East | Research Paper
Economic Inclusion in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) States: Findings From an Expert Survey
This report highlights the results from an expert survey carried out as part of a two-year research project on pluralism and inclusion in the post-Arab Spring regional landscape, funded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York. The survey generated policy-relevant responses that provide nuanced insight into key public policy challenges in Gulf countries that — Bahrain apart —did not experience significant political upheaval after 2011 but nevertheless could see economic (un)sustainability develop into major determinants of political (in)stability in the years ahead.
Kristian Coates Ulrichsen April 5, 2018
Topographic map of Doha, Qatar
Center for Energy Studies | Research Paper
Energy and Economic Diversification Policy Roundtable
The Center for Energy Studies at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and the Qatar Leadership Centre hosted a roundtable on February 15-16, 2017, in Doha, Qatar, to discuss some of the most pressing challenges facing market participants in the global energy landscape, with a focus on several issues of paramount interest to Qatar and the broader Gulf Cooperation Council.
Kenneth B. Medlock III, Jim Krane, Francisco J. Monaldi, Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, Gabriel Collins September 5, 2017
Drought in Iran marked by reduced vegetation.
Center for Energy Studies | Research Paper
Iran's Looming Water Bankruptcy
Iran is on the brink of “water bankruptcy” in large part because the Iranian government’s aspirations for wheat self-sufficiency are driving high agricultural water use, fellow Gabriel Collins writes in this research paper. The paper analyzes Iran’s water situation and proposes policy solutions to slow the rapid depletion of the country’s groundwater.
Gabriel Collins April 4, 2017