GRM WORKSHOPS
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Challenges Facing GCC Oil and Gas Exports
The countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have to seriously face near- to long-term challenges affecting the export of their oil and gas. On the global level, the continued shale oil and shale gas development and production as well as higher exp ... read more 
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Collective Security in the Gulf: Prospects for Pan-Gulf Cooperation
In modern times, security issues in the Gulf have involved prominent external involvement at every stage – whether in terms of supporting existing governments/states against domestic change or external attack, or seeking to influence foreign policies, o ... read more
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Nuclear Energy for the Gulf: Key Questions and Opportunities
Several countries across the Middle East have recently embarked on establishing nuclear power programmes in the hope of resolving energy security problems, meeting increasing demand for electricity and desalinated water, and promoting economic growth thro ... read more
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Towards a Sustainable Lifestyle in the Gulf
Abstract Energy security, global warming, and sustainability are subjects of great interest today, in particular for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, which greatly rely on carbon-intensive energy sources such as oil. Despite recent advance ... read more
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Yemen and the GCC: Future Relations
The GCC has a long standing relationship with Yemen, which borders both Saudi Arabia and Oman. Whatever the outcome of the current political conflict in Yemen, the future of Yemen will be a significant issue in Gulf Studies. This workshop will bring toget ... read more
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Arab Gulf Cities in Transition: Space, Politics and Society
The cities in the Arab Gulf are developing in a fast and unprecedented way. The vast majority of the growing population of the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries are concentrated in these cities. While they are a focal point for immigration, the ... read more
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Exploring the Dynamism of Islamic Finance in the GCC Region
Islamic Banking and Finance (IBF) institutions has enjoyed an unprecedented growth since their inception in 1975 with over 15 per cent compound growth rate from 2007-2014. The GCC remains one of the main hubs of IBF activities. This is mainly due to the l ... read more
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Labour market reform increasingly represents the single biggest challenge for government, academic, and business leaders. Broadly, at a national level, policy makers are concerned with transforming the productivity of the local population into the future ... read more
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New Security Dynamics in the Gulf and the Transformation of the GCC States’ Security Agenda
This workshop examines the transformations of the GCC states’ security agenda prodded by the new security dynamics for some unleashed and for others reinforced by the Arab Spring. In particular, it seeks to discuss theoretically the drivers of the GCC s ... read more
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Foreign Relations of the GCC Countries amid Shifting Global and Regional Dynamics
Five years after the Arab uprisings, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries have developed an increasingly active posture in their foreign policies towards the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Much of this activism has played out on the r ... read more
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The Economics of Migration to the Gulf: Perspectives from Countries of Origin and Destination
Migration is a socio-economic phenomenon that has important economic impacts on both countries of origin and destination, as well as on migrants and their families. Since the beginning of their modern economic development, countries of the Gulf Cooperatio ... read more
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