Introduction to Non-Oil Industries in the Persian Gulf
Originally posted June 2009
Introduction to Higher Education and the Middle East: Empowering Under-served and Vulnerable Populations
Originally posted October 2010
This second edition of the MEI Viewpoints series on Higher Education and the Middle East focuses on Empowering Under-served and Vulnerable Populations.
Introduction to Higher Education and the Middle East: Building Institutional Partnerships
Originally posted December 2010
Introduction to The Environment and the Middle East: Pathways to Sustainability
Originally posted February 2011
Introduction to The Environment and the Middle East: New Approaches and New Actors , Volume II
The tumultuous political changes taking place across the region dominate the news — deservedly so. Yet, there are other changes taking place throughout the Middle East which, though less prominent, also merit attention. Indeed, the region has no shortage of creative and committed “change agents” who in ways great and small have taken meaningful steps to address the myriad challenges to the sustainability of the region’s physical environment. Volume II in this series offers snapshots of a small selection of the many efforts aimed at cultivating responsible environmental stewardship.
The Role of NGOs in Tackling Environmental Issues
Originally posted April 2011
This article outlines the important role that can be played by non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in helping to tackle environmental issues in the Middle East. Using the work of the Emirates Wildlife Society in association with the World Wild Fund for Nature (EWS-WWF) as an example, the article explores the challenges facing NGOs in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and recommends ways in which these obstacles can be overcome.
Infographic: Oil, Numbers, and Democracy
This infographic explains one facet of the argument posed in MEI Scholar Zubair Iqbal‘s recent article The Economic Determinants of Arab Democratization, posted March 13.
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The Economic Determinants of Arab Democratization
- Introduction.
Dubai’s Knowledge Village and Creating a Knowledge Economy in the United Arab Emirates
Originally posted July 2010
Reflections on the Role of American Universities in the Middle East
Podcast 6, Reflections on the Role of American Universities in the Middle East 21 February, 2012 Alisa Rubin Peled, Phil Frayne
Reflections on the Role of American Universities in the Middle East
Podcast 6, Reflections on the Role of American Universities in the Middle East 21 February, 2012 Alisa Rubin Peled, Phil Frayne
Reflections on the Role of American Universities in the Middle East
Podcast 6, Reflections on the Role of American Universities in the Middle East 21 February, 2012 Alisa Rubin Peled, Phil Frayne
Reflections on the Role of American Universities in the Middle East
Podcast 6, Reflections on the Role of American Universities in the Middle East 21 February, 2012 Alisa Rubin Peled, Phil Frayne
The Arab Spring: Implications for US Policy and Interests
The Arab Spring: Implications for US Policy and Interests