Under the strain of the coronavirus pandemic and the political imperatives of upcoming elections, populism is raging in Kuwait. It colors public discourse high and low, from elite campaigns to root out corruption to grassroot demands to expel guest workers.
Survival supersedes ideology, and the ruling elites of the Islamic Republic find themselves adhering to the constants in security policy of a predecessor they vilify.
A pilot survey of Imam Hussein University academic journals shows the limits of academic freedom in the Islamic Republic, save a few pieces reflecting the Iranian leadership’s view of the role of missiles in strategic deterrence.
While youth-led awareness campaigns and public health education are shifting the landscape of mental health care in the Gulf, sociocultural challenges persist.
On July 23, AGSIW will host a virtual panel discussion with Aisha Al-Sarihi, Rabia Ferroukhi, Mari Luomi, and Samantha Gross examining climate-related challenges to Gulf economic revival plans amid the pandemic.
تحت ضغط جائحة فيروس كورونا والمقتضيات السياسية للانتخابات المقبلة، تستعر الشعبوية في الكويت. فهي تصبغ الخطاب العام من رأسه إلى أساسه، من حملات النخبة لاستئصال الفساد إلى المطالبات الشعبية بطرد العمال الوافدين
يوضح مسح للمجلات الأكاديمية بجامعة الإمام الحسين حدود الحرية الأكاديمية في الجمهورية الإسلامية، باستثناء بعض المقتطفات التي تعكس وجهة نظر القيادة الإيرانية حول دور الصواريخ كقوة ردع استراتيجية
AGSIW provided two virtual briefings to State Department personnel enrolled in the Gulf Area Studies class at its diplomatic training center, the Foreign Service Institute. AGSIW President Ambassador Douglas A. Silliman, joined by Senior Resident Scholars Kristin Smith Diwan and Hussein Ibish, provided a regional overview on June 22, and Executive Vice President Ambassador Stephen Seche offered an appraisal of the ongoing war in Yemen and prospects for resolution on June 25.
