Wrong Bets

How is Turkey Dealing with the Regional Crises?

The Turkish foreign policy is based on a set of dimensions and factors, which Turkey has bet on to play a role in leading the region.

Khorshid Delli

Doha's Losses

Economic Repercussions of Gulf-Qatar Rift

The rift’s repercussions on Qatar’s economy began to unfold, considering KSA's, UAE’s and Bahrain’s significance to its economy.

Ali salah

Indicators of the Crisis

Will Qatar’s Financial Position be affected by the Gulf Countries’ Boycott?

The past days have seen many developments indicating that Qatar’s financial position started to feel the pinch of the current crisis.

Ali salah

Various Motives

The Reasons of Turkey’s Bias to Qatar during the Gulf Crisis

As Turkish efforts of mediation stumbled, Ankara sided with Doha and provided it with political, economic and military support.

Abdel Latif Hegazy

The Strategic Gap

How does Iran Benefit from the Gulf Crisis?

With the eruption of any regional crisis a state of anticipation reigns over how the Iranian regime will exploit it in its favor.

Mohammed Khalfan Sawafi

Different Calculations

European Countries’ Mechanisms for Dealing with the Gulf crisis

The European Union chose to deal with the Gulf crisis through maintaining what can be called “positive neutrality".

Bhaa Mahmoud

Serious Repercussions

How do Qatari investments in Boycotting Countries Get Affected?

Since the past decade, Qatar has invested its massive wealth in the acquisition of many financial and non-financial assets.

Ibrahim al-Ghitani

How do States Employ Media Lobbies to Serve their Goals?

Many states have recognized the importance of having lobbies operating abroad to advance their interests and improve their images.

Future for Advanced Research and Studies

Reasons behind Increased Recourse to Sanctions in the Region

There is a growing trend from the part of UN organizations, major international and regional powers to impose sanctions on states.

Future for Advanced Research and Studies

Boycott, not a Blockade

The Gulf Crisis from the Perspective of International Law

The Gulf crisis, stirred a debate about the nature of legal adaptation of the adopted measures according to international law.

Dr. Hala Ahmed Al Rashidi

Qatar’s Choices

How does Qatar manage its Crisis with the Quartet Countries?

Over the past years, Doha acted like it has a big margin of maneuver and that it can continue to exploit conflicts in the region.

Dr. Ammar Ali Hassan

Qatar's Syndrome

Why did Qatar Breach the Gulf Agreements?

CNN recently published the content of agreements signed between Gulf Cooperation Council countries and Qatar in 2013 and 2014.

Dr. Amal Sakr

Pressing Scenarios

Implications of the Gulf Crisis on the Situation in Yemen

The conflict in Yemen did not fall out of the scope of being affected by the diplomatic crisis between Qatar and the Quartet countries.

Ahmed atef

How do Middle Eastern Countries Deal with Major Regional Transformations?

The relative stability which dominated internal and regional interactions in the ME ended with the end of ideological polarization.

Mohammed Abdullah Younis

The Final Scenario

Prospects of Escalation in Qatar Crisis

FARAS held a workshop on July 13, 2017 titled “the Last Scenario: Prospects of Escalation in the Qatar Crisis.”

Future for Advanced Research and Studies