Short-term research grants to fund trips between UK and Middle East

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ralf Strobel
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Research Grants

Italy's politics without policy: Balancing Atlanticism and Europeanism in the Middle East

Modern Italy ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 135-153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raffaella A. Del Sarto ◽  
Nathalie Tocci
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Policy ◽  
Middle East ◽  
The United States ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Short Term ◽  
The Government ◽  
Specific Interests ◽  
Policy Shifts ◽  
The Eu

Focusing on Italy's Middle East policies under the second Berlusconi (2001–2006) and the second Prodi (2006–2008) governments, this article assesses the manner and extent to which the observed foreign policy shifts between the two governments can be explained in terms of the rebalancing between a ‘Europeanist’ and a transatlantic orientation. Arguing that Rome's policy towards the Middle East hinges less on Italy's specific interests and objectives in the region and more on whether the preference of the government in power is to foster closer ties to the United States or concentrate on the European Union, the analysis highlights how these swings of the pendulum along the EU–US axis are inextricably linked to a number of underlying structural weaknesses of Rome's foreign policy. In particular, the oscillations can be explained by the prevalence of short-term political (and domestic) considerations and the absence of long-term, substantive political strategies, or, in short, by the phenomenon of ‘politics without policy’ that often characterises Italy's foreign policy.

Reducing Vulnerability to Forced Labor and Trafficking of Short-Term, Low-Skilled Women Migrant Workers in the South Asia to Middle East Corridor

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hagar ElDidi ◽  
Chloe van Biljon ◽  
Muzna Fatima Alvi ◽  
Claudia Ringler ◽  
Nazmun Ratna ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
South Asia ◽  
Migrant Workers ◽  
Forced Labor ◽  
The South ◽  
Short Term

scholarly journals Bank mergers and acquisitions in emerging markets: evidence from the Middle East & North Africa region

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-2
Author(s):  
Sameer Mohammed Sindi ◽  
A.N. Bany Ariffin ◽  
Nazrul Hisyam ◽  
Fakarudin Kamarudin
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
Mergers And Acquisitions ◽  
Emerging Markets ◽  
North Africa ◽  
Abnormal Return ◽  
Bank Mergers ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Mena Region ◽  
Short Term Effects

This study examined the short-term effects of bank mergers and acquisitions on acquirer banks in the Middle East & North Africa region (MENA). The results indicate that mergers and acquisitions have not caused significant positive or negative abnormal return in the short-term to acquirer banks in the MENA region.

scholarly journals Abraham Accords: A Journey from Arab-Israeli to Palestinian-Israeli Conflict

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Middle East ◽  
International Relations ◽  
State Solution ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Peace Processes ◽  
Multi Level ◽  
Historical Moment

The western hype over Abraham Accords is evident from their exploitation of the overused phrase “historical moment” in international relations. A shift in Arab-Israeli relations has been stamped with the signing of Abraham Accords, whereby the Arab veto over the recognition of the Palestinian state, in return for Israeli recognition, is practically over. The unexpected shift of alliances in Middle East have defined new battle lines. Israel has joined forces with UAE, Bahrain, and Saudi Arabia – against perhaps Iran and Turkey. Despite the commitment to halt further settlements, Palestine is the ultimate victim. The two-state solution, in spirit, is all but buried. Comprehensive peace processes are multi-level and multi-layered and involve pragmatic efforts to build the widest consensus possible around a shared future. However, Abraham Accords lacks just that; it is both elitist and imposed. The paper is an attempt to explore the changing ground realities by exploring both history and the contemporary scenario. It examines both long-term and short-term impact of the accords on the stakeholders and the regional players.

New 'de facto' states could reshape the Middle East

2016 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
Ethnic Cleansing ◽  
Political Systems ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Diverse Range ◽  
Content Type ◽  
State Institutions ◽  
Sustainable Peace ◽  
External Actors ◽  
Formal Recognition

Subject State fragmentation in the Middle East. Significance The 2011 uprisings exposed the weaknesses of the region's political systems and state institutions, highlighting their failure to meet their population's aspirations. This was particularly the case in countries created on artificial colonial boundaries that contain a diverse range of ethnic, sectarian and tribal groups. The conflicts that emerged from the uprisings look set to accelerate the fragmentation of the state in these areas. Impacts In the short term, the creation of new ethnic- or sectarian-based self-governing entities will increase the risk of ethnic cleansing. Allowing self-government without formal recognition of secession can yield sustainable peace and stability. The survival of these new entities will depend on their economic viability as well as acquiescence from the 'parent state' and neighbours. Their stability could be jeopardised by external actors seeking to use them as proxies in regional power struggles.

Cheap oil will increase Middle East debt issuances

2016 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
North Africa ◽  
Capital Markets ◽  
Banking Industry ◽  
Corporate Bonds ◽  
Investment Banking ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Investment Bank ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Financial Holding

Significance This, with his recently acquired Beltone Financial Holding SAE, will create Egypt's second largest investment bank. Yet the profitability of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) for the investment banking industry is unlikely to rise in the short term. Impacts Demand for Middle East bonds in 2016 will decline compared to 2014 and the first half of 2015. Yields will increase and issue size will decline, particularly for the weaker Gulf economies, Bahrain and Oman. This will reduce investors' interest in corporate bonds, which will mean more companies may cancel issues. In North Africa, lacklustre capital markets will not see enough reform to generate a recovery there.

Project-Think and the Fragmentation and Defragmentation of Civil Society in Egypt, Palestine, and Turkey

2021 ◽  
pp. 089976402110574
Author(s):  
Gizem Zencirci ◽  
Catherine E. Herrold
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Middle East ◽  
Nongovernmental Organizations ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
The Political ◽  
Discrete Groups ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Civic Organizations ◽  
Political Effects ◽  
Perceived Impacts

By drawing from authors’ fieldwork in Egypt, Palestine, and Turkey, this article critically examines perceptions of project-think among civic organizations in the Middle East. As a managerial rationality, project-think has four key components: (a) a prioritization of discrete needs and discrete groups, (b) an orientation toward funding, (c) a focus on short-term and measurable results, and (d) the positioning of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) as career ladders. Through unpacking these four components, we find that project-think is perceived to contribute to the fragmentation of civil society by fracturing social issues, dividing the NGO sector, isolating organizational energy, and complicating relations between groups. Simultaneously, we demonstrate that, civic actors use various strategies to circumvent the perceived impacts of fragmentation. By mapping these intertwined meanings and experiences of fragmentation and defragmentation, this study contributes to debates concerning the political effects of managerialism among civil society in the Global South.

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