scholarly journals Identification and Analysing the Regional Role’ Determinants of Qatar in the Middle East

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. 113
Author(s):  
Nouf Saud Al-Maatouk ◽  
Mohamed Kamal
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
Central Place ◽  
Arab Countries ◽  
Physical Force ◽  
Regional Powers ◽  
Regional Role ◽  
East Region ◽  
Middle East Countries ◽  
Strategic Goals ◽  
The Arab Spring

Studying the potentials of the regional role of Qatar has a big importance as a result of expanding and increasing this role, especially after the changing in its directions which draw the attention for interesting and study. Therefore this study aimed to investigate the determinants of the Qatari regional role towards the Middle East countries, especially the Arab countries in the absence of the big regional partners- Egypt and Saudi Arabia, also determine the factors, bases, tools and characteristics of this determinants that influencing the strength and expansion of this role in the region. The study concluded that Qatar as a small state and its geographic size didn’t enhance the determinants for acting as a regional force, but Qatar occupies a central place in the territory of the Middle East region, in addition to Physical force, and political statesmanship can be substituted in the diplomatic game management, all the way to the strategic goals and the task of maintaining the state and its political system that burgles them, not by the big powers, but by competing regional powers to dominate the region. Thus, it utilize its strategic site and invested in the appropriate opportunities which have been provided after the Arab Spring.

scholarly journals Determinants of the Regional Role of Qatar

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 191
Author(s):  
Nouf Saud Al-Maatouk ◽  
Mohamed Kama
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
National Policy ◽  
The State ◽  
Physical Force ◽  
Analytical Methodology ◽  
Regional Powers ◽  
Regional Role ◽  
Middle East Countries ◽  
The Impact

Aim: The present study aims to demonstrate the passive and active impact for the regional role of Qatar which played heavily on the Middle East countries through the limitations and capabilities possessed by the performance of this regional role towards the countries of the region's issues that could be detrimental to the strategic interests. Methodology: The researcher fellowed a descriptive analytical methodology for description and analysis of a scientific phenomenon of Qatar's role on the Middle East countries through the limitations and capabilities possessed by the performance of this regional role towards the countries of the region's issues that could be detrimental to the strategic interests. Results: The current study has revealed 3 main points: 1st The national policy regional and international roles selectors are not in accordance with the standards of the international force generally accepted in the political and strategic doctrine, 2nd The Consequent obligations calculated in the framework of the competition between the major powers, but according to the size of the state in terms of the location, population and limited capabilities in the regional competition and 3rd was that Physical force, and political statesmanship can be substituted in the diplomatic game management, all the way to the strategic goals and the task of maintaining the state and its political system that burgles them, not by the big powers, but by competing regional powers to dominate the region. Conclusion: Qatar plays a key role in the Middle East region. This role mainly connected to the size of determinants, elements, and potentials, which constitute the elements of the State of Qatar's power. The size of the impact of the State's role could be expected, according to the tasks have been undertaken by the State, which depend on the potentials of the state.

International and regional rivalry in the Horn of Africa - East Africa and its reflection on security in the Middle East

2019 ◽  
pp. 124
Author(s):  
Saad Obaid Alwan Al - Saeedi ◽  
Mustafa Abdualkareem
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
East Africa ◽  
Regional Cooperation ◽  
Arab Countries ◽  
Armed Conflicts ◽  
Regional Security ◽  
Horn Of Africa ◽  
Regional Powers ◽  
East Region ◽  
Regional Strategies

The researchers focused on armed conflicts, humanitarian disasters and poverty when they looked at areas such as the largely interconnected Horn of Africa and East Africa, ignoring the strategic importance of these areas in regional and international security. In fact, this region is only geographically, politically, economically and security to compete at all levels and is affected by the dynamics of conflict and international and regional cooperation and its external variables. Since the major discoveries of energy sources in the Middle East and the increasing importance of sea lanes, the region has become increasingly important in international and regional strategies. The importance of the Middle East region as part of the strategies of the international and regional powers has become at the heart of the foreign political goals of these forces, which not only strengthened their influence in the Middle East, but also extended their plans to neighboring regions in order to ensure their survival within the framework of competition in the Middle East or to protect their vital interests. Among the most interconnected areas of the Horn of Africa - East Africa is the Middle East and Arab countries close to them in particular, including Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Sudan. There is no doubt that the objectives of the international and regional forces competing in this region have serious repercussions on the Arab regional security, especially in the Red Sea and the corridors related to it and from this race and international and regional scramble to get a real basis for the exercise of roles in this region and the extent of reflection on the overall security in the region Middle East stems from the importance of the subject.

The new dimensions of the Middle East and their impact on the geopolitics of the Iraqi state after 2003 as a starting point

2019 ◽  
pp. 27
Author(s):  
Ali Hussein Hameed ◽  
Firas Abbas Hashem
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
Political Conflict ◽  
Regional Powers ◽  
Regional Role ◽  
East Region ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
The Us ◽  
Separatist Movement ◽  
Middle East Region

This study deals with a situation changes taking place in the Middle East region as a result of competition and conflict between the projects and visions of the major powers towards the region as a reflection of the process of disintegration of the Arab regional system and its pillars after the US occupation of Iraq in 2003. The study focuses on the risks resulting from the widening role of the peripheral forces and the growing differences between the regional powers after the US occupation of Iraq. The study attempts to identify the evolution of the domestic political situation of countries and how the decision-makers are preoccupied with internal matters at the expense of regional issues. However, the study revealed that the regional power has benefited from the regional transformations witnessed in the region and expanded its influence and regional role. On the local scene because of the manifestations of the separatist movement in light of the desire of the Kurds to declare separation from Iraq reflects the growing and growing indicators of the potential internal political conflict as a result of serious challenges

scholarly journals Balancing deterrence: Iran-Israel relations in a turbulent Middle East

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nora Maher
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
National Security ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Main Approach ◽  
Content Type ◽  
East Region ◽  
Regional Dynamics ◽  
Central Argument ◽  
The Arab Spring ◽  
Middle East Region

Purpose This paper aims to examine the regional dynamics that further consolidated Israel’s national security in the Middle East in the aftermath of the Arab Spring, reflecting upon the nuclear challenge between Iran and Israel and Iran's expanding activities in the region. Design/methodology/approach To prove the central argument, the study uses a conceptual framework that centers on deterrence as the main approach used by states to consolidate their influence in the Middle East region. Findings Iran's nuclear progress and influence in the region has strengthened Israel’s security and fostered an unprecedented open rapprochement led by USA efforts with the Gulf regimes. Originality/value The paper draws particular attention to the Iran–Israel nuclear competency, and the Israeli preferred policy options regarding Iranian activities in the region amid turbulent Middle East. In addition, the paper offers insight to the regional dynamics that further consolidated Israel’s national security in the region while maintaining a status of Arab vulnerability and backwardness.

scholarly journals Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM): Liberating Women in the Middle East

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 94 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samira Ibrahim Islam
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
Social Systems ◽  
National Development ◽  
World Population ◽  
East Region ◽  
Science Technology ◽  
Middle East Countries ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Middle East Region

Middle East Region is home to more than 400 million people, representing 5% of world population, and boasts aworkforce of 103 million scattered across 22 countries (Lord, 2016). Sixty five percent of the populations are youngaged 25 or under, which puts growing stress on educational, health and social systems. Over the last decade, mostMiddle East countries put into action many reforms for women’s rights and sensitivity toward gender issues. Currently,almost all Middle East countries have ratified the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination againstWomen (CEDAW). Many nations in the Region shown strong commitment to uplift education and make themaccessible to all eligible women. There was also substantial increase in the allocation of funds for education in nearlyall Middle East nations. For a balanced national development, women are needed in the various areas where theirfunctions are most suitable. In principle, there are equal opportunities for both genders but social perception andprejudice determine which types of employment are particularly suitable for women or men. Several renowned MiddleEastern women are Physicians, Chemist, Physicist, Engineers, Doctors, Judges, Lawyers, Journalist, Poets, Novelistand even Legislatives (Islam, 2017)

A Situational Analysis of the Status of Midwifery in North Africa and the Middle East

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 69-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Atf Ghérissi ◽  
Judith Marie Brown
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Arab Countries ◽  
Situational Analysis ◽  
Mena Region ◽  
Midwifery Education ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
The Status ◽  
Strategic Goals ◽  
First Time

Midwives from the Middle East and North African (MENA) region convened in Dubai, United Arab Emirates in 2012 to engage for the first time ever in a discussion concerning regional strategic interventions to strengthen midwifery and the work of midwives in the Arab countries. The workshop was an opportunity to establish a culture of positive and balanced collaboration and mutual understanding among midwives and between midwives and other maternity care professionals including nurses and obstetricians. Key challenges and opportunities in midwifery in the MENA region were identified. Participants agreed on strategic goals to strengthening midwifery education, regulation, and associations in the MENA region.

scholarly journals Transformation of British Policy in the Middle East

2020 ◽  
pp. 45-51
Author(s):  
Oleg Okhoshin ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
Economic Consequences ◽  
Political Systems ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
East Region ◽  
Peaceful Settlement ◽  
The Us ◽  
Migration Crisis ◽  
The Arab Spring ◽  
Middle East Policy

The Middle East region is of particular importance to the United Kingdom, because control over it ensures international and energy security, reduces the threat of a migration crisis and meets the country’s geopolitical objectives, which are reflected in the concept of «Global Britain». B. Johnson’s government in the Middle East policy faced the problems of peaceful settlement of ethno-confessional contradictions and the socio-economic consequences of the «Arab Spring» and the terrorist activities of ISIS. Under these conditions, British diplomacy has developed a strategy that includes maneuvering between the foreign policy interests of the US and the EU in the Middle East and adapting to the transformation of regional socio-political systems

scholarly journals The main actors of interior political conflict in Libya

2016 ◽  
pp. 86-97
Author(s):  
Y. Zinin
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Arab Spring ◽  
Balance Of Power ◽  
Political Conflict ◽  
East Region ◽  
The Arab Spring ◽  
Middle East Region ◽  
Common Situation

One of the Arab Spring consequences that shocked Middle East region was an ouster of some autocratic rulers with Libyan leader M. Qaddafi among them. Libya suffered the crash of its state institutes; vacuum of rule has actually emerged. Against this background the country witnessed a starting of destruction processes. They caused systematic crises and conflicts inside new authorities which strongly aggravated since summer of 2014.The article is about to examine turbulent events which resulted in poising of dual power in 2014.The two opposing poles of power emerged in Libya: one -in Tripoli, another – in Tobruk (the East of the country), each with its own parliament, government and military forces.The author analyses the ongoing conflict between these two blocks which had already caused numerous casualties among both military and civil personal. The picture of balance of power is patchy and volant that makes the further course of confrontation between opponents extremely unpredictable.It is hard to expect a hopeful forecast for fastest cession of the conflict and normalizing of common situation in Libya.The author also examines some efforts of the United Nations to play a role of mediator to reconcile opposing sides and to restore the rule of integrated state.

scholarly journals Economic risk linkages between Israel and middle east countries

2018 ◽  
Vol 65 (4) ◽  
pp. 427-440
Author(s):  
Dervis Kirikkaleli ◽  
Vedat Yorucu
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Wald Test ◽  
Reverse Direction ◽  
Reverse Causality ◽  
Economic Risk ◽  
Economic Stability ◽  
East Region ◽  
Middle East Countries ◽  
The Stability

This study analyses the economic risk relationship between seven of the top economies in the Middle East and Israel. Our findings are of great interest and likely to begin a new debate in the Middle East region. The results of a block exogeneity Wald test reveal that economic stability in Israel does Granger-cause economic stability in Lebanon, Oman, Qatar and the UAE. Reverse causality has been validated for Lebanon and Bahrain only. We also find that there is a positive impact on Israel?s economic stability over the stability of Bahrain, Kuwait and the UAE with different seasonal patterns. In the reverse direction, in response to a shock to Israel?s economic stability, the stability of the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman, and Kuwait are also found to be positive and significant with different seasonal frequencies.

scholarly journals Arab Saudi dan Iran: Kontestasi Ideologi dan Dampaknya di Kawasan Timur Tengah Pasca The Arab Spring

POLITEA ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 129
Author(s):  
Ihsan Hamid ◽  
Ozi Setiadi
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Middle East ◽  
Arab Spring ◽  
Historical Analysis ◽  
East Region ◽  
Islamic Religion ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Arab Spring ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Middle East Region

<p class="06IsiAbstrak">Saudi Arabia and Iran: Ideological Contest and Its Impact in the Middle East Region after The Arab Spring. Tensions surround the Middle East region, especially between Saudi Arabia and Iran. The Sunni-Shia ideological factor contributed to the conflict in the region and also attracted these two countries. This research will answer the question how is the form of contestation of Sunni-Shia ideology represented by Saudi Arabia with Iran in the Middle East? What are the factors and impacts of the conflict between Saudi Arabia and Iran on countries in the region after the Arab Spring? The historical approach (historical analysis) was chosen to explain the two research questions above, using qualitative methods. Saudi Arabia and Iran represent both a Sunni-Shia ideological contestation, both of which try to support each other's ruling government, as well as conflicting oppositions based on ideological backgrounds. This support is carried out in the form of military assistance, weapons, or direct involvement which is marked by various statements that appear in the media. The disharmony of Saudi Arabia and Iran is driven by several factors, namely first, the Sunni-Shia ideological struggle between the two. Second, the claim to be the holder of the Islamic religion in each version. And third, oil. While the impact of this is political instability in the Middle East region after the Arab Spring, to the "cold war" involving Saudi Arabia and Iran.             </p><p class="05Abstrak">.</p>

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