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"The Arabian Dry Dock was conceived as a prestige project to unite the oil-producing countries in the Arabian Gulf and to fill a gap in the provision of ship-repair services where they were actually needed." "This is the fascinating story of Gifford S. Rossi's dream and determination to build the Arabian Dry Dock, and of how, despite countless setbacks and in the face of great scepticism, that dream was triumphantly achieved."--Jacket

The Great Arab Revolt of 2011 has moved swiftly from the peaceful overthrow of autocrats in the nation‐states of Tunisia and Egypt to brutal repression in the tribal societies of Libya, Syria, Bahrain and Yemen.Meanwhile, the wired youth bulge of the Middle East that brought change is dissipating into an impotent diaspora while the organized interests of the old regimes and the once‐suppressed Islamists charge ahead to power. This section examines the revolt, the reaction and the power struggles in its aftermath.

Between 2020 and 2021, Israel concluded normalisation agreements with four Arab states. They were celebrated internationally as a breakthrough. Meanwhile, since 2018, and largely unnoticed by the public, Arab states have started repairing their relations with Syria. Finally, in January 2021, Egypt, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) ended their boycott of Qatar during the meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in Al-Ula, Saudi Arabia. Changing assessments of the regional security situation and converging interests have enabled these rap­prochements. However, these developments do not mean that the region is moving towards peace and stability; on the contrary, long-lasting conflicts remain unresolved and the threat perceptions of third actors are being exacerbated. Germany and its partners in the EU should avoid being co-opted by local and regional conflicting par­ties and should instead focus on supporting regional conflict management. (author's abstract)

"Once just sleepy desert sheikdoms, the Arab Gulf states of Saudi Arabia, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, and Kuwait now exert unprecedented influence on international affairs--the result of their almost unimaginable riches in oil and gas. In this book, Rory Miller, an expert in Gulf politics and international affairs, provides an accessible account of the achievements of these countries since the 1973 global oil crisis. He also investigates how the shrewd Arab Gulf rulers who have overcome crisis after crisis meet the external and internal challenges of the onrushing future.The Arab Gulf region has become an East-West hub for travel, tourism, sport, culture, trade, and finance. But can the autocratic regimes maintain stability at home and influence abroad as they deal with the demands of social and democratic reform? Miller considers an array of factors--Islamism, terrorism, the Arab Spring, volatile oil prices, global power dynamics, and others--to assess the future possibilities."

1. Introduction. New Wave of Revolutions in the MENA Region in the Global Perspective -- 2. Sudan's December Revolution and the Demise of the Al Bashir Regime -- 3. The Crisis of the Rentier State: How the Revolution of Smiles has Brought Down the Sultanistic Regime in Algeria -- 4. 17 October (2019) Revolution in Lebanon, A preliminary analysis -- 5. Revolutionary Protests in Iraq in the Context of Iranian-American Confrontation -- 6. The Roots of the New Wave of Protests in Jordan -- 7. Tunisia. Revolution of Ballot Boxes? -- 8. Egyptian Protests 2019: Harbingers of a New Revolution? -- 9. Revolutionary Events in Mali, 2020–2021 -- 10. Sanctions and the Socio-Economic Roots of Iran's Domestic Instability (2010–2020) -- 11. Why has the recent wave of revolutions in the MENA region missed Kuwait and Bahrain? -- 12. Conclusion. New Wave of Middle Eastern Revolutionary Events in the World System Context.

The World Almanac of Islamism -- Contents -- World Overview -- The Americas -- Argentina -- Bolivia -- Brazil -- Canada -- Nicaragua -- United States -- Venezuela -- Middle East and North Africa -- Algeria -- Bahrain -- Egypt -- Israel -- Iran -- Iraq -- Jordan -- Kuwait -- Lebanon -- Libya -- Mauritania -- Morocco -- The Palestinian National Authority -- Qatar -- Saudi Arabia -- Tunisia -- United Arab Emirates -- Yemen -- Sub-Saharan Africa -- Ethiopia -- Mali -- Nigeria -- Senegal -- Somalia -- Tanzania -- Europe -- Albania -- Denmark -- France -- Germany -- Italy -- Kosovo -- The Netherlands -- North Macedonia -- Spain -- Eurasia -- Azerbaijan -- Kazakhstan -- Kyrgyzstan -- Russia -- Tajikistan -- Turkey -- Turkmenistan -- Syria -- Uzbekistan -- South Asia -- Afghanistan -- Bangladesh -- India -- Maldives -- Pakistan -- Sri Lanka -- East Asia and Oceania -- Australia -- China -- Indonesia -- Malaysia -- The Philippines -- Thailand -- Global Movements -- Al-Qaeda -- Boko Haram/Islamic State West Africa Province -- Fetullah Gülen Movement -- Hezbollah -- Hizb ut-Tahrir -- The Islamic State -- Lashkar-e Taiba -- Muslim Brotherhood -- Tablighi Jama'at -- Taliban -- Contributors.

Events are "generative moments" in at least three senses: events are created by and condense larger-scale social structures; as moments, they spark and give rise to new social processes; in themselves, events may also serve to analyze social situations and relationships. Based on ethnographic studies from around the world—varying from rituals and meetings over protests and conflicts to natural disasters and management—this volume analyzes generative moments through events that hold the key to understanding larger social situations. These events—including the Ashura ritual in Bahrain, social cleavages in South Africa, a Buddhist cave in Nepal, drought in Burkina Faso, an earthquake in Pakistan, the cartoon crisis in Denmark, corporate management at Bang & Olufsen, protest meetings in Europe, and flooding and urban citizenship in Mozambique—are not simply destructive disasters, crises, and conflicts, but also generative and constitutive of the social

1. The void of power and the power of the void : Arab societies' negotiation of democratic faragh / Larbi Sadiki -- 2. Citizens of the void : power-sharing and civic political action in Lebanon / Heiko Wimmen -- 3. Trans-sectarian moral protest against occupation : a case study of Iraq / Khalil Osman -- 4. The fragmentation of Shaykh-murid relationships : power voids and democratization of religious Sufi authority in Bahrain / Muhammad al-Zekri and Britta Rudolff -- 5. Cyberspace and the changing face of protest and public culture in Egypt / Mona Abaza -- 6. "These are liberated territories" : everyday resistance in Egypt : dismantling state power, experimenting with alternatives and the growing movement from 2000 to 2010 / Alia Mossallam -- 7. Void vs. presence : the 'in-between-ness' of state and society in Yemen / Ahmed A. Saif -- 8. Economic transformation and diffusion of authoritarian power in Syria / Samer N. Abboud.

Introduction. Education in the UAE: current status and future developments -- Keynote address. Expected developments in the UAE economy over the next ten years -- Startegies and policies of education in the UAE. Comprehensive new school model education in the UAE -- Assesing educational policies in the UAE -- Schooling in the UAE. The role of curriculum in the creation of a knowledge-based economy in the UAE -- Addressing the early school leaving challenge -- Educational standards and reform in the UAE and Bahrain -- Higher education in the UAE. The UAE and higher education in the 21st century -- Preparing students for study in a non-native language -- The dilemma of foreign advisors in the UAE education sector -- Global trends and the impact on higher education in the UAE -- Avision for the future of UAE education. Transdisciplinarity or integralism in the sciences -- Education in the UAE: a vision for the future.

Foreword / Donald Hawley -- Political reform in the Gulf monarchies : from liberalization to democratization? a comparative perspective / Gerd Nonneman -- Reform in the Arabian Peninsula world / Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean -- Patterns of democratic deficit : is it Islam? / Bahgat Korany -- Political reform in Bahrain : the turning tide / Neil Quilliam -- Deconstructing before building : perspectives on democracy in Qatar / Ahmed Abdelkareem Saif -- Oman's approach to development / Sayyid Badr bin Saʻud Al-Busaidi -- Economic governance and reform in Saudi Arabia / Rodney Wilson -- The impact of economic reform on Dubai / Christopher M. Davidson -- ICT and the Gulf Arab states : a force for democracy? / Emma Murphy -- The future of reform in the societies of the GCC countries / Mohammad Al Rumaihi -- US foreign policy and the changed definition of Gulf security / Steven M. Wright -- Synergies in reform : case studies of Saudi Arabia and Iran / Mahjoob Zweiri

I. Tauf?q al-Fukaik? -- 1. Familie und Schule -- 2. Lehrer und Widerstandskämpfer -- 3. Jurist und Journalist -- 4. Im Kreise der Gelehrten von Na?af -- 5. Das Buch "Der Hirt und die Herde" -- II. Mu?ammad ?aw?d Mu?n?ya -- 1. Kindheit -- 2. Studium -- 3. Beruf -- 4. Muhsin al-Am?n und Šaraf ad-D?n -- 5. M?s? as-Sadr -- 6. Das Verhältnis zu den Sunniten -- 7. Schiiten und Wahhabiten -- 8. Die Ahb?r?s und Bahrain -- 9. Das Christentum aus der Sicht eines Schiiten -- 10. Israel und der Koranskandal -- 11. Das Imamat heute -- 12. Die Wil?ya und Humain? -- 13. Tod im Libanon -- III. Die Schia in Iran und ?umain? -- 1. Die religionspolitische Situation vor 1923 -- 2. 1923 bis 1963 -- 3. ?ih?d geht vor Taq?ya -- 3.4 Zur Palästinafrage -- 3.5 Die Souveränität des Theologen (wil?yat al-faq?h) -- 3.6 Die politische Lage in Iran und Irak um 1970 -- 3.7 Ist Königtum (mulk) unislamisch? -- 3.8 Auftakt zur Revolution -- 4. Die islamische Revolution 1978–1981 -- 5. Vorläufiges Verzeichnis der Schriften ?umain?'s -- Schlußfolgerung -- Verzeichnis der Abkürzungen -- Verzeichnis der benutzten Literatur.

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In recent years, several proposals by states to reform or displace investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) have gained prominence. While many factors shape which reform proposals states support, here we focus on one important, but often overlooked, factor: the 'insider' or 'outsider' status of the government officials who formulate states' proposals. Based on five years of para-ethnographic observation and interviews with officials involved in ISDS reform, and informed by the interdisciplinary innovation literature, we explore how individuals who have not spent their careers within the field of investment arbitration (and are perceived as 'outsiders' by those within that field) have developed more disruptive reform proposals while arbitral insiders have typically proposed sustaining reforms. We illuminate these dynamics in the ISDS reform debates with case studies of four actors: the USA, the European Union, Bahrain and Brazil.