Bridging the Gulf Series

Session 17: Communicating Credibility and Certainty in Qatar’s Foreign Policy

Qatar’s newly-appointed Prime Minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, who is also the country’s foreign minister, recently reaffirmed…

Session 16: Pushing the Boundaries: Gender and Climate Change in the GCC

The United Nations’ Women agency, in an explainer, stated categorically that the global climate crisis is not “gender…

Session 15: Whither Self-Sufficiency? Unpacking the UAE’s Food Security Strategy

Concerns about food global food supplies have been exacerbated by the Russia-Ukraine crisis, compelling states across the Middle…

Session 14: MEI Salon Cultural Segment IV – Technological Advances at the Hajj and Umrah

Since the introduction of a quota system for the Muslim pilgrimage in 1988, calls for increased hajj quotas…

Session 13: MEI Salon Cultural Segment III – Al Zubarah: The Past, Present and Future of a Pearling Town

Added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2013, the Al Zubarah Archaeological Site is Qatar’s first entry…

Session 12: A Compatible Contradiction? Heritage and Modernity in Gulf Cities

The bulldozers are here. This time, they are here for Jebel Ali – the region’s first major shipping…

Session 11: Scoring Opportunity: Sport in the Gulf’s Soft Power Armoury

Saudi Arabia is late to the football game but it is here – with its recent takeover of…

Session 10: MEI Salon Cultural Segment II – A City as Old as Time: Nizwa, Oman

Did you know that Nizwa was the former capital of Oman, well before Muscat? An ancient city in…

Session 9: A Tale of Two Seas: Bahrain’s Political and Economic Transformations

Among the Gulf states, did you know that Bahrain has a unique societal composition? The kingdom of Bahrain,…

Session 8: MEI Salon Cultural Segment I – The Tradition and Sport of Falconry

Did you know that the Hawk of Quraysh is a symbol featured in numerous emblems, coat of arms…
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