Introduction When analyzing the emerging security architecture in Asia, and beyond, pundits often try to draw parallels with historical precedents. Perhaps the most oft-cited historical precedence is the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union, thus the new fad of “New Cold War” discourse in recent years. Yet, a cursory look at the contemporary dynamics of international...

Political Islam Trends

Dr. Wael Saleh

25 Oct 2021

Applied Islamismology (AI): Toward an Arab Epistemological Reference Framework for Studying Political Islam

Executive Summary This paper aims at establishing an Arab epistemological reference framework for studying political Islam and identifying some new research themes related to the topic. This initial effort in this direction is modelled as an open epistemological dialogue because the author is keen to improve this reference framework. He also wants to ensure that it keeps pace with the...

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H.E. Maqsoud Kruse

20 Oct 2021

Year of the Fiftieth: The Role of Industrial & Organizational Psychology in Cultivating Human Potential in the United Arab Emirates

Abstract Industrial and Organizational Psychology (IOP) can play a significant role in cultivating human potential in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as it celebrates its fiftieth anniversary and prepares for the next fifty years. This can be achieved through the contribution of IOP to the process of managing and developing the national human capital, build leadership capabilities among Emirati youth,...

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Sharifa AlRaeesi

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Sharifa AlRaeesi completed her B.A. in Quality and Strategic Management with a minor in International Business from the Higher College of Technology. She has interned at Abu Dhabi’s Department of Culture and Tourism. With diverse experience in event management, Sharifa coordinates TRENDS Research & Advisory’s conferences and other activities. She is also enrolled in a... read more

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Sumaya holds a Master’s Degree in Environment: Dynamics of Territories and Societies from Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi, UAE, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science from the University of Minnesota. She is one of the founders of the first Khaleejy Students Union at the University of Minnesota, which associates with the social events of the... read more

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Professor of International Relations, Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University

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Non-Resident Fellow, Law and Business

Michael Patchett-Joyce is a barrister with Ely Place Chambers, London. He demonstrates advocacy and advisory skills in conducting commercial litigation, especially in the fields of civil/commercial fraud, VAT, EU law, and professional negligence. He acts in cases requiring detailed legal research and analysis. Besides being a barrister with over 30 years’ experience, Michael is both... read more

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Kamal Dib is a research analyst and media monitoring expert who focuses on political, security, economic, and geostrategic investment risks in the Gulf, Middle East, and North Africa regions. He has 18 years of experience in the GCC across a range of responsibilities, including working in the diplomatic community. Dib’s research interests focus on Political... read more

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Professor, Special Advisor to the President

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Estella Carpi received her Ph.D. in Social Anthropology from the University of Sydney, Australia. Since 2010, she has been conducting research on the social response to humanitarian assistance in Lebanon from the 2006 war with Israel until the present, in the framework of the aid provision to Syrian refugees. After pursuing Arabic studies in Milan... read more

Ankit Panda

Stanton Senior Fellow, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

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Senior Fellow - The Strategic Studies Department

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Ahmad Askar

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Malcolm Campbell-Verduyn

Assistant Professor in International Political Economy

Malcolm Campbell-Verduyn is assistant professor in International Political Economy at the Department of International Relations and International Organization, University of Groningen, The Netherlands. He studies the on-going and varying implications of big data and blockchain technologies at the intersections of global environmental, financial and security governance. He has published widely in international journals of political... read more

Yaakov Lappin

Research Associate Begin- Sadat Center for Strategic Studies, Israel

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