Bahrain
Hamdi, Sofie and Salman, Mohammad (2020), The Hedging Strategy of Small Arab Gulf States. Asian Politics & Policy, 12: 127-152. doi:10.1111/aspp.12528 Lopez, Claude and Bendix, Joseph and Servin, Cesar (2020), Bahrain and the Fourth Industrial Revolution, Milken Institute Shalaby, Marwa and Marnicio, Ariana (2020), Women's Political Participation in Bahrain In Stephan, Rita & Charrad, Mounira M. (eds), Women Rising: In and Beyond the Arab Spring, New York: New York University Press (pp. 321-9)Egypt
Diwan, Ishac and Houry, Nadim and Sayigh, Yezid (2020), Egypt after the Coronavirus: Back to Square One, Arab Reform Initiative (Research Paper) Hassanein, Haisam (2020), Normalization Is Making Cairo Uncomfortable, The Washington Institute (Policywatch 3368) Hatab, Shimaa (2020), Threat Perception and Democratic Support in Post-Arab Spring Egypt, Comparative Politics (fast track article)Iran
Carmi, Omer (2020), Iran’s Cautious Response to Washington’s Snapback Threat, The Washington Institute (Policywatch 3370) Eftekhari, Fardin (2020), As Tehran looks East, can it forge stronger ties with Moscow?, Middle East Institute Nadimi, Farzin (2020), The IRGC Lifts Off: Implications of Iran's Satellite Launch, The Washington Institute (Policy Note 84)Iraq
Al-Shadeedi, Hamzeh and van Veen, Erwin (2020), Iraq’s adolescent democracy: Where to go from here, The Clingendael Institute (Report) Iraq: Fixing Security in Kirkuk (2020), International Crisis Group (Middle East Report N°215) Jensen, Sterling, and Al-Rawi, Waleed (2020), Iraq's Silver Lining Amid the Pandemic, Carnegie Middle East Centre (Article)Israel
Altshuler, Tehilla Shwartz and Hershkowitz, Rachel Aridor (2020), Digital contact tracing and the coronavirus: Israeli and comparative perspectives, Brookings Institution (Report) Around-the-halls: Experts analyze the normalization of Israel-UAE ties (2020), Brookings Institution Hadad, Sasson and Fadlon, Tomer and Even, Shmuel (2020), Israel’s Defense Industry and US Security Aid, The Institute for National Security Studies (Memorandum No. 202)Jordan
El Muhtaseb, Lamis (2020): Preaching and ruling: The Jordanian muslim brotherhood post Arab uprisings, Mediterranean Politics, DOI: 10.1080/13629395.2020.1748471 Eran, Oded (2020), Jordan in Face of Three, and Perhaps Four, Challenges, The Institute for National Security Studies (INSS Insight No. 1362) Werman, Alexander (2020), Jordan’s rising economic challenges in the time of COVID-19, Middle East InstituteLebanon
Levitt, Matthew and Patel, Kash and Zarate, Juan (2020), Mapping Hezbollah's Worldwide Activities, The Washington Institute (Policywatch 3360) Solana, Javier (2020), Lebanon needs a new start, Brookings Institution The Beirut Blast: An Accident in Name Only (2020), International Crisis Group (Statement)Libya
Bauer, Michael and Volk, Thomas (2020), Libya: Developments in the Shadow of Corona, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (Country Report) El Gomati, Anas and Fishman, Ben (2020), Beyond the Ceasefire in Libya, The Washington Institute (Policywatch 3371) Profazio, Umberto and Harchaoui, Jalel (2020), Looking into the Libyan powder keg, The International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS Webinar)Oman
DeLozier, Elana (2020), Oman’s Sultan Devolves Some of His Powers to New Cabinet, The Washington Institute (Policywatch 3367) Owtram, Francis and Hayek, Malak (2020), Oman in the COVID-19 Pandemic: People, Policy and Economic Impact, London School of Economics Middle East Centre Winder, Bayly (2020), Oman’s regional role in a time of challenge and change, Middle East InstitutePalestinian Authority
Andersen, Lars Erslev and Jaradat, Yuad (2020), Future of Palestine, Danish Institute for International Studies (Policy Brief) Hassan, Zaha and Brown, Nathan J. (2020), Could the Pandemic Jump-Start National Reconciliation in Palestine?, Carnegie Middle East Center (Article) Lehrs, Liors (2020), To recognize or not to recognize: EU recognition of Palestine, Middle East InstituteQatar
Cafiero, Giorgio and Alexander, Kristian (2020), Qatar’s soft power sports diplomacy, Middle East Institute Cochrane, Paul (2020), Supertanker state: How Qatar is gambling its future on global gas dominance, Middle East Eye Henderson, Simon (2020), Sudden Succession: Qatar Without Tamim, The Washington Institute (Policy Note 83)Saudi Arabia
Guzansky, Yoel and Asculai, Ephraim and Propper, Eyal (2020), Another Step Forward in the Saudi Nuclear Program, The Institute for National Security Studies (INSS Insight No. 1360) Mulligan, Cian (2020), COVID-19 and Employment in Saudi Arabia: An Initial Assessment, King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Studies (Instant Insight) Riedel, Bruce (2020), Saudi Arabia’s relations with China: Functional, but not strategic, Brookings Institution (Article)Syria
Barthelmess, Benedikt and Carson, Liam (2020), How is the crisis in Lebanon impacting Syria’s economy?, Middle East Institute Hauch, Lars (2020), Mixing politics and force: Syria’s Constitutional Committee in review, Clingendael (CRU Report) Tokmajyan, Armenak (2020), How Southern Syria Has Been Transformed Into a Regional Powder Keg, Carnegie Middle East Center (Paper)Turkey
Lindgaard, Jakob and Pieper, Moritz and Banke, Cecilie Felicia Stokholm (2020), The Outlook for Turkey-NATO relations, Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS Report 2020:03) Tol, Gönül and Mammadov, Rauf (2020), Erdogan pulls a rabbit out of his hat with Black Sea gas find, but is it all it seems?, Middle East Institute Young, Michael (2020), The Lure of Regional Hegemony, Carnegie Middle East CenterUnited Arab Emirates
Bianco, Cinzia and Čok, Corrado (2020), Emirati DPlomacy and Chinese BRInkmanship, Middle East Institute International Discussion on The Israel–UAE Normalization: What Does the Future Hold? (2020), The Institute for National Security Studies (Online Conference) Kocak, Ayse (2020), Dubai Ports World as the UAE foreign policy tool, Clingendael (Op-Ed)Note
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