The Project on Middle East Political Science is pleased to announce POMEPS Studies 60: Weak States in a Turbulent Middle East. Download the full PDF here: pomeps.org/pomeps-studi...

⚠️New article online! 🛡️ Strategic Shifts in the #Gulf: #GCCDefence Diversification amidst #US Decline 🔗https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03932729.2024.2409243?src= ✒️ @tylerbparker.bsky.social (Mercer University) & Ali Bakir (Qatar University) #UnitedStates #GulfDefence

What is the Middle East? I’m thrilled to announce the publication- and free download - of my new, hopefully provocative Cambridge Element on the theory and practice of regions and area studies. Get it now and let me know what you think! abuaardvark.substack.com/p/what-is-th...

I am happy to share my article on the US's "Major Non-NATO Ally" status, which signals friendship and facilitates cooperation without providing formal security commitments. I compare the cases of Qatar and the UAE to explain why and when some US partners accept MNNA status. doi.org/10.1093/jogs...

My new article w Sarah Z Daly now physically published. New link for 50 free copies in next post, write me for one if it runs out. See pinned thread for details. "Whose Side Are You On? Balancing Impartiality and Proximity in the Study of Civil Wars" @bostoncollege.bsky.social #Conflictsky #Polisky

📢 New #Issue online and print! 👉 Focus on “Shifting Alignments, Alliances and Rivalries in the #AsiaPacific and Beyond” and “Evolving Strategies and Discourses in #Gulf States’ #ForeignPolicies” 🔗 tandfonline.com/toc/rspe20/c...

Hey cool we have a cover and page proofs! Looking forward to this coming out soon.

Why are Kuwait, Qatar, and the UAE reacting to strategic shifts in the Middle East in such distinct ways? In our article recently published in The International Spectator, Dr. Ali Bakir and I evaluate the perceptions of Gulf decision-makers to explain their distinct defence diversifications.

I am pleased to share my article on the formation and functioning of the Sultanate of Oman's independent foreign policy. The article stems directly from a term paper for a seminar I took with @peterkrause.bsky.social at Boston College, & I am grateful for his feedback and insights on the manuscript!

Some fascinating research on the last year of Gaza protests featured on my MENA Academy blog today - check it out! abuaardvark.substack.com/p/gaza-prote...