The Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies will convene the Sixth Annual Gulf Studies Forum in Doha on December 7 and 8.
This year the Forum addresses ‘Public Policy-making in the Gulf States’ in ‘domestic issues track’ and ‘Threats to the Gulf States in the Regional and International Environment’ in ‘international relations track.’
The first track focuses on topics related to economic diversification, labour, energy, climate change, education and higher education policies in the Gulf States and the challenges of public policy making.
The second track looks at security in the Gulf and the response of the Gulf states to security challenges, US-Iranian tension, energy security and so forth.
These topics are to be covered in 41 papers during the 12 sessions.
In addition to a public lecture by Qatar Development Bank CEO Abdulaziz Nasser al-Khalifa, many Arab and foreign researchers will participate in the forum.
They include: Khalid Rashid Al-Khater, Abdullah Al-Ghailani, Kadhim Niama, Kristian Ulrichsen, Abdullah Al-Shayeji, Yacoub Al-Kandari, Malak Al-Rasheed, Shareefa Abdullah Al-Adwani, Dhafer Al-Ajmi, Noof Al-Dosari, Radwan Termanini, Mohammed Al-Misfer, Yousuf Hamad Al-Balushi and Reem Ali Al-Ansari.
