New Petro-Aggression in the Middle East: Saudi Arabia in the Spotlight

Deutscher Orientalistentag, Marburg Organisers: Deutsche Morgenländische Gesellschaft Dr. Thomas Richter (Speaker)

Organiser: Middle East Institute, Washington Dr. Thomas Richter (Speaker)

Thomas Richter launched his book "Oil and the Political Economy in the Middle East" at an event of the Middle East Institute in Washington on 26 October 2021. The book offers a comprehensive analysis of the Middle Eastern political economy in response to the 2014 oil price decline with timely contributions on the Covid-19 induced price crash in 2020.

MESA Annual Meeting, New Orleans Organisers: Middle East Studies Association Dr. Thomas Richter (Speaker), Anna Sunik (Speaker), Dr. André Bank (Speaker)

Raw Materials, the Global South, and Development in the 21st Century, Golden Tulip Kassel / hybrid event, Kassel Prof. Dr. Martin Beck (Speaker), Dr. Thomas Richter (Speaker)

A central role in shaping the political future of South Yemen is played by the Transitional Council of the South, which is increasingly perceived internationally as the representative of South Yemeni interests. While this corresponds to the Council's claim, it does not do justice to the multitude of rival actors there.

This paper looks at key trajectories of policy adjustment across member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)—a region shaped by state-controlled income from exporting hydrocarbons—since 2014, the year in which the price of crude oil dropped significantly.

The COVID-19 pandemic is revealing its severe implications not just for health systems worldwide. One striking political consequence has been renewed power concentration in the executive. There are signs of a global increase in this executive personalisation having occurred over the last 12 months.

Internationaler DAVO-Kongress zur gegenwartsbezogenen Forschung im Vorderen Orient, Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen, Tübingen Organisers: German Middle East Studies Association for Contemporary Research and Documentation Dr. Thomas Richter (Speaker)

28. Wissenschaftlicher Kongress der DVPW, Online Event Organisers: German Political Science Association Prof. Dr. Martin Beck (Speaker), Dr. Thomas Richter (Speaker)

WOCMES Seville, Seville Organisers: Three Cultures of the Mediterranean Foundation Dr. Thomas Richter (Speaker)

Wars and Wars' Ending in the Post-2011 Middle East, Byblos Organisers: German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA), School of Arts and Sciences, Lebanese American University Dr. Thomas Richter (Speaker)

Organiser: Centre for Contemporary Middle East Studies, University of Southern Denmark Dr. Thomas Richter (Speaker)

Saudi Arabia Post-Arab Spring: From Regional Ambitions to Domestic Realities, GIGA Berlin Office Friedrichstraße 206 - Eingang Zimmerstraße - 10969 Berlin Germany Organisers: German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA) Jana Warkotsch (Moderator), Thomas F. Schneider (Panelist), Dr. Thomas Richter (Panelist), Dr. May Darwich (Panelist)

Lectures and Discussions

Natural Resources in the MENA Region – Building a Sustainable Future under Difficult Conditions, Hamburg Organisers: German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA) Dr. Thomas Richter (Speaker)

Weltregionen im Wandel, GIGA Hamburg, Hamburg Organisers: German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA) Dr. Thomas Richter (Speaker), Dr. Jens Heibach (Speaker)

10 Years After the Arab Spring, Online event Organisers: German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA), Universität Hamburg, Heinrich Böll Foundation, Academy in Exile Prof. Dr. Amal El-Obeidi (Chair), Dr. Thomas Richter (Speaker), Dr. Jane Kinninmont (Speaker)

Saudi Arabia & the United Arab Emirates: Spearheads of the Counterrevolution?

Nordic Conference on Middle Eastern Studies, University of Southern Denmark, Odense Organisers: Nordic Society for Middle Eastern Studies Dr. Thomas Richter (Speaker)

Deutscher Orientalistentag, Marburg Organisers: Deutsche Morgenländische Gesellschaft Dr. Thomas Richter (Speaker)

Organiser: Middle East Institute, Washington Dr. Thomas Richter (Speaker)

Thomas Richter launched his book "Oil and the Political Economy in the Middle East" at an event of the Middle East Institute in Washington on 26 October 2021. The book offers a comprehensive analysis of the Middle Eastern political economy in response to the 2014 oil price decline with timely contributions on the Covid-19 induced price crash in 2020.

MESA Annual Meeting, New Orleans Organisers: Middle East Studies Association Dr. Thomas Richter (Speaker), Anna Sunik (Speaker), Dr. André Bank (Speaker)