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

Conference 08/10/2016

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.

Conference 13/10/2013

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.

Conference 24/09/2015

Conference 16/09/2021

Conference 20/07/2018

Cooperation Event 13/11/2015

Centre for Contemporary Middle East Studies, University of Southern Denmark Odense: 22/09/2018

GIGA Talk GIGA Berlin Office Friedrichstraße 206 - Eingang Zimmerstraße - 10969 Berlin Germany: 14/06/2016 Organisers: German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA)

Lectures and Discussions

GIGA Event 15/11/2018

GIGA Event 04/11/2017

Cooperation Event Online event: 14/04/2021 - 01/07/2021 Organisers: German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA), Universität Hamburg, Heinrich Böll Foundation, Academy in Exile

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

Conference 23/09/2016

Conference 08/10/2016

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.

Conference 13/10/2013