Pleased to announce the publication of Qatar and the Gulf Crisis, now available from Hurst Publishers in London. The book will be published in North America by Oxford University Press on May 1, 2020. hurstpublishers.com/book/qatar-and…

Interesting series of timely contributions on Covid19 & the Gulf states : Gulf Insights | Qatar University qu.edu.qa/research/gulfs…

Ja, billedet her sætter situationen i USA i perspektiv

In latest spending cut, Oman not renewing majority of foreign consultant contracts almon.co/3d0n via AL-Monitor

Public Brainpower. Great book edited by Indra Overland I had the honor to contribute to.

.Karen Young looks at the new IMF data which indicates that Gulf oil exporters (& their partner states through aid & investment) will lag in Covid-19 economic recovery. The potential social losers: women and youth. almon.co/3dks

The snail-mail-man dropped this book in my mailbox yesterday. So proud to be one of the contributors to Mehran Kamrava’s edited work on Persian Gulf Politics.

mei.nus.edu.sg Just out. My entry in the Insight series at the Middle East Institute at the National University of Singapore. Hope you find it an interesting read concerned with technological capacity in UAE

Friends and colleagues, internationalfinance.com/gcc-establish-… An article in International Finance to which I have contributed with several qoutations. The focus is on the prospects of further economic diversification amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

Great article by Jim Krane. The ‘Carbon Neutral Petro-State:’ An Oxymoron? The UAE Thinks Not via @forbes forbes.com/sites/thebaker…

Really looking forward to speaking about my research on Omani labour Leibniz-Zentrum Moderner Orient later this month. Please join us! The talk will be hybrid. zmo.de/en/events/a-cr…

At today's Business Meeting, we announced the winners of 2021 Biennial AGAPS Book Award and Gwenn Okruhlik Dissertation Award! Here are our award winners:

Should be an interesting event. Maritime Insecurity Around the Arabian Peninsula carnegieendowment.org/2021/12/09/mar… via Carnegie Endowment

Niels Opstrup (SDU Samfundsvidenskab) og jeg (@SDULibrary) har skrevet en nekrolog over BFI’en. Den døde forleden - hvad mon der kommer efter den? Vi håber der bliver taget hensyn til #Samfundsvidenskab og #Humaniora #forskpol #Bibliometri #forskning weekendavisen.dk/2021-49/ideer/…

Var i P1 Orientering i går med min udlægning af hvorfor der efter mange års fjendskab i regionen, nu synes at være forbrødring. Titlen på indslaget er "Efter år som fjender ligner lederne af Emiraterne og Tyrkiet" (start 01:07:25). Enjoy ! dr.dk/lyd/p1/oriente…

Have just written a small article in 'Udenrigs' which pose the question of why Qatar has not contained the criticism related to the way they treat their migrant workforce. Other Arab states, e.g. UAE could do it, why not Qatar? Enjoy udenrigs.dk/2022/01/06/blo…

Seminar Friday March 25, 13:00-15:00 Foreningen af Udviklingsforskere and Center for Modern Middle East and Muslim Studies arrange the seminar: Exploring the link between research and policy formulation in the Global South All welcome Join us at Zoom: syddanskuni.zoom.us/j/2807047553

Just out: "Facets of Security in the United Arab Emirates." Honored to have a contribution within this important book.

The 32th Exeter Gulf conference is approaching. 28-29 June 2022, Reed Hall, University of Exeter

On my way to to the British Middle East society’s (BRISMES) conference in Exeter. Looking forward too inspiring presentations and meet good colleauges there