... Egypt Syria Lebanon Yemen Oman Kuwait Jordan Tunisia Sudan Libya International rankings since 2003 have shown the low quality of the level of Arab universities. Out of over 500 universities in Arab countries, only five have emerged among Shanghai’s top 500 since 2003. 1 In contrast...

...Jude Kadri This article addresses the geopolitics of Bab-al-Mandeb in the war on Yemen, which began in 2015 and continues to this day, in the context of a global pandemic. It makes the hypothesis that securing Bab-al-Mandeb is fundamental for US imperialism. For reasons to do with its global...

...Benoit Challand; Joshua Rogers This paper provides an historical exploration of local governance in Yemen across the past sixty years. It highlights the presence of a strong tradition of local self-rule, self-help, and participation “from below” as well as the presence of a rival, official...

... and neutrality in foreign affairs. Omani-Iranian relations are analyzed in how they affect Gulf integration and the role played by Oman in the Iranian nuclear deal. The paper concludes by discussing Oman’s position on the current conflict in Yemen and its effect on Gulf security as well as Oman’s role...

...Moosa Elayah This article examines reasons for the ineffectiveness of foreign aid interventions in developing countries, using the examples of Yemen, Egypt and Jordan. It starts with a review of two contradictory theories used to explain foreign aid ineffectiveness: the public interest perspective...

... on to provide analysis of the current developments in Egypt, Tunisia, Libya, Syria, Yemen and the rest of the affected states. It concludes by drawing up the implications on the Arab future of these uprisings. * Email: michaelsakbani@gmail.com © 2011 The Centre for Arab Unity Studies 2011...