Saudi Arabia: an assessment of recent developments and future challenges
Meeting
Five years into Vision 2030, Saudi Arabia has accelerated its domestic transformation. Notwithstanding the reforms undertaken to date, many challenges remain. This lecture will provide an overview of Saudi Arabia’s domestic and foreign policy priorities, as the country seeks to diversify its…
Listening to and from Palestine
Panel discussion
This panel will contextualise recent events in Palestine within a wider political, historical, and legal context. Panellists will highlight the implications and repercussions of what is happening across Palestine and the challenges they pose for peace and justice in the region.
Iraq at the Crossroads: Reflections and Prospects
Webinar/Online
Hafsa Halawa is an independent consultant working on political, social and economic affairs, and development goals across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), and Horn of Africa regions. She is also concurrently a Non-Resident Scholar at the Middle East Institute, and a Nonresident Fellow at…
How is China and its Belt and Road Initiative playing out in Kazakhstan? Findings from a university survey
Webinar/Online
China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has been a polarizing issue throughout the world, as some (usually international relations realists) view it as China’s desire to remake the world according to its plans. Others (usually international relations liberals) view it as having the potential…
Between the past and the future: Architecture and the making of heritage in developing countries
Webinar/Online
Development is a globalizing project that prompts shifts in historical consciousness. In developmental contexts, those shifts result in the conscious refashioning of the past to create novel and relevant cultural expressions. This selective use of the past in the present constitutes a heritage…
Ten Years after the Arab Spring: Results and Prospects
Webinar/Online
Gilbert Achcar grew up in Lebanon, researched and taught in Beirut, Paris and Berlin, and has been since 2007 Professor of Development Studies and International Relations at SOAS, University of London. His many books, published in over 15 languages, include: The Clash of Barbarisms: The Making of…
CAIS Careers and Alumni Information Session
Seminar
The Centre for Arab & Islamic Studies offers undergraduate, postgraduate and HDR programs that enable students to specialise in the study of the Middle East and Central Asia. CAIS programs include coursework subjects covering the politics, international relations, languages and cultures…