Working Groups: International Relations of the Gulf, Session I

Date: 18-19 June 2008

Time: 9:00am-5:00pm

Location: Marriott Hotel, Doha, Qatar

On June 18 and 19, 2008, CIRS hosted a working group discussing the International Relations of the Gulf. This initial round of talks consisted of preliminary thoughts on chosen topics and brainstorming sessions to critically assess the project’s focus, parameters of analysis, and main thesis.

A second working group meeting took place in January 2009 and will lead to the publication of an academic book highlighting new research on the international relations of the Gulf.

Below are the working group participants and their specialized topics:

Seminar Program

Britain and the Gulf Shaikhdoms 1820-1971: The Politics of Protection James Onley, University of Exeter	Foreign Policy Perspectives of the Persian Gulf States Fred Lawson, Mills College

American Policy toward the Persian Gulf: Strategies, Effectiveness, and Consequences Mohammed Ayoob, Michigan State University	The Iraqi Factor: Regional Consequences of Internal Turmoil Daniel Byman, Georgetown University

GCC Collective Security Efforts Joseph Kostiner, Tel Aviv University	Sovereignty and Bounderies in the Gulf States: Settling the Peripheries J.E. Peterson, University of Arizona

Conceptualizing EU-Gulf Relations: Trends and Realities Gerd Nonneman, University of Exeter	Iran's Regional Foreign and Security Policies in the Persian Gulf Mehran Kamrava, Georgetown University, SFS-Qatar

Saudi Arabia's Regional Security Policy Gregory Gause, University of Vermont	Qatar's Foreign Policy: Autonomy and Security Steven Wright, Qatar University

China, India and the Gulf - Converging Interests? N. Janardhan, Gulf-Asia News, UAE	Political Reform and Foreign Policy in the Gulf Monarchies Katja Niethammer, Georgetown University, SFS-Qatar