Center for International and Regional Studies

CIRS publishes Occasional Papers related to international affairs, specifically of the Middle East. To learn more about submitting papers to the CIRS Occasional Paper Series, see submission guidelines.

Online CIRS Occasional Papers are registered under ISSN 2072-6309.

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CIRS has published the fourth Occasional Paper in its series. “Britain and the Gulf Shaikhdoms, 1820-1971: The Politics of Protection,” authored by James Onley, covers one and a half centuries of historical analysis of the Gulf states’ relationship with Britain.
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CIRS announces the publication of its third Occasional Paper, Fixing the Kingdom: Political Evolution and Socio-Economic Challenges in Bahrain, authored by Steven Wright, Professor of Gulf Politics at Qatar University.
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CIRS published its second Occasional Paper entitled Conservation in Qatar: Impacts of Increasing Industrialization. The paper is authored by Renee Richer of Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar, and surveys the ecological impacts of industrialization in Qatar.
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The first Occasional Paper in the CIRS series was authored by Patricia Fagen of ISIM at Georgetown University. Iraqi Refugees: Seeking Stability in Syria and Jordan analyzes the current state of Iraqi refugees in neighboring countries.                           » Read the paper