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By: thegulfblog.com

thegulfblog.com — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:12:08 +0000

Is this an example of confusing correlation with causation? As in you’re insinuating (not unreasonably) that the fact that Qatar pays for Al Jaz means that now Al Jaz is in someway shape or form promoting Qatar: causation.

But surely it’s equally possible that this is but correlation; that these days Qatar is involved everywhere: Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, Libya, Gulf Affairs, Iran, Sudan, Mauritania, etc. If they’re going to report the news ipso facto they’re going to be reporting on Qatar’s deeds.

I think that truth lies somewhere in the middle, if not quite a bit nearer the latter and not the former. All conjecture though!

By: Simon

Simon — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 13:31:02 +0000

I’ve recently been noticing the prominence of what I call the “Qatarisation” of news on Al Jazeera; by this I mean that many, many news stories that seem to either directly or indirectly involve Qatar or Qataris – name dropping if you will. I am aware Al Jazeera is owned by the Qatari government and so on yet I find it strange that such a blunt, blatant, in-your-face tactic would be used by a government which has, at points, seemed quite keen to (at least publicly) distance itself from the news agency. Just wondering about your thoughts on the issue are? Just another way for Qatar to bask in the limelight it so desperately craves?…or am I imagining things!

By: Garth

Garth — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 01:00:06 +0000

A good article which argues that the success of a revolution in a given country hinges on the nature of that country’s military-government relationship: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-13941523

By: BigManInOman

BigManInOman — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 07:49:06 +0000

I find it very scary that ‘not religiously forbidden’ supersedes ‘not morally forbidden’ and that enslaving women is preferable to adultery and corruption.

http://www.kuwaittimes.net/read_news.php?newsid=MzQxNDA4NDA2

By: thegulfblog.com

thegulfblog.com — Tue, 17 May 2011 21:36:54 +0000

Hi there. Send over the info when it’s free and I’ll give it a look over. Best

By: Rima Sacre

Rima Sacre — Tue, 17 May 2011 15:20:21 +0000

I’m writing on behalf of the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP), the international research institute which produces the Global Peace Index (GPI). As you have covered the GPI in the past, we thought you might be interested in knowing that this year it will be launched on May 25th 2011. We’d like to send you further information and the results at that time.

As you may recall, the GPI is the world’s only ranking of nations according to their peacefulness. Now in its fifth year, the Index not only measures the relative peacefulness of 153 countries but it also seeks to identify the drivers of peace. Comprising both qualitative and quantitative indicators, the GPI is collated and calculated for the Institute by the Economist Intelligence Unit.

If you’d like to speak to someone from the Institute of Economics and Peace about the GPI or interview them for your blog, do let us know and we would be happy to set this up for you.

If you’ve got any thoughts or questions about the Index, our methodology, or our organisation, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

GPI results, interactive maps, a video and charts will be available from May 25th at our comprehensive consumer website, http://www.visionofhumanity.org. We look forward to sharing this year’s findings with you soon.
Best wishes,

By: luca schiano

luca schiano — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 17:31:23 +0000

in Rome (Europe) same protesters assailed the embassy of Libya and destroied the green flag of Gheddafi Government, replacing it with the rebels flag, the triband red-black-green; it was interesting to see the crescent depicted on that flag with a simple chalk.

By: thegulfblog.com

thegulfblog.com — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 06:32:19 +0000

Hi. The key is to be different. ‘Everyone’ has degrees – often good ones – these days. Write a blog; go to conferences and meet everyone there giving out your business card like confetti; write for regional newspapers; learn arabic and or farsi: in this world you can, to a large degree, make yourself un-unemployable (you’re so good, they’ve just got to hire you). Best of luck

By: Ahmed

Ahmed — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 17:48:58 +0000

Hello
I have commented on this section before regarding the study of international relations. I have received an offer of admission to the premier undergraduate international relations program in the country of my residence (Canada). I am of Middle Eastern background and have a keen interest in the politics, economics, history and military balance in the MENA region. I also have the ability to read, write and speak in a few of the regions languages. The reason of my post aside from a rant is to ask about how difficult is it to get a posting in one of the think tanks and similar entities which focus on the region within the region. For me to study the region from across the world does not appear very “exciting”… and I believe that is a view similar to your own (according to what you have written above)

Thank you in advance

By: thegulfblog.com

thegulfblog.com — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 16:14:57 +0000

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