The Centre for Middle East Studies
Promoting Peace Through Dialogue
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COMPENDIUM: MIRROR TO THE MIDDLE EAST
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The goal of the Centre for Middle East Studies is to provide analysis that is both nuanced in its scope and neutral in its analysis. In this, the Centre aims at untangling the complexity of the Middle East and essentially mirroring the realities of the region as they now stand. Contribution to Compendiums is made by our own Researchers.
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This issue of the Compendium categorically emphasises change and transformation during the ten years since the Arab Spring. In reflecting on various governmental and societal reforms that took place over the past decade, it seeks to understand the effects of time and revolt on governance and society. The cases selected include Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Turkey, Jordan, Syria, and Iraq.
This issue of the Compendium categorically emphasises change and transformation concerning gender in the Middle East. In reflecting on various governmental and societal shifts that took place over time, it seeks to understand the effects of time and reform on the issue of gender. The cases selected include Egypt, Iran, Jordan, and Yemen.
This issue of the Compendium reflects on the complexities of international law and its application to territorial disputes in the Middle East. In analysing legal stipulations, it aims to address the question of occupation, annexation, and invasion through the case studies of Iraq and Kuwait, the West Bank, the Golan Heights, Bahrain and Qatar, and Iran and the UAE.
This is our first issue and it analyses a spectrum of issues of relevance, ranging from the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict to assessing development in the MENA region to Turkey's role in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea.