Information on "Information" and "Middle East"
December 2011
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Dec 2011
The Role of the Diaspora in Knowledge Transfer and Capacity Building in Post-Conflict Settings
Author: Katie Kuschminder
Publisher: United Nations University (UNU)
The objective of this report is to understand if and how temporary return programs contribute to knowledge transfer and capacity building in countries of origin. More on «The Role of the Diaspora in Knowledge Transfer and Capacity Building in Post-Conflict Settings» -
Dec 2011
The Role of the Diaspora in Knowledge Transfer and Capacity Building in Post-Conflict Settings
Author: Katie Kuschminder
Publisher: United Nations University (UNU)
This study looks at the impact of temporary return on knowledge transfer and capacity building in Afghanistan. More on «The Role of the Diaspora in Knowledge Transfer and Capacity Building in Post-Conflict Settings »
October 2011
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Oct 2011
Task Force Stryker Network-Centric Operations in Afghanistan
Author: Harry Tunnell
Publisher: Institute for National Strategic Studies (INSS)
This paper examines the application of the concept of network-centric warfare by US forces in Afghanistan. More on «Task Force Stryker Network-Centric Operations in Afghanistan»
July 2011
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Jul 2011
Transit and Trans-shipment Controls in an Arms Trade Treaty
Author: Paul Holtom, Mark Bromley
Publisher: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
This paper provides an overview of existing international and regional agreements and best practices for controls on transit and transshipment. More on «Transit and Trans-shipment Controls in an Arms Trade Treaty»
May 2011
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May 2011
Seismic Shift: Understanding Change in the Middle East
Author: Ellen Laipson, F Gregory Gause III, Richard Cincotta, Mona Yacoubian, James C Clad, Courtney C Radsch, Robert Grenier, Andrew Marshall, Andrew Houk
Publisher: Henry L Stimson Center
For analysts in and out of governments, the upheaval in the Middle East lends itself to reflections about how regional experts with deep knowledge of the Middle East, and those who use distinct political science or other methodologies to understand p... More on «Seismic Shift: Understanding Change in the Middle East»
December 2010
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Dec 2010
Higher Education and the Middle East, Vol III
Author: Patricia A Wand, Tim Walters, Lynne Walters, Jack Barwind, Janet Y Thomas, Nasser Massadeh, Roozbeh Shirazi, Judith Cochran, Anh-Hao Thi Phan, Sandra Bird, Peter F Adebayo
Publisher: Middle East Institute (MEI)
This volume examines the changing landscape of higher education in the region, namely the proliferation of institutional partnerships. More on «Higher Education and the Middle East, Vol III»
January 2010
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2010
Knowledge Creation and Diffusion
Author: Imen Jeridi Bachellerie
Publisher: Gulf Research Center (GRC)
The present paper seeks to explore the role leading universities play in the national innovation system of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and how they support the transfer of knowledge that nurtures the overall catching-up - development - process. More on «Knowledge Creation and Diffusion» -
2010
Dynamic Tension: Security, Stability and the Opium Trade
Author: Peter Curry
Publisher: Institute for National Strategic Studies (INSS)
Although opium production is largely outside the 4BCT area, its impact is significant to the Afghan economy and creates instability. More on «Dynamic Tension: Security, Stability and the Opium Trade»
September 2009
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Sep 2009
America's Security Role in a Changing World
Publisher: Institute for National Strategic Studies (INSS)
This book offers a conceptual pathway for US policymakers to begin recalibrating America's security role to reverse what has appeared to be a widening gap between US ends and means in the security realm. More on «America's Security Role in a Changing World»
July 2009
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1 Jul 2009
Centers of Researches in Iraq Between Reality and Ambition
Author: Neama Al-Ebadi
Publisher: Centro Argentino de Estudios Internacionales (CAEI)
This paper was intended to give a clear account that draws a map-of-reality for the institutions of researches and studies within the new Iraq, trying hardly to bring up treatments set by the essential role that such organizations should undertake. More on «Centers of Researches in Iraq Between Reality and Ambition»
