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The Impact of Factional Discourse On the Palestinian National Cause 派别言论对巴勒斯坦民族事业的影响

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Middle East Policy Pub Date : 2024-04-29 DOI: 10.1111/mepo.12737

Munther Saeedi, Oqab Jabali, Muath Ishtaiyeh, Abed Alkhaleq Esa, Mohammad Dabous

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The Past, Present, and Future of Gulf Sovereign Wealth Fund Investments in China 海湾地区主权财富基金在中国投资的过去、现在和未来

IF 0.5 4区社会学

Middle East Policy Pub Date : 2024-03-17 DOI: 10.1111/mepo.12736

Mai Alfarhan, Mohammed Alsudairi

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Information and War: A Case Study in Gaza 信息与战争：加沙案例研究

IF 0.5 4区社会学

Middle East Policy Pub Date : 2024-03-04 DOI: 10.1111/mepo.12735

Andrew Steinfeld, Dan Arbell, Nadia Bilbassy-Charters, Jamal Nusseibeh, Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley

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The Role of the Gulf in the Longue Durée Of China's Foreign Policy 海湾地区在中国长期外交政策中的作用

IF 0.5 4区社会学

Middle East Policy Pub Date : 2024-03-04 DOI: 10.1111/mepo.12734

Enrico Fardella, Gangzheng She

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The Evolution of the Gulf: History and Theories Of a Complex Subregional System 海湾地区的演变：一个复杂次区域系统的历史与理论

IF 0.5 4区社会学

Middle East Policy Pub Date : 2024-03-04 DOI: 10.1111/mepo.12733

Ruth Hanau Santini, Paolo Wulzer

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Iraq's Struggle to Contend With the Sino-US Rivalry 伊拉克与中美竞争的斗争

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Middle East Policy Pub Date : 2024-03-02 DOI: 10.1111/mepo.12732

Amjed Rasheed

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Between the Superpowers: Gulf States and Israel Navigate the New Mideast Dynamics 超级大国之间：海湾国家和以色列驾驭中东新动态

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Middle East Policy Pub Date : 2024-02-23 DOI: 10.1111/mepo.12731

Gedaliah Afterman, Dominika Urhová

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Shifting Sands: US Gulf Policy Recalibrates As China's Regional Ambitions Grow 风云变幻：中国地区野心膨胀，美国海湾政策重新调整

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Middle East Policy Pub Date : 2024-02-20 DOI: 10.1111/mepo.12726

Rachel Moreland

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The Persian Gulf's Transition From American Unipolarity 波斯湾从美国单极化的过渡

IF 0.5 4区社会学

Middle East Policy Pub Date : 2024-02-20 DOI: 10.1111/mepo.12725

Andrea Ghiselli, Anoushiravan Ehteshami

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Lives Between the Lines: A Journey in Search of the Lost Levant By Michael Vatikiotis. Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2022. 304 pages. $17.99, paper. 字里行间的生活：寻找失落的黎凡特之旅》，MichaelVatikiotis 著。Weidenfeld & Nicolson，2022 年。304 页。纸质版 17.99 美元。

IF 0.5 4区社会学

Middle East Policy Pub Date : 2024-02-17 DOI: 10.1111/mepo.12729

Patrick N. Theros

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