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A GEOPOLITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE ACTIVATION OF THE SHIITE GEOPOLITICAL FACTOR WITHIN THE SYRIAN CONFLICT GEO-SYSTEM
MAZIS, Ioannis; SARLIS, Michalis - In: Regional Science Inquiry V (2013) 2, pp. 125-144
Islamist movement, which is represented by Hezbollah in Lebanon and by proxy Shiite organizations in Iraq (Kataeb Hezbollah and …This paper presents a systemic analysis of the Iran-Syria-Lebanon geopolitical sub-system within the frame of the Wider …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010722709
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Economic Development in the Middle East
Shachmurove, Yochanan - Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania - 2004
The economic and financial development are examined in Algeria, Egypt, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005126714
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Financial Markets of the Middle East and North Africa: The Past and Present
Shachmurove, Yochanan - Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania - 2003
The recent political developments in the Middle East have prompted increased scrutiny of the economies of the nations lying in this region. Over the past few months, the financial markets of Middle East and North Africa (MENA) have been affected by the speculations that existed before the war in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005150193
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Towards a New Eastern Mediterranean Energy Corridor? Natural Gas Developments Between Market Opportunities and Geopolitical Risks
Tagliapietra, Simone - Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei (FEEM) - 2013
The Eastern Mediterranean region is rapidly changing. The turbolent political transition in Egypt after the Arab Spring, the civil war in Syria, the emergence of Turkey as leading regional power, the tensions between Israel and Gaza and the never-ending dispute between Turkey and the Republic of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010833897
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Towards a New Eastern Mediterranean Energy Corridor?
Tagliapietra, Simone - In: Review of Environment, Energy and Economics - Re3 (2013) February
The Eastern Mediterranean region is rapidly changing. The turbolent political transition in Egypt after the Arab Spring, the civil war in Syria, the emergence of Turkey as leading regional power, the tensions between Israel and Gaza and the never-ending dispute between Turkey and the Republic of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010610796
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Managerial values in the greater Middle East: Similarities and differences across seven countries
Ralston, David A.; Egri, Carolyn P.; Riddle, Liesl; … - In: International Business Review 21 (2012) 3, pp. 480-492
seven countries (Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Lebanon, Pakistan, Turkey, and the UAE). The primary focus of our paper is the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010869588
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Arab Spring: Geopolitical Implications for Iran
Amiri, Reza Ekhtiari; Yusoff, Mohammad Agus; Soltani, … - In: International Journal of Asian Social Science 2 (2012) 9, pp. 1533-1547
This article sets out to examine the geopolitical implications of the Arab Spring for Iran. It hypothesizes that in spite of the initial short-term benefits of the Arab Spring, in the long-term it has transformed into an acute challenge for Iran. Developments in Bahrain, Egypt, and Syria--...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010766317
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In name only: Are free trade zones assisting capitalism or criminals and crony capitalists?
Bate, Roger - American Enterprise Institute - 2013
Free trade zones possess many attributes of capitalist economies and can attract foreign companies, foreign investment in domestic companies, industrial production, and wealth generation. However, such zones are also troubling; they can produce several negative results including a strong mafia...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010842043
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The geopolitical impact of the Syrian crisis on Lebanon
Mazis, Ioannis Th.; Sarlis, Michalis - In: Regional Science Inquiry IV (2012) 3, pp. 101-106
This paper identifies and analyses the geopolitical impact that the Syrian crisis has on Lebanon. This impact is … manifested in two forms: a subsystemic one (within the Syria-Lebanon subsystem) and a systemic one (exerted from the system of … –namely, increasing sectarianism and Islamic radicalism- on the internal political and religious power relations of Lebanon …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010593225
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The geopolitical impact of the Syrian crisis on Lebanon
Mazis, Ioannis Th.; Sarlis, Michalis - In: Regional Science Inquiry IV (2012) 3, pp. 85-90
This paper identifies and analyses the geopolitical impact that the Syrian crisis has on Lebanon. This impact is … manifested in two forms: a subsystemic one (within the Syria-Lebanon subsystem) and a systemic one (exerted from the system of … –namely, increasing sectarianism and Islamic radicalism- on the internal political and religious power relations of Lebanon …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010595674