Diana Galeeva

No time for trial and error, global governance must take action to stop COVID-19

On December 31, 2019, as excitement and hope at the prospect of a new decade was felt all over the world, the first case of pneumonia with an unknown ...

Hollywood, movies, and the GCC: what is there in common?

I would like to argue that the answer to the question ‘what do Hollywood, the BBC drama ‘McMafia’, and the GCC states have in ...

Sheikh Zayed Mosque: The legacy of its founder, and a symbol of modern values

Finding one place where people from around the world, who speak different languages and have diverse religions, can peacefully coexist with each other ...

The special role of Russian Muslims in Russian-Saudi relations

Russian Muslims are now, as they have ever been, very important for strengthening relations between Russia and the Muslim world, and especially with ...

‘Made in the GCC’: Dressing abayas around the world - myth or reality?

While the world is witnessing the second month of the GCC crisis (between Qatar on one side, and Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Bahrain on the other), it ...

ANALYSIS: Will Qatar-GCC crisis go the Russia-Ukraine way?

The ongoing crisis between the brotherly states of Qatar and the GCC (consisting of Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Bahrain) is not a unique conflict. In ...

How to overcome populism?

In the last few months we’ve seen a series of events which indicate that populism is widespread in Europe. Populism has deep historical roots in ...

Why Saudi Arabia should become one of UNSC’s permanent members

Since the Second World War and the Cold War, the proliferation of nuclear weapons and fissionable weapons-applicable technology has become one of the ...

On International Women’s Day: Prominent examples of women in power

Today on International Women’s Day, which has become one of the most anticipated annual global celebrations, I would like to express admiration ...

Political tolerance as the foundation of a new world order: The UAE model

After Trump’s election as the 45th American President, and the Brexit referendum in the UK, the Western world, which according to IR theory has ...

Analysis: How sport has been used as a means of power

Sport should be understood as a political tool which can help to secure political, social, and psychological benefits

How national identity shaped the EU: Brexit as a case study

Liberal institutions developments demonstrates culture and identity plays significant role for the states than establishing a liberal world order

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