Gulf Region

Publications

Sebastian Sons, "In Dire Need for a New Social Contract: Saudi Arabia’s Socioeconomic and Political Challenges in Times of Changing Energy Dynamics", in Westphal, Kirsten und David Jalilvand (eds.), Changing Dynamics of Energy:Political and Economic Challenges for the MENA-Region (London: Routledge, forthcoming). 

Sebastian Sons, "Saudi-Arabien: Speerspitze der Gegenrevolution? Das saudische Königreich zwischen Eindämmung der ‚Arabellion’ und gesellschaftlichem Wandel", in Kölner Forum für Internationale Politik und Sicherheit (ed.), Die „Arabellion“ und deren Auswirkungen – eine Zwischenbilanz: Wer gewinnt, wer verliert? (Münster: LIT Verlag, forthcoming).

Dr. René Rieger und Sebastian Sons, "Saudi Arabia’s Regional Policy Since 2011", in Mason, Robert (ed.), Cold War in the Middle East and the New Regional Order (New York: Rowman & Littlefield, 2017). 

Sebastian Sons, "Saudi Arabia’s and Egypt’s Ambivalent Relationship since 2011: Continuities and Transformations", in Mason, Robert (ed.), Egypt and the Gulf: A Renewed Regional Policy Alliance (Berlin: Gerlach Press, 2016). 

Sebastian Sons, "Oil as a Burden: Saudi Arabia’s Struggle for Energy Diversification", in Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (ed.), IASS Study on the G20’s potential for advancing a global transition towards sustainable energy, Berlin, December 2016, pp. 83-89. 

Sebastian Sons, Auf Sand gebaut. Saudi-Arabien – Ein problematischer Verbündeter (Berlin: Propyläen, 2016). 

Sebastian Sons, "Lost in Iranoia: Saudi Arabia’s Struggle for Regional Hegemony in Times of Crisis", Orient IV (2016). 

Dr. René Rieger, Saudi Arabian Foreign Relations: Diplomacy and Mediation in Conflict Resolution (Milton Park and New York: Routledge, 2016).

Sebastian Sons, "Jugend in Saudi-Arabien: ‚Agents of Change’ oder Vertreter der Gegenrevolution?" in: Deutsches Orient-Institut (Hrsg.), Jugend im Nahen und Mittleren Osten (Januar 2016), S. 51-65. 

Dr. René Rieger, "In Search of Stability: Saudi Arabia and the Arab Spring," GRM Papers (Cambridge: Gulf Research Center, July 2014).

René Rieger and Markus Schiller, “Pre-emptive Strike against Iran: Prelude to an Avoidable Disaster?” Middle East Policy, Vol. XIX, No. 4 (Winter 2012), pp. 127-39.

René Rieger, The Military Option in the Iranian Nuclear Crisis,” C·A·Perspectives 2/2012 (Munich: Center for Applied Policy Research, 2012).

Michael Bauer and René Rieger, “Enhancing Interregional Partnership: Europe and the Gulf,” in Edmund Ratka and Olga Spaiser (eds.), Understanding European Neighbourhood Policies: Concepts, Actors, Perceptions (Münchner Beiträge zur europäischen Einigung, vol. 22, edited by Werner Weidenfeld; Baden-Baden: Nomos, 2012), pp. 173-87.

Michael Bauer, “South Asia: The View from the GCC Countries,” in Klaus Lange et al. (eds.), Revisiting Contemporary South Asia (New Delhi: Pentagon Press, 2012), pp. 59-66.

Michael Bauer, "The Need for an EU Gulf Strategy in the wake of the Arab Spring," Europe’s World-Online, May 2011.

Michael Bauer, "Gulf Security: From Zero-Sum Games to Regional Cooperation?" ISPI Policy Brief No. 202, December 2010.

Michael Bauer, Christian Koch, and Christian-Peter Hanelt, “The EU-GCC Partnership: Security and Policy Challenges,” GRC Policy Brief (Dubai: Gulf Research Center, 2010).

Ludwig Schulz, "Turkey and the GCC: Bridging Two Gateways," WiFo, Vol. 3 (2009), p. 23.

Michael Bauer, "Keine Frage des Geldes. Die Golfstaaten reformieren ihren Bildungssektor, aber ein Mentalitätswandel ist auch von Nöten,“ Internationale Politik, Vol. 4 (2009), pp. 34-9.

Michael Bauer and Christian-Peter Hanelt, Europe and the Gulf Region – Towards a New Horizon, Strategy paper, 12th Kronberg Talks, Riad 2009.

Michael Bauer and Christian Koch, "Promoting EU-GCC Cooperation in Higher Education," GRC Policy Brief (Dubai: Gulf Research Center, 2009).

Michael Bauer, "Irans Atomprogramm und die Rolle Europas. Reif für eine Lösung in 2009?" C•A•P Aktuell 5/2008 (Munich: Center for Applied Policy Research, 2008).

Michael Bauer and Christian-Peter Hanelt, Security Situation in the Gulf Region Involving Iran, Iraq and Saudi Arabia as Regional Powers (Gütersloh: Bertelsmann Foundation, 2008).

University Seminars

René Rieger, "The Gulf Cooperation Council: An Evaluation of Three

Decades of Regional Cooperation on the Arabian Peninsula," Summer Term 2011, LMU Munich

René Rieger, "Conflict Region Persian Gulf: Changing Regional Security

Architecture," Winter Term 2010/11, LMU Munich

Interviews

Edmund Ratka, "Eine Eskalation im Armdrücken", Web.de, 17. September 2019.

Michael Bauer, "Saudi Arabia's Role in the Syrian Civil War," Deutsche Welle, 23 Jan. 2014.

Michael Bauer, "Das iranische Nuklearprogramm," Radio M 94.5, 11 July 2012.

Talks & Conference Participations

Dr. René Rieger, "Aktuelle sicherheits- und wirtschaftspolitische Entwicklungen in der Golfregion," Central Medical Institute of the German Armed Forces, Garching, Germany, June 2016

Dr. René Rieger, "Energie- und Geopolitik der arabischen Golfmonarchien," Hochschule für Politik München, Germany, May 2016

Dr. René Rieger, "Kalter Krieg im Mittleren Osten: Iran und die arabischen Golfmonarchien," Karl Arnold Foundation, Königswinter, Germany, Apr. 2016

Dr. René Rieger, "Towards a New Regional Order: Saudi Arabia and Qatar's Syria Policy," Academy for Civic Education and Research, Tutzing, Nov. 2014

Dr. René Rieger, "Geschichte und aktuelle Entwicklungen des saudisch-iranischen Konflikts," German Armed Forces Association, Kochel am See, Germany, Sep. 2014

Dr. René Rieger (Moderator), "Die Nachfolgefrage: Gefahr für die Stabilität des Königshauses?" Talk by Dr. Gudrun Harrer at the conference "Saudi-Arabien: Der unbekannte Riese. Ein Blick hinter den Schleier," Academy for Civic Education and Research, Tutzing, Germany, Aug. 2014

Dr. René Rieger, "Die historische Entwicklung des modernen Königreichs Saudi-Arabien, "Conference "Saudi-Arabien: Der unbekannte Riese. Ein Blick hinter den Schleier," Academy for Civic Education and Research, Tutzing, Germany, Aug. 2014

Dr. René Rieger, "Die Außenpolitik Saudi-Arabiens im Zeichen des Arabischen Frühlings," Conference "Saudi-Arabien: Der unbekannte Riese. Ein Blick hinter den Schleier," Academy for Civic Education and Research, Tutzing, Germany, Aug. 2014

Dr. René Rieger, "Geschichte und aktuelle Entwicklungen des saudisch-iranischen Konflikts," German Air Force Academy, Riedenburg, Germany, July 2014

Dr. René Rieger, "Geschichte und aktuelle Entwicklungen des saudisch-iranischen Konflikts," German Armed Forces Association, Aldersbach, June 2014

Dr. René Rieger, "Die saudische Ostprovinz - Ölreichtum und Quell der Revolution?" Conference on "Klima, Konflikte, Konsequenzen," Academy for Civic Education and Research, Tutzing, Germany, Mar. 2014

Dr. René Rieger, “Sicherheitspolitische Herausforderungen und Perspektiven der Golfregion,” Academy for Civic Education and Research, Tutzing, Germany, Jan. 2014

Dr. René Rieger, "Powder Cake or Tower of Strength – Saudi Arabia in the Arab Spring" at the Symposium "Middle Eastern Monarchies and the Arab Spring," Austrian Middle East Society, Vienna, Austria, Nov. 2013

Dr. René Rieger, "Saudi Arabia as Mediator in International Relations," Institute of Diplomatic Studies, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Sep. 2013

René Rieger, "In Search for Stability: Saudi Arabia and the Arab Spring," 2013 Gulf Research Meeting, Cambridge, UK, July 2013

René Rieger, "Saudi-Arabien, Katar und der Arabische Frühling – Einflussnahme der Golfmonarchien auf die Entwicklungen in Ägypten, Tunesien und Syrien," Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz, Germany, Jan. 2013

Michael Bauer (chair), “Potential and Challenges of EU-US Relations with the Gulf Cooperation Council: An Evolving West-GCC Security Partnership – The Shared Threats of Regional Instability, Terrorism and Piracy,” Transatlantic Security Symposium, Istituto Affairi Internazionale (IAI), Rome, Nov. 2012

René Rieger, "Die Arabischen Golfmonarchien und der Nahostkonflikt," Academy for Civic Education and Research, Tutzing, Germany, Oct. 2012 

 

René Rieger, “The Gulf Monarchies and the Arab Spring: Challenge and Unique Opportunity,” 19th International Congress of Contemporary Research on the Middle East, Erlangen, Germany, Oct. 2012

René Rieger (Moderator), "Iran, Closing the Gulf, and the Risk of Preventive War," Lecture by Dr. Anthony Cordesman (CSIS), Amerika Haus, Munich, Germany, Sept. 2012

René Rieger, “Religion, Ideology, and Strategic Calculation: The Arab Gulf Monarchies and the Arab-Israeli Conflict," 2012 Exeter Gulf Studies Conference, University of Exeter, UK, July 2012

Michael Bauer (Panelist) & René Rieger (Moderator), “Das iranische Nuklearprogramm – Verhandlungslösung oder Konflikteskalation?” LMU Munich, Political Science Department, Munich, Germany, June 2012

René Rieger, “Sicherheit im Arabischen/Persischen Golf,” Academy for Civic Education and Research, Tutzing, Germany, June 2012

René Rieger, “Religion, Ideology, and Strategic Calculation: The Arab Gulf Monarchies and the Arab-Israeli Conflict,” London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK, May 2012

René Rieger, “Die Grüne Bewegung in Iran – 2009 bis heute,” German Armed Forces Association, Bad Malente, Germany, May 2012

René Rieger, “Entwicklungen in der Golfregion – Akteure, Ziele und Konflikte,” German Air Force, CRC 1, Meßstetten, Germany, Nov. 2011

René Rieger, “Die Golfstaaten und der Nahostkonflikt,” Academy for Civic Education and Research, Tutzing, Germany, Sep. 2011

René Rieger, “Sicherheit im Arabischen/Persischen Golf,” German Military District Command IV/Academy for Civic Education and Research, Tutzing, Germany, Sep. 2011

René Rieger, “Protest, Reform und Sicherheit in der Golfregion,” Academy for Civic Education and Research, Tutzing, Germany, Aug. 2011

René Rieger, “Sicherheit im Arabischen/Persischen Golf," German Air Force Officer School/Academy for Civic Education and Research, Tutzing, Germany, July 2011

René Rieger, “Die Staaten des Persischen Golfs und der Arabisch-Israelische Konflikt,” Academy for Civic Education and Research, Tutzing, Germany, Nov. 2010

René Rieger, “The Gulf Cooperation Council: From a Marriage of Necessity to a Marriage of Convenience,” 2010 Exeter Gulf Studies Conference, University of Exeter, UK, July 2010

Michael Bauer (chair), “EU and GCC Strategic and Political Interests in the Mediterranean: Convergence and Divergence,” Istituto Affairi Internazionale (IAI), Rome, Dec. 2009

Michael Bauer (chair), "EU-GCC Relations – the political dimension: Political Reform in the GCC and its implications for EU policy," Fundación para las Relaciones Internacionales y el Diálogo Exterior (FRIDE), Madrid, Nov. 2009