Congratulations to the following AAIMS Members on their publications in December!

Shahram Akbarzadeh on co-authoring the article, ‘China’s Soft Power: Views from Saudi Arabia and the UAE ’, Global Studies Quarterly. Read article here. 

Zouhir Gabsi on the article, ‘Irony and Hyperrealism in Media Discourses: Examining the Israeli-Palestinian ‘Conflict’, Journal for Cultural Research. Read article here. 

William Gourlay on the book review of Kurds in Dark Times: New Perspectives on Violence and Resistance in Turkey, published in Bustan: The Middle East Book Review. See review here. 

Amin Saikal on the chapter, ‘Regional Response to the Taliban’s Return to Power’, in Still Understanding and Engaging with Afghanistan after August 2021. Read chapter here. 

 Ihsan Yilmaz on co-authoring the report, Authoritarian Populist ‘Civilisation-States’ and Their Influence in Africa: Hard and Soft Powers of TRIC, published by European Center for Populism Studies. Read report here. And on co-authoring the article, ‘Agent-Based Simulation and Linguistic Analysis of Populist versus Non-Populist Rhetoric: Insights on Polarization and Cohesion’, European Center for Populism Studies. Read article here.  

All the best