Author: Dr. Diana Galeeva

Dr. Diana Galeeva

Dr. Diana Galeeva is a Non-Resident Fellow with Gulf International Forum. She previously was an Academic Visitor to St. Antony’s College, University of Oxford (2019-2022). Dr. Galeeva is the author of two books “Qatar: The Practice of Rented Power” (Routledge, 2022) and “Russia and the GCC: The Case of Tatarstan’s Paradiplomacy” (I.B. Tauris/ Bloomsbury, 2022). She is also a co-editor of the collection “Post-Brexit Europe and UK: Policy Challenges Towards Iran and the GCC States” (Palgrave Macmillan, 2021). Dr. Galeeva completed her bachelor at Kazan Federal University (Russia), she holds MA from Exeter University (UK) and Ph.D. from Durham University (UK). Beyond academia, she was an intern at the President of Tatarstan’s Office for the Department of Integration with Religious Associations (2012) and the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Tatarstan (2011) (Russia).

Iran

The Escalating Iran-Azerbaijan Tension: Impact the South Caucasus and Beyon...

Defense & Security

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Bahrain

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Geopolitics

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Qatar

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Politics & Governance

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GCC

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Economy & Innovation

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UAE

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Geopolitics

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Oman

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Geopolitics

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UAE

Economic Statecraft and its Role in Russia-UAE Relations

Economy & Innovation

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Qatar

The 2022 World Cup in Qatar: Politics On Display On and Off the Field

Geopolitics

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KSA

Saudi Arabia’s Mediation in the Ukraine War

Politics & Governance

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Qatar

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Geopolitics

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Bahrain

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Geopolitics

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Iran

Identity is a Central Factor in Russia-Iran Relations

Geopolitics

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