OMAN – The conflict in Yemen endangers Oman’s neutrality
From “middle-man” to “no man’s land”… Most analysis about Oman seems obliged to begin with…
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OMAN – A Consultative Democracy
In 2014 I taught the first political science courses at Sultan Qaboos University in Oman.…
OMAN – The Sultanate’s Tightrope Walk
Tensions continue to escalate in the Gulf region and the wider Middle East; the only…
OMAN/IRAN – The Nuclear Agreement… “Peace and Stability” for real?
On 23rd July 2015, Oman celebrated the 45th anniversary of its ‘renaissance’ or Nahdah, the…
OMAN – The Silent State ?
In the Gulf region many people are looking at Oman and see it as a…
OMAN – The Return of the King
On 23 March 2014, Oman’s Sultan Qaboos finally arrived home from Germany after eight months…
OMAN – Can Oman survive without Its Heart?
Oman’s Sultan Qaboos is undeniably the political heart of this strategically vital Gulf state, perhaps…
OMAN – Exclusive reportage (Part 2) – “Model Oman”, exportable ?
The Sultanate of Oman has close ties to the Federal Republic of Germany. An exclusive…
OMAN – Exclusive reportage (Part 1) – The undecided Sultanate: tolerance, challenge and sovereignty
What is this country, which has borders with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the United…
OMAN – “Charlie”… A Letter from Muscat to Paris
As I pondered this article I sat watching my class of students in Oman completing…