Oman is considering adopting the latest e-governance technology, including Blockchain-
based. While much research was conducted into the benefits and risks of Blockchain-based …

In recent years, Oman has been recognised as a key mediator in the Gulf and the wider
Middle East. The successful completion of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, in particular, firmly …

This article analyses how political settlements can help deepen our understanding of how
underlying rules of the game and power relations shape patterns of inclusion and exclusion …

2.“Marmore: Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Sovereign Wealth Funds Experience Asset
Growth,” Soveriegn Wealth Fund Institute (June 4, 2019), https://www. swfinstitute …

This article explores how and why some national governments seek to manage and control
tourist-oriented narratives about historic sites and artefacts. Discussing ethnographic …

The Dhufar Revolution was fought between 1965–1976, in an attempt to depose Oman's
British-backed Sultan and advance social ideals of egalitarianism and gender equality …

This is a story of failure and success, of disappointment and elation. World wars, a market
glutted with cheap oil and geologists unable to access areas of interest hampered the …

How do some places with weak institutional capacity avoid being caught in the cycles of
violence and criminality so often associated with African institutions in the 'failed states' …

How and why does Oman maintain an independent foreign policy that is neither allied,
neutral, nor dependent? Previous arguments have emphasized the importance of Oman's …

This article argues that Sultan Sa'id bin Taymur played a more fundamental role in
develo** Oman than what is commonly portrayed. With British backing, Sultan Sa'id …