On April 29, GISR’s Dr. Sultan Barakat welcomed a delegation from the United Kingdom’s House of Commons for a briefing on developments and issues concerning the Gaza crisis. The delegates were The Rt Hon. Alun Cairns MP (Conservative, Vale of Glamorgan); Florence Eshelomi MP (Labour (Co-op),Vauxhall, and Shadow Minister (Levelling Up, Housing, Communities and Local …

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Writing for Al Jazeera, Dr. Sultan Barakat explains why the Taliban’s continued ban on girls’ education stands in contrast to the core principles of Islam and hampers efforts to gain international recognition. Read the full article here.

As GISR’s Erin McCandless sees it, South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) is positively shaking the foundations of the rules-based international order. This, combined with growing global support for the Palestinian cause, potentially paves the way for a fair political settlement that addresses the root causes of the …

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On April 10, Dr. Sultan Barakat appeared on Al-Jazeera to discuss recent developments concerning the Gaza conflict. Find out about his contributions in the following videos.

On March 4, Dr. Sultan Barakat appeared on Al-Jazeera to discuss recent developments concerning the Gaza conflict. Watch his contributions in the following videos.

Hamad Bin Khalifa University’s (HBKU) Global Institute for Strategic Research (GISR), in collaboration with the College of Public Policy and the College of Law, conducted a panel discussion exploring the geopolitical implications of South Africa’s case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). The distinguished panel featured HE Ghulam Hoosein Asmal, Ambassador of …

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On February 15, Sultan Barakat, GISR’s Acting Director, appeared on TRT World to explain why it is proving so difficult to obtain a ceasefire in the Gaza conflict. Watch the full video here.

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As a signatory, Israel is already bound by the 1948 Genocide Convention. The question is whether their actions currently constitute Genocide. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) Order for Provisional Measures makes clear that Israel must abide by the Convention and specifically calls on Israel to ensure it does not commit killing, serious bodily or …

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