Oct
24
Professor Nader Habibi Discusses Women’s Rights in Saudi Arabia
October 24, 2019 | Leave a Comment
“To a large segment of Saudi women, [MbS] reform not only put an end to unfair social discrimination, but it also made it affordable for them to engage in business activities and accept employment opportunities.” Read the rest of the article here.
Oct
18
How Turkey and Saudi Arabia became frenemies – and why the Khashoggi case could change that
October 18, 2018 | Leave a Comment
Professor Nader Habibi has written an article for The Conversation regarding the tenuous ties between Turkey and Saudi Arabia. Click here for the full article.
Sep
28
Can Erdogan’s New Powers Help Fix Turkey’s Economy?
September 28, 2018 | 1 Comment
Professor Nader Habibi has written an article for The National Interest regarding Turkey’s current economic crisis and how the country can avoid a “significant economic meltdown.” Click here to read the full article.
Sep
20
Success of BRI in Africa good for Europe
September 20, 2018 | Leave a Comment
Professor Nader Habibi has written an article for ChinaDaily.com regarding the Belt and Road Initiative. Click here for the full article.
May
17
Professor Nader Habibi, Henry J. Leir Professor of the Economics of the Middle East and Senior Lecturer in the Department of Economics, spoke with NPR recently on the U.S. pullout of the Iran Nuclear deal and it’s effect on the major companies in Iran. “The European economies and Asian economies have a lot more trade […]
Oct
18
Focus on the quality of HE, not quantity of students
October 18, 2017 | Leave a Comment
Turkey has experienced a rapid rise in university enrolment in the past decade. The total number of students in universities and other institutions of higher education increased by 91% from 3.5 million students in 2008 to 6.7 million in 2013. The uptrend has continued in recent years and as of December 2016, nearly 7.2 million students […]