Gulf Research MeetingGulf Research Meeting 2026 — Call for Papers Now Open
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Gulf Research Meeting 2026 — Call for Papers Now Open
Gulf Research Meeting 2026 — Call for Papers Now Open
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About GRM
The Gulf Research Meeting (GRM) offers a unique environment to explore matters of key importance to the Gulf region and provides a platform for discussion and dissemination of research in a wide variety of Gulf-related fields, including economic and financial issues, international relations, security, environment, energy and renewable energy, as well as education, labour and social issues. Committed to a high-level academic standard, the GRM's objective is to help generate solutions to many of the region's pressing challenges.
GRM 2025 Call for Workshop Proposals now OPEN
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2010 - 2025,Years2950
Hours90
Institutions4304
Participants165
Workshops65
Books PublishedGRM 2026
Workshops
This year’s GRM workshops cover a wide range of topics in the fields of politics, economics, energy, security and the wider social sciences as they relate to the wider Gulf region (GCC countries in addition to Iraq and Yemen). You can click on each workshop to read its full description.
The Economic Architecture and Diplomacy of Climate Change in the Gulf: Financing the Transition
Digital Media, Strategic Communication, and Soft Power in the Gulf: Public Diplomacy in a Transforming Region
GCC-Sub-Saharan Africa Economic Relations: Energy, Mining, Infrastructure, and Food Security
Overlapping Ambitions: State-Led Economic Diversification and Mounting Intra-GCC Competition
Emerging Technologies and Defense Industrialization in the GCC: Navigating the Localization–Outsourcing Dilemma in the AI Era
The GCC–EU Economic Bilateral Partnership: Strategic Opportunities and Economic Diplomacy
Mobilizing Diasporas and Gulf Private Investors for the Reconstruction of Syria and Lebanon
The GCC and Infrastructure Connectivity in the Changing Geopolitical and Geoeconomic Landscape
Interested in participating?
You can either apply as a paper presenter
Paper presenter Application
GRM 2026 Workshop
Directors
This year's GRM workshop directors come from a variety of esteemed institutions from both within and outside the Gulf.
Associate Professor of Marketing Communication and the Vice Dean for Graduate Studies and Scientific Research at the Faculty of Communication and Media at King Abdulaziz University in Saudi Arabia
Economics from the University of Nice Sophia-Antipolis (France) and Sofia University (Bulgaria)
Professor of International Relations and Gulf Studies at Georgetown University in Qatar
16th GRM 2026 Programme
Tuesday, 21 July, 2026
- GRM 2026 Opening at the West Road Music Concert Hall (https://www.westroad.org) (4pm to 6pm)
- GRM 2026 Group Picture at King’s College (6.30pm)
- Reception and Gala Dinner at King’s College (6:45pm to 9pm)
Wednesday 22 July, 2026
- Full day participation in your workshop (8:30am to 6pm)
- Lunch at King’s College (1pm to 2:15pm)
Thursday 23 July, 2026
- Full day participation in your workshop (8:30am to 6pm)
- Lunch at Workshop venues (1pm to 2:15pm)
- Closing Dinner at King’s College (7pm to 9pm)
GRM 2025 photo gallery
Check out the GRM 2025 photo
gallery.
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