Emma Soubrier
Visiting scholar, Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington (website)
twitter: @esoubrier
email: esoubrier [at] hotmail [dot] fr
WhatsApp: +33 6 63 00 10 32 phone: +1 202 664 0607
Visiting scholar, Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington (website)
twitter: @esoubrier
email: esoubrier [at] hotmail [dot] fr
WhatsApp: +33 6 63 00 10 32 phone: +1 202 664 0607
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Emma Soubrier is a visiting scholar at the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington and associate researcher at the Centre Michel de l’Hospital, Université Clermont Auvergne (UCA, France). Her research focuses on the security strategies and foreign policies of the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council, particularly the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia, and the political economy of arms trade in the Gulf. Soubrier has published numerous articles and book chapters in French and English on Gulf security issues, including “Evolving Foreign and Security Policies: A Comparative Study of Qatar and the UAE,” in The Small Gulf States: Foreign and Security Policies, edited by Khalid Almezaini and Jean-Marc Rickli (Routledge 2016).
Soubrier was previously a visiting scholar at the Institute for Middle East Studies at the George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs -- an opportunity made possible by the “Ambassador” scholarship from the Directorate General for International Relations and Strategy (French Ministry of Defense). She worked for three and a half years at the French Ministry of Defense and for three years at Airbus Defence and Space.
Soubrier received her PhD in political science from the Université Clermont Auvergne in 2017 and holds an MA in international relations from Sorbonne University (Paris, France).
Recent publications:
Emma Soubrier is a visiting scholar at the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington and associate researcher at the Centre Michel de l’Hospital, Université Clermont Auvergne (UCA, France). Her research focuses on the security strategies and foreign policies of the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council, particularly the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia, and the political economy of arms trade in the Gulf. Soubrier has published numerous articles and book chapters in French and English on Gulf security issues, including “Evolving Foreign and Security Policies: A Comparative Study of Qatar and the UAE,” in The Small Gulf States: Foreign and Security Policies, edited by Khalid Almezaini and Jean-Marc Rickli (Routledge 2016).
Soubrier was previously a visiting scholar at the Institute for Middle East Studies at the George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs -- an opportunity made possible by the “Ambassador” scholarship from the Directorate General for International Relations and Strategy (French Ministry of Defense). She worked for three and a half years at the French Ministry of Defense and for three years at Airbus Defence and Space.
Soubrier received her PhD in political science from the Université Clermont Auvergne in 2017 and holds an MA in international relations from Sorbonne University (Paris, France).
Recent publications:
- "Introduction: new trends in Gulf international relations and transnational politics," International Affairs, July 5, 2021.
- "Introduction: new trends in Gulf international relations and transnational politics," International Affairs, July 5, 2021.
- "The Gulf Cooperation Council at 40: Finally Ripe for a Regional Security System?," The Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington, May 27, 2021.
- "The UAE’s Message of Hope, Delivered With a Soft-Power Focus and Some Strategic Hedging," Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington, April 22, 2021
- "The United States is Ready for Teamwork in the Gulf," Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington, January 29, 2021.
- "Redefining Gulf Security Begins by Including the Human Dimension," Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington, November 19, 2020.
- "What the F-35 Deal Says About U.S.-UAE Relations," Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington, November 3, 2020.