Emma Soubrier
Visiting scholar, Institute for Middle East Studies at George Washington University
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, Institute for Middle East Studies at George Washington University
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 professorial lecturer and a visiting scholar at the Institute for Middle East Studies (IMES) at the George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs, where she teaches a class on U.S. policy in the Gulf. 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. Her work looks to promote a renewed approach to security that no longer focuses merely on the political and military aspects of security but includes a broader look at people-centered dimensions (human security, particularly societal security and environmental security). Her forthcoming book, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates: Diverging Paths to Regional and Global Power (Boulder: Lynne Rienner, 2022), is based on her PhD thesis, which received a Dissertation Award from the Institute for Higher National Defense Studies (France) in 2018.
Soubrier is an associate researcher at the Centre Michel de l’Hospital, Université Clermont Auvergne (UCA, France) and a non-resident fellow at the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington (AGSIW). As part of a research team with the World Peace Foundation (Tufts University), she is working on a project on “Defense Industries, Foreign Policy and Armed Conflict” funded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York.
Soubrier was previously a postdoctoral researcher at the UCA, a visiting scholar at the IMES for one year, and a visiting scholar at AGSIW for two years. She worked for three and a half years at the French Ministry of Defense and for three years at Airbus Defence and Space. She received her PhD in political science from the UCA in 2017 and holds an MA in international relations from Sorbonne University (Paris, France).
Recent publications:
Emma Soubrier is a professorial lecturer and a visiting scholar at the Institute for Middle East Studies (IMES) at the George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs, where she teaches a class on U.S. policy in the Gulf. 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. Her work looks to promote a renewed approach to security that no longer focuses merely on the political and military aspects of security but includes a broader look at people-centered dimensions (human security, particularly societal security and environmental security). Her forthcoming book, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates: Diverging Paths to Regional and Global Power (Boulder: Lynne Rienner, 2022), is based on her PhD thesis, which received a Dissertation Award from the Institute for Higher National Defense Studies (France) in 2018.
Soubrier is an associate researcher at the Centre Michel de l’Hospital, Université Clermont Auvergne (UCA, France) and a non-resident fellow at the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington (AGSIW). As part of a research team with the World Peace Foundation (Tufts University), she is working on a project on “Defense Industries, Foreign Policy and Armed Conflict” funded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York.
Soubrier was previously a postdoctoral researcher at the UCA, a visiting scholar at the IMES for one year, and a visiting scholar at AGSIW for two years. She worked for three and a half years at the French Ministry of Defense and for three years at Airbus Defence and Space. She received her PhD in political science from the UCA in 2017 and holds an MA in international relations from Sorbonne University (Paris, France).
Recent publications:
- "Weaponized storytelling à la française: Demystifying France’s narratives around its arms export policies," WPF, April 1, 2022.
- "A New U.S. Weapons Exports Policy: Transformed or Simply Revamped?" Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington, September 27, 2021.
- "Eye to the Horizon: The UAE’s Maritime Ambitions," The Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington, July 28, 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.