Dr Abdullah Baabood is currently a visiting professor at the Middle Institute, National University of Singapore and he has previously held the positions of the Director of the Gulf Studies Center at Qatar University and the Director of the Gulf Research Center at the University of Cambridge, UK. Abdullah’s teaching and research interest focus on the states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and their economic, social and political development as well as their external relations. Abdullah holds a master’s in Business Administration (MBA), a master’s in International Relations (MA) and a Doctorate in International political Economy (PhD) at Cambridge University.