Francis Owtram

Francis Owtram has a PhD in International Relations from the London School of Economics. He is an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Exeter and Gulf History Specialist, at the British Library. Publications include A Modern History of Oman: Formation of the State Since 1920 and he co-edited Citizenship in Transition: New Perspectives on Transnational Migration From the Middle East to Europe. He taught Politics and IR at the University of Kurdistan Hewler, 2007-2012.

His current research focuses on the history, politics and international relations of Oman, and the Kurds in the Middle East state system. He tweets @francisowtram

In Oman, no security for the migrant health workers fighting the pandemic

Oman, like other Gulf states, has used migrant workers to achieve its development goals but has consistently failed to give back.

By Francis Owtram, Annemarie Profanter and Elena Maestri

/ 23 Jul 2020

In Oman, no security for the migrant health workers fighting the pandemic

Kurds in Iraq: from Sykes-Picot to no-fly zones and beyond

Will the approaching referendum on independence open up a new phase for the Kurds, abrogating the Sykes-Picot Agreement?

By Francis Owtram

/ 18 Sep 2017