Environment-focused Art Exhibition Opens in Saudi Arabia
On 28 January 2020, a Saudi art exhibition highlighting environmental concerns opened in Jeddah. The art exhibition, named the seventh edition of 21,39 Jeddah Arts, was organised by the Saudi…
The battle for Libya: The UAE calls the shots
This week’s inauguration of a new Red Sea Egyptian military base was pregnant with the symbolism of the rivalries shaping the future of the Middle East as well as north…
Saudi Policy Shift: A Rare Trump Foreign Policy Success
A podcast version of this story is available on Soundcloud, Itunes, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn, Spreaker, Pocket Casts, Tumblr, Patreon, Podbean and Castbox. By the law of unintended consequences, US President…
What Do You Make of Qatar?
Qatar – dubbed “the wild card of the Middle East” – makes for an intriguing case study. Not much is generally known about this stand-alone Gulf state except perhaps that…
Saudi Oil Attacks Put US Commitments to the Test
A podcast version of this story is available on Soundcloud, Itunes, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn, Spreaker, Pocket Casts, Tumblr, Patreon, Podbean and Castbox. Neither Saudi Arabia nor the United States is…
The Disintegration of Yemen
Distressing as recent events have been in Yemen, a country torn apart by civil war that has led to a humanitarian disaster on a massive scale, the main outline of…
Chinese Encroachment in Central Asia and Challenges to US Supremacy in the Gulf
China and Russia are as much allies as they are rivals.
The Middle East: Barrelling towards a Nuclear and Ballistic Missiles Arms Race
The Middle East is barrelling towards a nuclear and ballistic missiles arms race.
The State of Iraq
The years of internal conflict that followed the overthrow of Saddam Hussein and his regime in Iraq in 2003 have at last been succeeded by a degree of precarious stability.
Secret Israel-Saudi Relations Date Back As Far As 25 Years
Barak Ravid claims to have conducted interviews with 20 prominent Gulf officials with knowledge of secret relations with Israel.