Today’s big sport story is LIV Golf, but Saudi Arabia’s involvement in sport will generate many more money-driven, politics-heavy headlines.
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An African-led process would take into account complex regional dynamics – which would lead to a better and more stable peace agreement.
Yemen’s brutal civil war has resulted in the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people. But a recent Beijing-brokered rapprochement between two regional powers could unlock a path to peace.
After eight years of bombs, missiles, destruction and hundreds of thousands of civilian deaths, it is the Yemeni people who have lost the most in this war.
Saudi Arabia is edging closer to China and away from the US, says an expert.
But is it a fair way to build sporting influence?
Saudi Arabia’s choice of China to broker its deal with Iran surprised many, but is consistent with its foreign policy agenda.
Chinese leadership of a peace deal between Iran and Saudi Arabia, adds to their power in the region.
The setting was grand, so too was the plan. But behind the peace plan put forward by China and welcomed by Russia, is the question, what do both nations seek?
Detente between Tehran and Riyadh will not magically solve all the political and sectarian tensions in the Middle East.
The celebrated South African architect Sumayya Vally is the artistic director of the exhibition.
The Gulf state has an insatiable appetite for sporting glory.
Jordan is planning a major desalination plant on the Gulf of Aqaba – but will it damage nearby marine ecosystems?
The region is well placed to satisfy China’s huge oil needs.
More than half a million Ethiopian migrants have been deported from Saudi Arabia since 2017.
A look back at what the COPs have actually achieved.
A modern port raises Puntland’s stake within the fragmented political landscape of Somalia and prevents traders from seeking alternatives.
Imposing restrictions on women has been a way for many countries to demonstrate to the world what policies they want to pursue.
The Wahhabi school of Islam has spread throughout the world, along with its disapproval of the holiday.
An energy crisis means the world is less likely to call out Saudi Arabia’s human rights abuses, an expert argues.
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Senior lecturer in History and International Relations, Curtin University
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Professor of International Relations, Lancaster University
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Senior Research Fellow, Muslim Philanthropy Initiative at IUPUI and Journalist-fellow, USC Center for Religion and Civic Culture, University of Southern California
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Professor, Clinton Institute, University College Dublin
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Chair, Department of Judaic and Near Eastern Studies, and Associate Professor of Middle Eastern Studies and Public Policy, UMass Amherst
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Lecturer in International Relations, University of Glasgow
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Professor of Peace Studies, University of Bradford
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PhD Candidate, Department of Politics and International Studies, University of Birmingham
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Research Associate, King's College London, King's College London
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Professor of Sport and Geopolitical Economy, SKEMA Business School
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Lecturer, Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington
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Lecturer in Politics and International Studies, The Open University
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Director of Global Studies in the Arts and Humanities; Associate Professor of International Relations, Michigan State University
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Associate Professor of International Relations, Gulf University for Science and Technology
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Associate Professor of the Practice of International Relations, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
