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A decade ago, the lack of a clear policy by the Obama administration let the region down. But might US have another opportunity in the Middle East?
Underlying issues which led to the three-year dispute have not been resolved.
These findings represent the earliest evidence for Homo sapiens on the Arabian Peninsula, and demonstrates the importance of Arabia for understanding human prehistory.
‘Beta testing’ of bold ideas is rare in foreign affairs, but the UAE and Bahrain have provided just such a test case for the Saudis in their own push to normalise relations with Israel.
Gulf monarchies emerged from the Arab Spring relatively unscathed, while some Middle East republics were devastated by civil war. Here’s how they managed — and how education may have played a part.
As religious sites put pilgrimages on hold, a whole industry in travel, transport and accommodation takes a hit.
Muslims throughout the world will celebrate the holiday of Eid al-Adha, or Festival of Sacrifice, beginning at sundown on July 30, but the coronavirus has changed many things.
Gulf states have given women great education, but they are still very limited participants in the workplace.
Expanding pilgrimage is a key part of Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 – COVID-19 has put that on hold.
Saudi Arabia is barring international visitors for the hajj. A scholar explains a long history of disease, politics and war that have previously prevented people from making the journey to Mecca.
Oil prices are going through what some have termed Black April, but the bigger question is what happens longer term to US oil.
The states of the Gulf Cooperation Council have exploited the underlying threats of the virus to bolster their own survival strategies.
Alberta oil is the collateral damage of the oil war between Russia and Saudi Arabia, with COVID-19 launching an additional attack. The province’s oil industry will struggle to recover.
It is in Canada’s national interest to remain a significant player in the oil and gas production.
COVID-19 is a huge challenge for the whole world, and Canadian oil producers, already suffering from long-term market trends, will be particularly badly hit.
What’s been going on in Saudi Arabia?
Has the world entered an era of ultra-low prices? An energy scholar argues that a long period of low oil prices will set the U.S. – and globe – back on the economy and the environment.
Saudi Arabia has temporarily suspended pilgrimage to its holy sites. Many Muslims travel to these holy sites round the year for a pilgrimage known as Umrah. Here is what it means to their faith.
Now that passive funds have eclipsed their actively managed competitors, climate finance is increasingly in some new pairs of hands.
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Professor of International Relations, Lancaster University
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Senior Lecturer in History and International Relations, Curtin University
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Senior Research Fellow, Muslim Philanthropy Initiative at IUPUI and Journalist-fellow, Religion and Civic Culture Center, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Professor of International Politics, 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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Research Associate, King's College London, King's College London
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PhD Candidate, Department of Politics and International Studies, University of Birmingham
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Professor of Sport and Geopolitical Economy, SKEMA Business School
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Professor of Peace Studies, University of Bradford
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Lecturer in Politics and International Studies, The Open University
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PhD Researcher, SOAS, University of London
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Tony Walker is a Friend of The Conversation.
Vice-Chancellor's Fellow, La Trobe 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
