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Christopher M. Davidson

Academic interested in the Middle East, and especially the Gulf states

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‘From Crisis to Cohesion: the UAE’s Strategic Push for Family and Demographic Reform’ – guest essay for Arab Digest

May 2, 2025

‘From Crisis to Cohesion: the UAE’s Strategic Push for Family and Demographic Reform’ – a guest essay for Arab Digest.[…]

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‘Gulf States and Sharp Power: From Allies to Adversaries?’ – new article for the Journal of Democracy

January 4, 2024

‘Gulf States and Sharp Power: From Allies to Adversaries?’ in Journal of Democracy, Vol 35, No. 1, 2024. The UAE,[…]

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‘A $236 Billion Stock-Market Enigma’ – Wall Street Journal interview

July 19, 2023

‘A $236 Billion Stock-Market Enigma’ – interview with the Wall Street Journal (alongside Alex Gemici, Greenstone Equity Partners), discussing the[…]

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Arab University Rankings 2022 – analysis for the Times Higher Education

December 5, 2022

‘Arab University Rankings 2022: Elements of National Success’ – analysis for the Times Higher Education (with Manar Sabry and Muhammad Asad), discussing how internationalisation[…]

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Ukraine and the MENA states – Arab Digest podcast interview

April 2, 2022

‘Putin’s War Plays Well for MENA Authoritarians’ – new podcast interview discussing the impact of the Ukraine conflict on the[…]

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‘Saudi Women Train Drivers: MBS’s Ultimate Constituency?’ – guest essay for Arab Digest

February 26, 2022

‘Saudi Women Train Drivers: MBS’s Ultimate Constituency?’ – a guest essay for Arab Digest. Available here.

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‘Newcastle United and Saudi Arabia: Beyond “Sportswashing”‘ – guest essay for Arab Digest

November 3, 2021

‘Newcastle United and Saudi Arabia: Beyond “Sportswashing”‘ – a guest essay for Arab Digest. Available here.

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From Sheikhs to Sultanism – review in Middle East Policy journal

October 29, 2021

Middle East Policy journal reviews From Sheikhs to Sultanism: Statecraft and Authority in Saudi Arabia and the UAE. Review available here Further information[…]

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From Sheikhs to Sultanism – E-book / online library version

October 12, 2021

Oxford University Press Scholarship Online has recently published an E-book / online library version of From Sheikhs to Sultanism: Statecraft and[…]

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From Sheikhs to Sultanism – review by Al-Sharq

August 5, 2021

Al-Sharq reviews From Sheikhs to Sultanism: Statecraft and Authority in Saudi Arabia and the UAE. Review available here Further information[…]

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Recent Posts

  • ‘From Crisis to Cohesion: the UAE’s Strategic Push for Family and Demographic Reform’ – guest essay for Arab Digest
  • ‘Gulf States and Sharp Power: From Allies to Adversaries?’ – new article for the Journal of Democracy
  • ‘A $236 Billion Stock-Market Enigma’ – Wall Street Journal interview
  • Arab University Rankings 2022 – analysis for the Times Higher Education
  • Ukraine and the MENA states – Arab Digest podcast interview

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