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Christopher M. Davidson

Interested in the Middle East, and especially the Arab Gulf states

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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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‘Hope and Risk in Qatar’s Investment Environment’ – guest essay for the NEPF

July 16, 2021

‘Hope and Risk in Qatar’s Investment Environment’ – a guest essay for the Australian National University’s Near East Policy Forum.[…]

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From Sheikhs to Sultanism – Arab Digest podcast interview

June 11, 2021

A podcast interview discussing From Sheikhs to Sultanism: Statecraft and Authority in Saudi Arabia and the UAE. Hosted by William Law[…]

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‘The UAE’s US T-Bond drive: a judicious approach?’ – guest essay for Diligencia

June 4, 2021

‘The UAE’s US T-Bond drive: a judicious approach?’ – a guest essay for Diligencia. Available here.

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From Sheikhs to Sultanism – review in the British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies

March 29, 2021

The British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies reviews From Sheikhs to Sultanism: Statecraft and Authority in Saudi Arabia and the[…]

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From Sheikhs to Sultanism – resource page

February 1, 2021

From Sheikhs to Sultanism: Statecraft and Authority in Saudi Arabia and the UAE will be published on the 25th February[…]

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Recent Posts

  • ‘Abu Dhabi’s $275 billion secret: what is Sheikh Tahnoun’s IHC?’ – new article for Spear’s Magazine
  • US-Iran War media interviews with the BBC, Bloomberg, Daily Telegraph
  • ‘The GCC’s Economic Diplomacy in a Multi-Polar World’ – new article for Middle East Journal
  • Financial Times – ‘What to Read in 2026’
  • Coming soon – ‘Abu Dhabi’s IHC: The Biggest Company You’ve Never Even Heard Of’

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