New It Could Happen Here
The Arab Gulf States in the Line of Fire
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Twitter's algorithms do terrible things to the mind but Bluesky's have turned it into an irrelevance... much to consider.
The ceasefire in Iran appears to be a step forward, but it hasn't brought the war to a close. @andrewleber.bsky.social weighed in.
“As the country becomes less attractive to foreign investors and workers, Emirati officials and executives may seek out more extractive economic arrangements in places where the UAE has the leverage to drive a hard bargain, particularly in Africa.” - ✍️ @andrewleber.bsky.social
Without regional cooperation, the United Arab Emirates “faces a future not of strategic autonomy as it craves but of dependence on political decisions made in the United States and Israel,” writes @andrewleber.bsky.social.
@andrewleber.bsky.social for @foreignaffairs.com on the Emirates' redoubled commitment to its relationships with the United States and Israel, and alienation from its Arab neighbors: www.foreignaffairs.com/united-arab-...
For @thenation.com I look at why the Saudis are telling Trump to escalate from the sidelines, and what it says about the US-led security architecture in the Persian Gulf. With gratitude for insights from @andrewleber.bsky.social and @philbrickyadav.bsky.social.
www.thenation.com/article/worl...
The Saudi monarchy seems to be rolling back – or outright abandoning – some of its most ambitious projects. Unless the state can ease up on repression at home, Vision 2030 risks stalling in the home stretch.
@andrewleber.bsky.social explains: carnegieendowment.org/emissary/202...
📢 Public good announcement : I’m releasing 3 R packages 📦 with data from the last 2 censuses in Tunisia 🇹🇳, including one with harmonized panel data (I’m using in my dissertation). Available on my GitHub. CRAN version upcoming.
www.mohameddhiahammami.com/data
New publication!
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Many authoritarian regimes seek mass support through policy perf. When do citizens respond? @andrewleber.bsky.social and @draege.bsky.social highlight the role of hist. legacies of development in labor-market views in Saudi Arabia
doi.org/10.1111/gove...
A risky quest for strategic autonomy in a war-torn Middle East.
www.foreignaffairs.com
A risky quest for strategic autonomy in a war-torn Middle East.
Many authoritarian regimes seek mass support through policy performance – delivering material benefits to citizens. When do citizens respond to these appeals? Standard explanations emphasize national...
Sridhar (@radishharmers) was the one who invited me to Bluesky when this was still a closed app!Insane work to get rid of him, he might be the best poster alive lol
