Tagged: Saudi Arabia

Modernity is Creeping into Saudi Arabia

Introduction A fundamental shift is occurring in the socio-economic reality of Saudi Arabia, and our popular perceptions of the country are getting outdated. Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud (hereafter MBS), 36, when appointed as...

Kazakhstan has lessons for the Gulf

Russia’s intervention in Kazakhstan contains a cautionary message for Gulf foreign ministers visiting Beijing this week. The intervention to stabilize the government of Kazakh President Kassym-Johart Tokayev, following mass protests, cemented Russia’s primacy when...