On 2 October, the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered during his presence inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. The unsuccessful Saudi operation carried out by the Intelligence Services is still under investigation by both the…

Two years and counting into the radical transformation of the Saudi economy known as Vision 2030, a key component of the strategy – to empower the private sector and significantly reduce unemployment – remains stalled. Figures recently…

The French philosopher Gilles Deleuze introduced a unique political and social view through the concept of ‘rhizomes,’ put forward as an alternative for the traditional ‘tree-like’ model. Deleuze articulated the ‘rhizome’ concept in terms…

There is a link between the disappearance and murder of the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi and the terrible war in Yemen that after more than three years continues to grind on relentlessly. The link is the Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin…

When then Saudi deputy crown prince and now crown prince Mohammed bin Salman, or MBS as he is known, mused in early 2016 that he believed it was “in the interest of the Saudi market and in the interest of (Saudi) Aramco” to sell shares in…

From the outset of the Saudi reform project, which coincides with the appointment of Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud as the new Crown Prince in June 2017, many concerns and doubts have grown about the capability of the reform will…

Donald Trump’s foreign policy approach to the Middle East, such as it is, is a wild zigzag of a ride that is now being driven largely by his National Security Advisor John Bolton. Bolton’s grand idee fixe is to effect regime change in Iran.…

Can we bet on the plans of the Gulf Countries for development and economic reform? This question, undoubtedly, remains prominent and troubling with a record of historical experiences that confirm the lack of a serious reform process in the…