“The past resembles the future more than one drop of water resembles another.”
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Respite for Reform: Sultan Haitham Stamps His Mark On Oman
In this co-authored article with Prof. Abdullah Baabood for The Italian Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI), we trace the burgeoning ambitions and vision of Oman’s Sultan Haitham bin Tareq. Slightly over a year after taking the reins of power, the double whammy of an oil price collapse and a pandemic provided more — and
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Kuwait’s New Leadership: Between Governance and Expectations
In this co-authored piece with Hamad Albloshi for The Italian Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI), we assessed the Kuwaiti political scene four months after the passing of Emir Sabah Al-Ahmad (in September 2020). The transition of Emiri power was swiftly followed by parliamentary elections, but the sequence of political events exhibit more continuity than
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[Media Comments] Gulf Ex[pat]odus Accelerates with Mixed Economic Consequences
Amid the the panic and inward-looking policies as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, I diagnosed the factors behind the expat exodus in the Gulf. Long seen as a transient segment of the population, a virus gave the authorities ample reason for a demographic shake-up. This, despite previous measures taken to improve the flawed kafala
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