Selected Media Appearances

The Economist – "Meet the world's most flirtatious sovereign-wealth fund," 06/29/23

New York Times – “Hosting Palestinian Leader, Xi Pushes China as Peacemaker...,” 06/14/23

Financial Times– “Saudi Arabia’s billions are shaking up golf. What next?” 06/09/23

Associated Press – "Inflation hit's Dubai's karak tea, a beloved national staple,"08/25/22

AFP – “Eye-popping: Saudi prince unveils mirrored skyscraper eco-city,” 07/26/22

CNN – “The Hajj is back and Saudi Arabia is hoping to cash in,” 07/09/22

The Wall Street Journal – “Ukraine War Sanctions Hit Middle East Sovereign Wealth Funds…,” 03/05/22

Haaretz – “Why the Saudis are slower to make peace with Israel,” 02/16/22 

New York Times – “Majid Al Futtaim, Who Helped Build Modern Dubai, Dies at 87,” 01/14/22 

Reuters – “Saudi Arabia’s race to attract investment dogged by skepticism,” 11/16/21

The World | NPR [radio] – “Biggest show on earth or expensive publicity stunt," 10/07/21

ABC News | Associated Press – “Dubai to find out if pandemic-delayed expo will pay off,” 09/28/21 

Dow Jones | Barron’s – “China Strengthens Ties With Taliban and Revels in U.S. ‘Defeat’ in Afghanistan,” 08/17/21 

AFP – “Tax or no tax, UAE aims to remain magnet for investors,” 06/13/21 

The Economist – “Letters to the editor (on Saudi Arabia),” 05/08/21 

Arabian Business  – “UAE cabinet approves policy to increase local exports,” 04/18/21

Central Banking  – “Kuwaiti central bank orders local national quota for bank managers,” 04/16/21

Chief Investment Officer – “MBS Wants Saudi Arabia Fund to Reach $2 Trillion Assets,” 04/12/21

AFP – "UAE Gamers Want In On Multi-Billion-Dollar Industry," 04/04/21

Business Insider – “Top 10 Most Valuable Passports,” 03/24/21

L’Orient-De Jour – “Quand Riyad veut devenir le nouveau Dubaï du Golfe,” 02/19/21

France 24 – "Saudi Arabia pushes companies to move headquarters to kingdom," 02/15/21

Global Finance Magazine – “Gulf States Bury the Hatchet with Qatar,” 02/04/21

Council on Foreign Relations – “What is the Kafala System?” 11/20/20 

Reuters – “COVID deals blow to Saudi Arabia’s G20 summit ambitions,” 11/20/20 

AFP – “Saudis shun ‘made in Turkey’ as rivalry deepens,” 10/22/20

Bloomberg – “Gulf Currency Pegs Offer Silver Lining in Weaker-Dollar Era,” 10/18/20

Nature – “Israel-Arab peace accord fuels hope for surge in scientific collaboration,” 09/21/20 

Reuters – “Gulf’s fiscal diet risks deeper pain amid oil price uncertainty,” 09/14/2020

Wall Street Journal – “Saudi Crown Prince Barrels Ahead With Big Projects to Boost Economy,” 08/26/20 

Voice of America – “Pompeo’s Warning Against Closer China-Iran Ties Highlights Dilemma for Beijing,” 08/05/20

Agencia EFE (Spanish) – “Iraq threatens neighbors 30 years after Gulf war,” 08/02/20

Deutsche Welle (DW) – “Kuwait’s looming expat bill could force huge numbers to leave,” 07/23/20

Thomson Reuters Foundation News, “Fears in India as Kuwait looks to cap migrant worker numbers,” 07/20/20

Arab News, “Low-skilled expat workers in Middle East worst hit as diring drops 50 percent over virus,” 07/14/20

AFP, “Saudi wealth fund ‘shopping spree’ belies economic pain,” 06/11/20

The Telegraph, “’They breathe the same air as us’,” 05/20/20

The Sunday Times, “Saudi golden era fades as oil prices plummet amid coronavirus pandemic,” 05/17/20

Bloomberg, “Pizza on Palm Island…,” 05/07/20

Reuters, “What’s the point of staying?”: Gulf faces expatriate exodus,” 05/07/20

Al Arab, “Gulf-Sino relations,” 01/28/21

Lebanon24 – "Calmness in Gulf stock markets coincides with U.S. election," 11/08/20

Kitabat – “Saudi boycott of Turkish goods,” 10/23/20

Al Khaleej Online – “How did the scientific and      technological normalization between the UAE and Israel begin?” 10/21/20

Shorouk News – “Expulsion from the second homeland,” 07/27/20 

Alanba – “Deutsche Welle: Adjusting demographics could push 1.5 million…,” 07/24/20

alghad and arabi21 - cover Mogielnicki's comments on the PIF’s investments in the U.S., 06/14/20

Alqabas (Arabic), “The Digital Economy Expands and Grows in the Gulf” 05/14/20

Albawaba (Arabic), “The Gulf’s digital economy expands and grows,” 05/09/20

Bulgarian National Radio (Interview) – “Gulf Arab Economies and Oil Markets,” 07/27/20 

Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd Program for Strategic Research and Studies (Podcast) – “The Modern Political Economy of the Middle East,” Episode 37, February 2020.