Book Publications

This timely book chapter is part of Nationalization of Gulf Labour Markets: Higher Education and Skills Development in Industry 4.0 (Palgrave Macmillan May 2023).

This timely book chapter is part of the Palgrave Handbook of Natural Gas and Global Energy Transitions (Palgrave Macmillan 2022).

This chapter, which examines the commercial technology linkages between China and the Middle East, is part of the Routledge Handbook on China – MENA Relations (January 2022).

This book chapter is based on research for a Gulf Research Meeting workshop in Cambridge, UK and appears in Artificial Intelligence in the Gulf: Challenges and Opportunities, Palgrave Macmillan (August 2021).

This report excerpt functions as a book chapter in Water & Human Societies: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives, Palgrave Macmillan (May 2021).

This chapter in Revisiting Natural Resources in the Middle East and North Africa followed a presentation at the European University Institute's annual Middle East conference in Florence. Read here.

This book chapter appears in Aspiring Powers, Regional Rivals, a publication spearheaded by The Middle East Institute and University of Central Florida. Read here. 

This chapter is part of Fractured Stability: War Economies and Reconstruction in the MENA, a book published by the European University Institute in Florence. Read more. 

This short journal article appears in the Oxford Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Society Quarterly Magazine (Fall 2016). Read here.

Parameters [Army War College] – Book review of Rebuilding Arab Defense: US Security Cooperation in the Middle East (Saab), Summer 2023 

Al Monitor – “Gulf states changing labor, visa and residency policies...,” 08/15/22

The Cairo Review of Global Affairs – “Competing Economic Visions in the Gulf,” 03/22/22

The Washington Post – “China may not see the Middle East as a priority,” 10/09/21

World Politics Review – “Saudi Arabia’s Economic Ambitions Could Fuel Gulf Rivalries,” 07/16/21 

Henley & Partners – Global Mobility Report 2021 Q3, “Lingering Coronavirus Concerns Pose Obstacles to Livability and Investment Initiatives” 07/01/21

MED Dialogues | ISPI – “Beyond the Protests: What’s At Stake for Oman?” 06/11/21 

Journal of International Affairs, Columbia University – "The United Arab Emirates' Post-Covid-19 Outlook," 03/30/21

Deep Knowledge Analytics | Henley & Partners – “MENA Investment Migration Programs Health Risk Assessment," 03/15/21

Foreign Policy – “How Free Zones Became the Middle East Diplomacy Tool of Choice,” 10/01/20

World Politics Review – “How China is quietly expanding its economic influence in the Gulf,” 07/21/20

Les cles du Moyen-Orient, “Interview: The UAE within a shifting landscape: building strategies for multiple challenges,” 07/21/20

Cairo Review of Global Affairs, “Gulf Arab States Review Tax Regime Amid Economic Slowdown,” 05/28/20

LSE Middle East Centre Blog, “Dubai Expo 2020 and Ancient Mercantile Heritage,” May 8, 2020

Financial Times | The Banker, "Grim Outlook for Iran’s Economy," 01/02/2020

Foreign Policy, "China could be the big winner of Saudi Arabia’s push to become a tech hub," 10/08/19

Axios Expert Voices, "Iranian cryptocurrencies and the maximum pressure campaign," 08/23/19

"Oman Gets Economic Policymaking Right - For Now," 06/13/23

“Major Announcements Fuel Riyadh’s Development Ambitions,” 04/14/23

“Omani and Saudi Economic Zones Create Avenues for Cooperation,” 03/17/23

“China-Gulf Ties: Tougher Acts to Follow Successful Show,” 01/25/23 

"Expats Central to Gulf's Post-Pandemic, Oil-Fueled Growth Plans," 08/04/22

“Evolving Chinese Demand for Gulf Oil and Gas,” 07/20/22 

“Improved Fiscal Outlooks Renew Focus on Gulf Economic Diversification Efforts,” 05/20/22

“UAE Advances Tax Reform, But Not Too Quickly,” 03/24/22 

“Growing China-Gulf Economic Ties Have Limits,” 02/16/22 

“Public Investment Fund Grows, Bets Big on Tech,” 01/12/22  

“For UAE Economic Planning, Timing is Everything,” 09/29/21

“Oman’s VAT Implementation is Necessary and Not Enough,” 04/08/21

“UAE Moves to Retain and Attract Talented Expatriates,” 03/18/21

“Saudi Arabia Strives for a Sustainable Economic Future,” 02/24/21

“2021 Budgets Indicate Tough Economic Times Ahead,” 02/02/21

“Gulf Reconciliation Offers Uneven Economic Gains, “ 01/15/21

"G-20 Summit Signals Start of Challenging Economic Decade...," 11/17/20

"Oman's Economic Reforms Struggle to Keep Pace of Mounting...," 10/22/20

"UAE-Israel Economic Ties Proliferate in Wake of Normalization," 10/08/20

"Debt Maturities Loom as Gulf States Sell More Bonds," 09/15/20

“The Boutiqaat Saga: Balancing Innovation and Corporate Governance,” 08/17/20 

“Oman’s Bittersweet Economic Relations With China,” 07/21/20 

“Oman Jump-Starts its Slow-moving Tech…,” 06/30/20

“China Strengthens its Presence in Gulf…,” 06/10/20

“Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund Goes…,” 05/28/20

“As the Gulf’s Digital Economy Accelerates…,” 05/12/20

“After Hard Landing, Gulf Aviation…,” 04/15/20

“Oil Price War Tests Saudi-Russian Investment…,” 04/03/20

“Oil Outlook, Coronavirus Challenge Gulf’s Economic Diversification,” 03/19/20

“Free to Game: E-sports in the Gulf,” 03/13/20

“Saudi Fund of Funds Bets $1.07 Billion on Small, Local Firms,” 02/24/20

“The Yemeni E-rial: A Digital projection of Monetary Authority,” 02/04/20

“Qaboos Successor Must Focus on Economic Prioritization,” 01/13/20

“U.S.-Iranian Tensions Offer Stress Test for Gulf Arab Economies,” 01/10/20

See full AGSIW publication list here. 

Sovereign and corporate bond issuances proved to be crucial economic policy tools and financial instruments in Gulf Arab states during the extraordinary economic challenges of 2020. While there were several major bond deals announced in early 2021, the pace of issuances and eagerness to tap international bond markets is poised to slow across the Gulf for the second half of 2021 and into 2022. Read here.

Gulf Arab states like Bahrain cannot preserve the traditional form of their economies indefinitely, but they can influence how their new digital future will unfold. Read here.

The report for the Emirates Diplomatic Academy stresses the development, deployment and adoption of innovative technologies that are pushing interregional economic engagement into new and experimental realms. Read here.

As Gulf Arab policymakers continue to confront an ambiguous future, they will rely heavily on familiar economic policy measures and avoid straying from the status quo as long as possible. Read here. 

With few available alternatives for accessing water resources, the UAE is continuing to expand existing desalination facilities and construct new desalination plants. Read here. 

Despite beginning as a regional policy, the VAT in the Gulf is becoming an increasingly country-focused initiative. Read here. 

The strategic implications of interregional engagement between the Gulf and South Asia are becoming clearer and more pronounced. Read here.