Category: Translation to English
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Op-Ed Series on Bilateral Normalization
Abdelrahman Al-Rashed has a new op-ed series in Asharq al-Aawsat that happens to take up the topic of peace agreements with Israel – not long after Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman addressed the same topic (see below). These articles argue against “collective” Arab-Israeli negotiations of the past and highlight the success of “bilateral” agreements –…
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News & Commentary: Nov. 2022
As I’m trying to spend less time on Twitter, I’m experimenting with revamping this site to have more regular posts – starting with end-of-the-month roundups of news related to Saudi Arabia (and to a lesser extent, the rest of the Gulf) as well as some commentary in translation from the same. World Cup 11/3 –…
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Backlash to the Backlash
Op-ed commentary on U.S. criticisms of the recent OPEC+ decision. Hopefully updated as time permits, but a packed work schedule does not permit much spare time this semester! As always, this is a selective look at the op-ed pages because there is only so much time in the day (and not much of it at…
The Bitter Lake 