Christopher Davidson
@C_M_Davidson
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'Abu Dhabi's IHC: The Biggest Company You've Never Even Heard Of' Coming soon... via @HurstPublishers of London A revealing account of the power and ingenuity behind the new Gulf capitalism, through the story of its most successful company. #IHC #Abudhabi #UAE
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BOOM or BUBBLE? 🤔 Dive into our latest podcast episode as we explore the highs and lows of the AI market https://t.co/7zfRwdEcnr
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Relations between the Gulf and the West have entered a more complex and unpredictable era, and the broader ramifications are already being felt. Read Christopher Davidson's searching analysis "Gulf States and Sharp Power: Allies to Adversaries":
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A Plataforma Democrática acaba de lançar mais uma edição do Journal of Democracy (@jodemocracy) em Português! Disponível para download gratuito, a publicação traz seis artigos, sendo cinco traduções inéditas e um texto original em português. Assinados por Steven Levitsky,
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🇦🇪🇸🇦🇶🇦 The UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar are spreading their influence across borders. The most adversarial forms of Gulf sharp power appear to correlate with the increasingly autocratic nature of these regimes. Read FREE through January 31 to learn more:
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All-new Terra Grappler G3 All-Terrain Light Truck Tire is here, with improved wet traction and 3PMS-rated snow traction for all-weather capability. Backed with 55K mile LT/Flotation sizes & 70K mile hard metric sizes. Learn More at
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A belated thanks, @GNev2 & @draper_rob... was a pleasure to have helped out, and hope to cross paths again soon. Highly recommended Christmas reading for all: 'The People's Game: A View from a Front Seat in Football' (Sunday Times Bestseller). #PremierLeague #footballnews
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Feat. Ronald Bruce St John on Libya and Christopher Davidson on the UAE…
It was a pleasure to contribute a chapter about the evolution/mechanics of authoritarian rule in Saudi Arabia to the new book "New Authoritarian Practices in the Middle East and North Africa" from Ozgun Topak, Merouan Mekouar, Francesco Cavatorta. https://t.co/4WAgUiWMBL
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My first authored book 'Qatar The Practice of Rented Power' is officially out (@routledgebooks @Rout_PoliticsIR). This is the outcome of my PhD at @Durham_SGIA, & academic visitorship at @OxfordMEC @StAntsCollege. https://t.co/081O4fZeFJ
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Glad to see that our papers to celebrate Dr Sulayman Khalaf's book "Social change in Syria..." have been published by the @SyriaStudies including papers by Professor Raymond Hinnebusch,maria kastrinou @nouraddouha,Myriam Ababsa, @dr_davidson, Paul Anderson. https://t.co/TRwCYjFQUS
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We are delighted to welcome @dr_davidson and Charles Parton OBE onto campus for our coming event about Sportswashing and Soft Censorship. For tickets and more details https://t.co/f8CpXuayQ6
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“With so many other major family-owned conglomerates in Dubai, the stakes are too high to let such succession disputes bubble over,” said @dr_davidson
https://t.co/6MXoYrRPM8 via @business
bloomberg.com
In a particularly exclusive corner of Dubai, a modern-day palace with moorish arches and an imposing gateway is rising from the desert, despite uncertainty over who will live there.
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Our most recent @arabdigest podcast with @dr_davidson has had more listens in is first week than any of the 99 podcasts we have done. So if you haven’t already give it a listen
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CAIS Public Lecture Series presents "Advanced Sultanism? The Case of MBS and MBZ" with Professor Christopher M. Davidson. Details and registration at: https://t.co/aoJKNF3P5l
@dr_davidson @caisanu @CentralAsiaCAIS @ANUcass @ourANU @KarimaLaachir
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🇸🇦👩👩👧Saudi women’s lives have dramatically improved over the past few years but a red line remains around grassroots activism Read in FULL - by @dr_davidson author of 'From Sheikhs to Sultanism: Statecraft and Authority in Saudi Arabia and the UAE' https://t.co/FmPmkRuZsb
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Two brilliant, highly original books out soon from two of my illustrious @Durham_SGIA doctoral alumni: @diana_galeeva with 'Qatar: The Practice of Rented Power' (@routledgebooks) & @marcowenjones with 'Digital Authoritarianism in the Middle East' (@HurstPublishers / @OUPAcademic)
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MEC HYBRID SEMINAR WEDS 16TH FEB 5PM A New Cold War in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)? Full details: https://t.co/t9t8L0NcWH
#africa #mena #middleeast #SovietUnion #ColdWar #northafrica
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Glad to have contributed along with @Dr_DaniaThafer
@EylMarc @abaabood @MehranHaghirian @dr_davidson @Ibishblog @Cinzia_Bianco
🇺🇸🇶🇦In less than a year, #Qatar passed from a besieged country to one of the most active actors in the #MENA region. Sheikh Al-Thani's first meeting with @POTUS clearly demonstrates that From Washington to Tehran: Doha’s Diplomacy at Work https://t.co/KJudETHcZC via @ispionline
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6/6) “From Sheikhs to Sultanism” illustrates how MBS and MBZ have reshaped #SaudiArabia and the #UnitedArabEmirates. @dr_davidson provides us with a deep dive into this new era of governance in the #GCC region 👉🏽 https://t.co/aKrKix7Vev
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Very grateful for endorsements and generous reviews by @KimGhattas , @tabletmag , @diplocourier , @dr_davidson , @James_Barr , @MiddleEastMnt , @joshuachuminski , @TherouxPeter , @OpenCanada
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