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Kristian Ulrichsen

4 years

Pleased to announce the publication of Qatar and the Gulf Crisis, now available from @HurstPublishers in London. The book will be published in North America by Oxford University Press on May 1, 2020.

Qatar and the Gulf Crisis | Hurst Publishers

A scrupulously researched analysis of the ongoing attempt by Saudi Arabia and the UAE to turn Qatar into a vassal state.

www.hurstpublishers.com

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Kristian Ulrichsen

@Dr_Ulrichsen

5 years

"Tillerson blamed Kushner for Trump’s abrupt endorsement of a provocative blockade and diplomatic campaign against Qatar by Saudi Arabia and several allies in June 2017."

Revealed: Kushner 'challenged on conflicts of interest by Trump aides'

Revealed: Donald Trump’s son-in-law challenged by Rex Tillerson and Gary Cohn for mixing personal interests with US foreign policy

www.theguardian.com

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On the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi inside the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, Pompeo was “struck and frustrated by how it hasn’t blown over"

Mike Pompeo, the Secretary of Trump

How he became a heartland evangelical—and the President’s most loyal soldier.

www.newyorker.com

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I have been tracking the region for 20 years & the levels of anger are off the charts different to anything I can remember. Aside from the constant images from Gaza, I suspect part of this is the acute perception of double standards after 2 yrs of lecturing about Russia-Ukraine.

Monica Marks

@MonicaLMarks

6 months

Diplomatic cables from US embassies in Oman & Egypt warn Biden administration that its stance on Israel risks “losing Arab publics for a generation.” Reporting by ⁦ @priscialva ⁩ & ⁦ @MarquardtA ⁩ for CNN:

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2 years

What a line from @EdwardGLuce 'Like a dog returning to its vomit, I fear the Conservative party has already forgotten that Johnson was the least popular postwar prime minister until Truss came along.'

Please don’t play it again, Boris

I fear the Conservative party has forgotten that Johnson was the least popular postwar prime minister until Liz Truss

www.ft.com

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6 years

Time stamped at 13:14:38, two seconds after he was recorded walking in at 13:14:36...Next time remember to alter the time stamp as well as the image.

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Buddies

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@Dr_Ulrichsen

2 years

Canceled my Christmas trip to England because of Omicron, so naturally got hit by a car in Houston walking home from work. Could’ve been a lot worse, but definitely feel I’ve used up at least 3 of my 9 lives. Feeling rather more thankful than festive this Xmas

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@Dr_Ulrichsen

4 years

It’s real

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Kristian Ulrichsen

@Dr_Ulrichsen

4 years

Sultan Qaboos is arguably the most exceptional ruler any of the Gulf States has had in modern times.

شبكة الزاجل العمانية

@zajel_oman

4 years

كيف تبقى مُطلعاً على الأمور بالبلاد؟ جلالة السلطان يجيب: "أذهب للشعب أذهب إليهم في الشارع في القرى في المدن وأحياناً هم يستوقفونني" #قابوس_قلوبنا_معك #السلطان_قابوس_بن_سعيد

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Kristian Ulrichsen

@Dr_Ulrichsen

5 years

There is ALWAYS a tweet.

Donald J. Trump

@realDonaldTrump

7 years

Congratulations to Rex Tillerson on being sworn in as our new Secretary of State. He will be a star!

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Kristian Ulrichsen

@Dr_Ulrichsen

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The Armistice that ended the First World War was signed at 5.10 am on November 11, 1918, but it did not take effect until 11 am. That final morning of the war claimed nearly 11,000 casualties, including more than 2700 deaths, the final one being recorded at 10.59 am.

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@Dr_Ulrichsen

4 years

If a picture spoke a thousand words.

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Kristian Ulrichsen

@Dr_Ulrichsen

4 years

THREAD ON OMANI SUCCESSION. Sultan Qaboos appointed a Prime Minister in 1970-71 (his uncle, Tariq bin Taimur) and married (briefly) in 1976 but did not have issue. It is the sons of Tariq bin Taimur who are often spoken of as possible successors to Sultan Qaboos.

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Kristian Ulrichsen

@Dr_Ulrichsen

5 years

‘Any way you slice it’ is an unfortunate use of words after what happened to Jamal Khashoggi

Ali Shihabi علي الشهابي

@aliShihabi

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"Any way you slice it, MBS has done more change than anyone in the last 50 years," says Ali Shihabi, who heads the Arabia Foundation. Reform is "an art rather than a science," he says, "and being an art, there are going to be mistakes. "

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Kristian Ulrichsen

@Dr_Ulrichsen

5 years

The footage is quite something.

Reem Al-Harmi ريم الحرمي

@Reem_AlHarmi

5 years

فيديو لصحيفة الغارديان البريطانية للقادة المشاركين في قمة مجموعة العشرين، ويظهر فيه م.ب.س، ولا نحتاج لتعليق حول الموقف المحرج الذي ألَم به والتجاهل الذي حظي به

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@Dr_Ulrichsen

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SO WHY DID YOU WITHDRAW FROM THE JCPOA?

Donald J. Trump

@realDonaldTrump

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IRAN WILL NEVER HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON!

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3 years

This will be an early test for the new administration (and for observers in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf).

Adam Schiff

@RepAdamSchiff

3 years

The brutal murder of Jamal Khashoggi was an assault on human rights. But for a year the Trump Admin refused to make public an unclassified report on Saudi Arabia's culpability. I have asked Director Haines to declassify this report. There must be accountability and justice.

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'The Guardian was told last week that Johnson was more seriously ill than either he or his officials were prepared to admit, and that he was being seen by doctors who were concerned about his breathing.'

Boris Johnson admitted to hospital with coronavirus

Move follows rumours that prime minister’s condition had been worsening

www.theguardian.com

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Kristian Ulrichsen

@Dr_Ulrichsen

4 years

Saddam had 99.96% - keep going, you're almost there.

Donald J. Trump

@realDonaldTrump

4 years

96% Approval Rating in the Republican Party. Thank you!

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@Dr_Ulrichsen

4 years

Probably the most comprehensive English-language profile yet published of Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed, by Robert Worth

Mohammed bin Zayed’s Dark Vision of the Middle East’s Future (Published 2020)

The enigmatic leader of the U.A.E. may soon emerge as the region’s most powerful figure. What does he really want?

www.nytimes.com

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Kristian Ulrichsen

@Dr_Ulrichsen

6 years

Here is the map from an exhibit in the Louvre Abu Dhabi that omits the Qatari pensinsula from the Lower Gulf. The label alongside it reads: Vase United Arab Emirates, Ramilah, 1000-500 BCE Soft stone Al-Ain National Museum

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Kristian Ulrichsen

@Dr_Ulrichsen

3 years

The UAE got a lot out of Trump's final hours (Broidy pardon, tariff exemption, F-35/drone sale.) It wouldn't surprise me in the least if Trump and/or members of his family re-emerge in Dubai or Abu Dhabi, and grow much of their post-presidential business interests from there.

Guy Elster

@guyelster

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#BREAKING UAE signs deal with US to buy 50 F-35 jets and up to 18 drones, just before #Biden 's enters the White House: Reuters

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Kristian Ulrichsen

@Dr_Ulrichsen

6 years

Good (long) article by Roger Cohen. This nugget stood out (about the UAE Ambassador in DC): "Otaiba knew of Rex W. Tillerson’s ouster as secretary of state and his replacement with Mike Pompeo three months before it happened."

Opinion | The Prince Who Would Remake the World (Published 2018)

In Mohammed bin Salman’s Saudi Arabia, women will take the wheel. How much is really changing?

www.nytimes.com

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Kristian Ulrichsen

@Dr_Ulrichsen

1 year

'Why do the Ukrainian victims of war crimes deserve urgent accountability and legal redress, but Palestinian victims do not? Why, when it comes to Palestine, is the clarity that peace only comes through freedom and self-determination completely absent?'

Welcoming Benjamin Netanyahu to No 10 is an insult to British Palestinians like me | Sara Husseini

The government’s mealy mouthed criticism of the Israeli PM’s increasingly rightwing policies is not enough. He should be persona non grata in the UK, says Sara Husseini of the British Palestinian...

www.theguardian.com

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@Dr_Ulrichsen

5 years

'Tillerson “told Kushner that his interference had endangered the US”, an unidentified Tillerson aide tells Ward. Tillerson is also said to have read negative “chatter” about himself in intelligence reports after Kushner belittled him to Kushner’s friend Mohammed bin Salman'

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@Dr_Ulrichsen

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"Tillerson blamed Kushner for Trump’s abrupt endorsement of a provocative blockade and diplomatic campaign against Qatar by Saudi Arabia and several allies in June 2017."

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'the Saudi-UAE side of the war in Yemen has become a veritable bazaar of contract soldiers, from Colombia and the United States to Somalia and Sudan.'

Foreign Contract Soldiers in the Gulf

Despite flagging oil revenues and the introduction of conscription in the Gulf, the use of foreign contract soldiers, sometimes called mercenaries, is here to stay.

carnegieendowment.org

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@Dr_Ulrichsen

4 years

If only there were more people like him around, the world would be a far better place.

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@Dr_Ulrichsen

4 years

The sight of Bahrain's players celebrating with their fans in the stadium in Doha, and being handed their medals by the Emir of Qatar, is a world away from the optics in the final of the Asian Cup hosted by the UAE in January 2019.

Rizwan Rehmat

@dohagames

4 years

2019 Gulf Cup in Qatar The Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani hands over the trophy to Bahrain's Sayed Mohammed Jaafar (right) after the Gulf Cup Final at Al Duhail Stadium on Sunday. Bahrain beat Saudi Arabia 1-0 in the final. Pic: Reuters

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Oslo Mayor Stang asked whether Oslo needs greater security - "I don't think security can solve problems. We need to teach greater respect"

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@Dr_Ulrichsen

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CNN 'has found that American-made armored vehicles which were sold to the UAE and Saudi Arabia have been transferred - in violation of their agreements with Washington - to groups incl. al Qaeda-linked fighters, Iranian-backed rebels & separatist militias'

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5 years

If you only have time for one long weekend read, I highly recommend this incisive look at Mohammed bin Salman by @RichardJSpencer

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@Dr_Ulrichsen

7 years

Pleased to announce the publication of my new book, The United Arab Emirates: Power, Politics, and Policy-Making

The United Arab Emirates: Power, Politics and Policy-Making

Led by Dubai and Abu Dhabi, the UAE has become deeply embedded in the contemporary system of international power, politics, and policy-making. Only an independent state since 1971, the seven emirates...

www.routledge.com

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Kristian Ulrichsen

@Dr_Ulrichsen

6 years

The rupture in Saudi diplomatic relations with Canada underscores how the 'new' Saudi Arabia that Mohammed bin Salman is putting together is in absolutely no mood to tolerate any form of criticism of its handling of its domestic affairs.

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@Dr_Ulrichsen

4 years

Now that President-elect Biden will take office on Jan 20, how might his administration approach key issues in the Middle East? A thread on what some of Biden's advisors have been saying recently, with the caveat that this may not necessarily translate into policy once in govt

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@Dr_Ulrichsen

6 years

One year ago today.

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@Dr_Ulrichsen

5 years

Matt is my friend and one of the sharpest young scholars I have ever met. He's no spy.

Matthew Hedges: British academic accused of spying jailed for life in UAE

Durham University student was detained while on way home from PhD research trip

www.theguardian.com

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@Dr_Ulrichsen

6 years

Another blow to MBS who made a point of including Seattle and visiting with Bill Gates during his US tour in March

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@Dr_Ulrichsen

5 years

“I called the King,” he continued. “I like the King. I said ‘King, we’re losing our ass defending you, King, and you have a lot of money.’ That’s true. And he said ‘but why would you be calling me, nobody has ever made such a call before.’

Trump: ‘We’re Losing Our Ass Defending’ Saudi Arabia

President Donald Trump described a phone call with the leader of Saudi Arabia in which he demanded more money from the rich nation

dailycaller.com

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@Dr_Ulrichsen

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MBS 'said he had sent the U.A.E. a list of demands (...) If the smaller Gulf nation didn’t fall in line, MBS warned, Saudi Arabia was prepared to take punitive steps, much like it did against Qatar in 2017' “It will be worse than what I did with Qatar"

The Best of Frenemies: Saudi Crown Prince Clashes With U.A.E. President

The Saudi leader has pulled away from his former mentor as they compete to dominate the Gulf, where U.S. power has waned.

www.wsj.com

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@Dr_Ulrichsen

4 years

Just in case anyone in the UAE was tempted to express a view about the recent deal with Israel.

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@Dr_Ulrichsen

5 months

Forceful words from Oman’s foreign minister which reflect the depth of anger over Gaza. U.S. officials would do well to take note of such language from a close partner with a long record of careful and measured engagement

Badr Albusaidi - بدر البوسعيدي

@badralbusaidi

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The use of the veto at Security Council is a shameful insult to humanitarian norms. I deeply regret that the United States should sacrifice the lives of innocent civilians for the cause of Zionism. Long after we are gone the world will look back on today with shame.

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My new book is now available

Hurst Publishers

@HurstPublishers

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AVAILABLE NOW ⭐️ @Dr_Ulrichsen ’s #CentersOfPowerInTheArabGulfStates ‘highlights transnational ties between ... states and [how] nodes of power interact. A path-breaking work in Gulf Studies.’ - @courtneyfreer Get 25% off w/code CENTERSOFPOWER25 ➡️

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Worse even than the fact that 17 of the 19 hijackers on 9/11 were from Saudi Arabia and the UAE?

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@Abdulkhaleq_UAE

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Professor Abdulkhaleq Abdulla, a noted scholar in political science, described the crisis with Washington as the worst in “50 years”. Biden rebuffed as US relations with Saudi Arabia and UAE hit new low

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A group of Saudi students in Canada have formed a coordination committee and called "for the immediate review of our government’s decision, which will have many negative repercussions that will blow our scientific, professional and academic future"

Press Release: Saudi students in Canada initiate “Coordination Committee”

Ontario – Canada – We, a group of Saudi students in Canada have convened and agreed to form a “Coordination Committee For Saudi Students in Canada” for the objective of prot…

saudisincanada.wordpress.com

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Open letter from Middle East scholars on NYT's 'Saudi Arabia's Arab Spring, at Last' article. "Friedman's description of the situation in Saudi Arabia is so divorced from reality as to call into question his competence as a journalist or opinion writer"

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Prince Khalid al-Faisal returned home from Ankara with a bleak message for the royal family: “It is really difficult to get out of this one,” Prince Khalid told relatives after his return

Uproar Over Dissident Rattles Saudi Royal Family (Published 2018)

Members of the House of Saud are increasingly alarmed by the kingdom’s crown prince but can do little about it.

www.nytimes.com

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@Dr_Ulrichsen

3 years

The Trump administration had only been in office 3 days before the UAE made a pitch to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization.

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@Dr_Ulrichsen

2 years

Five years ago today

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@Dr_Ulrichsen

2 years

This may be the first time in Andrew's life that he cannot make something he doesn't like go away simply by giving an order or expressing a preference.

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Most shocking to me is that Prince Andrew's attorney wanted the judge to say NY's law giving child sexual abuse victims more time to sue is unconstitutional. This would have blocked access to justice for so many victims. Does the Queen know what her son is attempting to do?

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Chair of the parliamentary Foreign Affairs Select Committee in the UK

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Coordinated move together with Germany, UK, Netherlands

Macron Suspends French Political Visits to Saudi Arabia

President Emmanuel Macron said France has suspended political visits to Saudi Arabia in coordination with Germany, the U.K. and the Netherlands as he awaits “clarifications” on the disappearance of...

www.bloomberg.com

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@Dr_Ulrichsen

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"Almost in unison, Jared Kushner, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, and bin Salman's paid mouthpieces in Washington are deploying the same argument: that unseating bin Salman would destabilise the Kingdom as a whole."

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The Middle East Studies Association gives its Academic Freedom award to detained Saudi academic Dr. Hatoon al-Fassi, who is unable to receive it as she has been imprisoned since June.

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@Dr_Ulrichsen

7 years

Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal's major investments include Twitter & Lyft, and he is a majority owner of Four Seasons hotels along w/ Bill Gates

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@Dr_Ulrichsen

7 years

If rumors true that Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal has been among those arrested in Saudi Arabia, would send shockwaves thru business community

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6 months

Remembering Kissinger

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5 years

My mother is British. My father is Norwegian. I grew up in Greece. I am European. I reject Brexit.

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7 years

My take on recent developments in Saudi Arabia

What the Hell Just Happened in Saudi Arabia?

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman just executed a sweeping—and risky—purge of his potential political adversaries. Here’s why.

www.politico.com

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Kristian Ulrichsen

@Dr_Ulrichsen

2 years

In case you missed the 2022 presidential election in the UAE

Laura Rozen

@lrozen

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After their phone call yesterday, Biden in statement congratulates “long-time friend” Mohammed bin Zayed (MBZ) on being “elected” president of the United Arab Emirates.

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Jokha Alharthi, the first female Omani novelist to be translated into English, has won the Man Booker International prize for her novel Celestial Bodies.

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5 years

Is that why you voted against the Senate resolution to end US support for the Yemen war last week?

Marco Rubio

@marcorubio

5 years

Saudi Arabia a country that sent a hit squad to murder a resident of the U.S. in a third country, wants the Senate to not interfere in their “internal affairs”.

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7 years

Some background that I wrote last week on the sudden spike in tension between Qatar and its neighbors in the Gulf

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@Dr_Ulrichsen

6 years

It's all happening today. Malaysia's government "has ordered the closure of the Saudi-backed King Salman Centre for International Peace (KSCIP) with immediate effect"

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@Dr_Ulrichsen

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'29 arms control and human rights organizations have signed a letter opposing the sale of $23 billion worth of missiles, fighter jets and drones to the United Arab Emirates and asking the U.S. Congress to block the deal.'

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This hard-hitting editorial in The Observer calls for a reappraisal of Britain's relationship with Saudi Arabia - a form of 'regime distancing'

The Observer view on Britain's relationship with Saudi Arabia | Observer editorial

Now, as we become more energy self-sufficient, is the perfect time to distance ourselves from an odious regime

www.theguardian.com

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Highly recommended deep dive into the Saudi Arabia taking shape under Mohammed bin Salman, by Karen Elliott House

Profile of a Prince: Promise and Peril in Mohammed bin Salman’s Vision 2030 | Belfer Center for...

This report, based on three prolonged trips to the Kingdom over the past year, the most recent in January 2019, will take a deep look at Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who dominates every aspect...

www.belfercenter.org

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@Dr_Ulrichsen

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As Barbara Leaf prepares to leave her post in Abu Dhabi, the US will be without Ambassadors in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar just as the Trump administration tries to find a solution to the bitter 8-month standoff among critical US partners in the Gulf.

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"In the children's section of Abu Dhabi's new flagship Louvre Museum, a map of the southern Gulf completely omits the Qatari peninsula—a geographical deletion that is probably incompatible with France's agreement to let Abu Dhabi use the Louvre's name."

Simon Henderson

@shendersongulf

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The UAE/Qatar Rivalry Is Escalating - @WashInstitute

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Really looking forward to reading this.

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6 years

Today would have been Jamal Khashoggi’s 60th birthday.

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3 years

Have they ever been at war?

Secretary Antony Blinken

@SecBlinken

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Congratulations to UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed and Israeli Foreign Minister @yairlapid on the opening of the Israeli Embassy in the UAE. This is an important step for peace between the two countries.

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I’ve written a book on Qatar and the Gulf crisis and sent the manuscript to ⁦ @HurstPublishers ⁩ today - coincidentally two years to the day since the hack that triggered the blockade.

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Perhaps @JeffBezos could give the keynote.

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Mohammed bin Salman 'was so taken aback by the threat that he ordered his aides out of the room so he could continue the discussion in private, according to a U.S. source who was briefed on the discussion by senior administration officials.'

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Senator Christopher Van Hollen (D-Md) 'said that the Washington foreign policy establishment, which bought into MBS’s reformist PR campaign, must now answer for its credulity' “I think a lot of people have been played by the current Saudi leadership"

Key Senators Say Disappearance of Washington Post Columnist Should End U.S. “Blank Check” to Saudi...

“A lot of people have been played by the current Saudi leadership,” Maryland Democrat Chris Van Hollen told The Intercept.

theintercept.com

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6 years

My concern for Jamal Khashoggi has just risen exponentially after a conversation with a privileged contact.

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@Dr_Ulrichsen

5 years

NYT report comes the same day as Senators Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and Todd Young (R-Ind) introduce the Saudi Arabia Accountability and Yemen Act of 2019 along w/ Senators Jack Reed (D-RI), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn)

Kristian Ulrichsen

@Dr_Ulrichsen

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"When Mr. al-Qahtani said that any move against Mr. Khashoggi was risky and could create an international uproar, his boss scolded him: Saudi Arabia should not care about international reaction to how it handles its own citizens"

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Saudi Arabia now has a 31 year old Crown Prince, 33 year old Interior Minister, 28 year old Ambassador to US. Quite a change from old guard!

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@Dr_Ulrichsen

3 years

From the Chairman of the House of Commons Defence Select Committee in the U.K.

Tobias Ellwood MP

@Tobias_Ellwood

3 years

I wager TRUMP blocking BIDEN’s access to US national security agencies, including intelligence briefings and friendly force locations, is because he has a couple of significant operations up his sleeve which may get the green light before 20 Jan.

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The moment the famous envelope was opened to reveal Sultan Qaboos's recommendation of his successor.

In pictures: Opening of the Will of Sultan Qaboos

Sultan Qaboos chose Haitham Bin Tareq Al Saeed to lead Oman

gulfnews.com

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Kristian Ulrichsen

@Dr_Ulrichsen

3 years

Nice to receive copies of the Arabic edition of my book, Qatar and the Gulf Crisis

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@Dr_Ulrichsen

4 years

One of the great balancers in Gulf politics and very much the elder statesman of the region

Kuwait’s 91-Year-Old Emir Undergoes ‘Successful Surgery’

www.bloomberg.com

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Kristian Ulrichsen

@Dr_Ulrichsen

5 years

Thank you, ⁦ @HurstPublishers ⁩

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Kristian Ulrichsen

@Dr_Ulrichsen

2 months

Humbled and honored to receive the book award at the inaugural Gulf Studies Symposium. Centers of Power in the Arab Gulf States is my mid-career book, a statement of where I am, 20 years into a lifelong process of learning.

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Kristian Ulrichsen

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Started writing a new book for @HurstPublishers today. Working title: Networks of Power in the Gulf States. Anticipated publication: 2022 or 2023.

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@Dr_Ulrichsen

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@Dr_Ulrichsen

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This article in the Wall St Journal lays out a fairly damning assessment from Saudi 'insiders' of Biden's visit to Jeddah and meeting with MBS in July

WSJ News Exclusive | Saudi Arabia Defied U.S. Warnings Ahead of OPEC+ Production Cut

Riyadh rejected American requests to delay the cut for a month, deepening the rift between the two countries.

www.wsj.com

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Kristian Ulrichsen

@Dr_Ulrichsen

6 years

"Not since Iraq’s Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait on August 2, 1990, had Arab powers attempted so radically to redraw the Middle East map. This time, an American president stood w/ the aggressors rather than drew a line in the sand." Must-read by Juan Cole

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@Dr_Ulrichsen

1 year

A sign of disrespect not only to Qatar but to the Arab world in general - Russia/China is seemingly not an issue, but a World Cup in the Middle East is seen to cross a moral line

Sami Hamdi سامي الهاشمي الحامدي

@SALHACHIMI

1 year

BBC broadcasted the opening ceremonies for Russia World Cup and Beijing Olympics for millions despite their human rights records, but refused to broadcast Qatar's. I.e. BBC 'sportswashed' for giants #China and #Russia , but self-righteously refused to broadcast #Qatar 's message.

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A Saudi student -- whose identity is kept confidential to protect him from repercussions at home -- writes for CBC News on the impact of the spat with Canada on his studies.

POINT OF VIEW | As a Saudi student being forced to leave Canada, I'm going through the 5 stages of...

About 8,300 Saudi post-secondary students living in Canada were left shocked and scrambling earlier this month when Saudi Arabia abruptly ordered them to withdraw from their studies and leave the...

www.cbc.ca

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Kristian Ulrichsen

@Dr_Ulrichsen

4 years

'Omani officials address foreign policy dilemmas through long-term thinking. Muscat avoids sudden and impulsive moves aimed at generating temporary attention and fanfare.' @GiorgioCafiero and I examine Oman in light of the Abraham Accords

Oman plays it safe on Israel

Since Aug. 13, speculation has been rife that the Sultanate of Oman will soon follow the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) lead and formalize full-fledged ties with Israel. Yet, at least thus far, Muscat...

www.mei.edu

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Kristian Ulrichsen

@Dr_Ulrichsen

6 years

My article on Jamal Khashoggi

The Tragedy of Jamal Khashoggi

The sad irony of the Saudi journalist’s disappearance: His fate may seal that of the reckless leader he criticized.

www.politico.com

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Kristian Ulrichsen

@Dr_Ulrichsen

6 years

"Iranians, on average, have become 30% poorer in the past ten years alone. Many believe Iranian leaders are spending money that should be used to improve their lot on war efforts abroad."

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Kristian Ulrichsen

@Dr_Ulrichsen

7 years

If rumors true that Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal has been among those arrested in Saudi Arabia, would send shockwaves thru business community

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Kristian Ulrichsen

@Dr_Ulrichsen

4 years

Fourteen years ago today, I submitted my PhD, 'The Logistics and Politics of the British Campaigns in the Middle East, 1914-22.' Seems a lifetime ago now.

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Kristian Ulrichsen

@Dr_Ulrichsen

4 years

2020 is truly the end of an era and a changing of the guard with the deaths first of Sultan Qaboos and now of Emir Sabah, but Oman and Kuwait will continue to play a moderating and balancing role in Gulf affairs.

Bader Al-Saif بدر السيف

@bmalsaif

4 years

End of an era w/ passing of Emir of #Kuwait , Gulf’s elder statesman. Sabah al-Ahmed played an indispensable role in resolving conflicts for decades. His absence will be tested by neighbors but Kuwaiti FP will continue under Emir Nawaf. Expect domestic changes like we saw in Oman

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Kristian Ulrichsen

@Dr_Ulrichsen

6 years

I am looking forward to speaking at the Gulf International Forum today in Washington, DC, on the theme of The Future of a Disrupted Gulf Region. Jamal Khashoggi is on the program. He was due to speak in a panel entitled "Free Media & Expression: Suppressed or Triumphant?"

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My article for Foreign Affairs on how Qatar overcame the power play launched against it a year ago.