Rob L. Wagner

‘This Car Is Made With Pride in Riyadh’: At Last, Saudi’s ‘Magic Export Product’?

‘This Car Is Made With Pride in Riyadh’: At Last, Saudi’s ‘Magic Export Product’?

ROB L. WAGNER: Saudi Arabia has been looking for more than 40 years for an export product that will minimize its dependency on oil. Have they found it?

 Crossroads Arabia

Saudi Arabia’s Looming Energy Crisis… Fuelling International Concerns

Saudi Arabia’s Looming Energy Crisis… Fuelling International Concerns

CROSSROADS ARABIA: Demand is outstripping the ability to produce enough oil and natural gas AND continue programs of welfare at the same time.

 David Roberts

The Mess that Is Kuwait. Who Can Sort it Out?

The Mess that Is Kuwait. Who Can Sort it Out?

DAVID ROBERTS: Allegations of corruption have been swirling around Kuwait’s parliament for a very long time now. It’s time that the issue was treated seriously.

 Crossroads Arabia

Water Not Oil is the ‘Big Issue’ Facing Kingdom

Water Not Oil is the ‘Big Issue’ Facing Kingdom

CROSSROADS ARABIA: The current rate at which Saudis are consuming water is simply unsustainable. Drastic action needs to be taken. And soon.

 Steve Royston

What’s Needed for Democracy in the GCC

What’s Needed for Democracy in the GCC

STEVE ROYSTON: This post is more than a five-minute read. I apologise, but I don’t apologise: Sometimes you need more than a few hundred words.