New stadiums, airports and oil links: the environmental cost of Saudi Arabia’s 2034 World Cup

The Saudis have won the right to host football’s biggest tournament. But its bid doesn’t seriously address the environmental issues.

Seth I. Kirby, Senior Lecturer in Sport and Leisure Management, Nottingham Trent University • conversation
Dec. 17, 2024 • ~7 min

Turning camels into cows: megafarms are being set up to produce camel milk on industrial scales

The largest farm, in the UAE, has more than 10,000 camels.

Dawn Chatty,, Emeritus Professor of Anthropology and Forced Migration, University of Oxford • conversation
April 5, 2024 • ~7 min

Rising oil prices, surging inflation: The Arab embargo 50 years ago weaponized oil to inflict economic trauma

Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine reprised the risks of energy weaponization, but the oil landscape today and energy security itself are changing.

Mark Finley, Fellow in Energy and Global Oil, Baker Institute for Public Policy, Rice University • conversation
Oct. 11, 2023 • ~9 min

Rising oil prices, surging inflation: The Arab embargo 50 years ago weaponized oil to inflict economic trauma – sound familiar?

Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine reprised the risks of energy weaponization, but the oil landscape today and energy security itself are changing.

Mark Finley, Fellow in Energy and Global Oil, Baker Institute for Public Policy, Rice University • conversation
Oct. 11, 2023 • ~8 min

Desalination could give the Middle East water without damaging marine life -- but it must be managed carefully

Jordan is planning a major desalination plant on the Gulf of Aqaba – but will it damage nearby marine ecosystems?

Raya A. Al-Masri, Researcher in Resources Governance and Sustainability, University of Surrey • conversation
Jan. 18, 2023 • ~7 min

Oil price shocks have a long history, but today's situation may be the most complex ever

Price shocks are a feature of the global oil market, not a bug – and even when governments take many steps to grow supply or reduce demand, it can be years before prices ease.

Scott L. Montgomery, Lecturer, Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington • conversation
March 11, 2022 • ~9 min

Sorry Boris Johnson, the UK will not become the Qatar of hydrogen

The UK prime minister has been setting out ambitions to be a world leader in the coming hydrogen economy.

Brian Scott-Quinn, Emeritus Professor of Finance, ICMA Centre, University of Reading • conversation
Oct. 21, 2021 • ~7 min

Prehistoric desert footprints are earliest evidence for Homo sapiens on Arabian Peninsula

These findings represent the earliest evidence for Homo sapiens on the Arabian Peninsula, and demonstrates the importance of Arabia for understanding human prehistory.

Richard Clark-Wilson, PhD Candidate in Geography, Royal Holloway • conversation
Sept. 18, 2020 • ~8 min

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