Sultan Alamer

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Happy to share that my chapter, The Arabian Peninsula Wars (1919–1934), has been published. The edited volume, A Violent Peace, features chapters that move beyond nationalistic narratives and challenge the widely held view that the interwar period was one of global peace.

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Gulf Nashra Weekly Digest Gulf authors discuss Hajj; Bahrain and Qatar negotiate a causeway; MBZ meets Egypt's Sisi; Analysis of Saudi podcasts; and a book on Gulf–Horn of Africa relations.

A new Gulf Weekly Digest is out!

Gulf authors discuss Hajj
Bahrain and Qatar negotiate a causeway
MBZ meets Egypt's Sisi
Analysis of Saudi podcasts
A book on Gulf–Horn of Africa relations.

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Trump’s Pledge to the Middle East: No More ‘Lectures on How to Live’

“Sultan Alamer, a Saudi academic, joked that Mr. Trump’s remarks sounded like they came from Frantz Fanon, a 20th century Marxist thinker who wrote about the dynamics of colonial oppression.”

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Teaching Gandhi in a Texas Detention Center A visit to the ICE facility housing the Georgetown postdoctoral fellow Badar Khan Suri, whose case parallels those of Mahmoud Khalil and Rumeysa Ozturk

NEW: The detention of Georgetown University postdoctoral fellow Badar Khan Suri parallels the cases of Mahmoud Khalil and Rumeysa Ozturk. His colleague Nader Hashemi reflects for @newlinesmag.bsky.social on his recent visit with Suri in an ICE facility in Texas.

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This week’s picks feature a book on Order and Region Making in the Middle East Edited by @abuaardvark.bsky.social & Simon Mabon.

Analyses by Simon Henderson, Houda Barroug, Jonathan Fulton, and others.

Gulf Nashra Weekly Digest Emiratis Discuss ICJ Genocide Case on Sudan; Saudi Defense Minister Meets Khamenei; Qatar to Invest in Egypt; New Book Explores Middle East Power Plays.

This week's Digest is out!

- Emiratis discuss ICJ genocide case on Sudan
- Saudi defense minister meets Khamenei
- Qatar to invest in Egypt
- New book explores Middle East power plays.

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Gulf Nashra Weekly Digest Gulf Authors Discuss The Global Trade War; An Old Climate Record Discovered in Saudi Arabia; World Court Hears Sudan's Complaint Against UAE; And A New Book On Gulf Religious Soft Power.

This week’s Digest covers how Gulf authors discuss the global trade war, old climate record discovered in Saudi Arabia, World Court hears Sudan’s complaint against UAE, and new book explores Gulf religious soft power.

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Gulf Nashra Weekly Digest Gulf Authors Debate Their Region's Relations with the U.S.; Qatar Has the Gulf's Highest GDP Per Capita; and Bahrain Cancels Direct Cash Payments to Low-Income Families.

In this week’s Digest:

• Gulf authors debate their region’s relations with the U.S.

• Qatar has the Gulf’s highest GDP per capita.

• Bahrain cancels direct cash payments to low-income families.

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Gulf Nashra Weekly Digest Saudis and Emiratis Clash on Social Media; Israeli Businessman Admits Transferring Qatari Money to Netanyahu's Aides; and a UK Corruption Lawsuit Involving Kuwait.

This week’s Digest covers the Saudi-UAE clash in social media, along with news about an Israeli businessman admiting transferring Qatari money to Netanyahu's aides and a UK corruption lawsuit involving Kuwait.

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Interesting analysis on Gulf, Trump, and Gaza

“Typically, the framing of such announcements would be around security rather than human rights,” said Sultan Alamer, a senior resident fellow at the Washington-based New Lines Institute.

This week’s picks feature a book by Thierry Pastor and Frederic Teboul.

Podcast interviews by Khalid Oun, and Layal Alekhtiar.

Analyses & essays by @alamer.bsky.social, @andrewleber.bsky.social, @tparsi.bsky.social, @alomran.me, and others.

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Gulf Nashra Weekly Digest Gulf Authors Celebrate International Women’s Day; Zelensky’s Visit to Saudi Arabia; and Gulf Markets End Mixed.

This week’s Digest is out:
• Gulf authors celebrate International Women’s Day.
• They also debated Zelensky’s Visit to Saudi Arabia.
• Gulf Markets End Mixed.

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Trump’s Middle East Policy and Its Impact on Saudi Arabia  - New Lines Institute In his first two months in office, U.S. President Donald Trump’s relationship with Saudi Arabia became increasingly complicated. Trump made sure that his first phone call with a foreign leader after b...

“The Saudi Arabia that Trump currently deals with is significantly different from the Saudi Arabia he knew in his first administration.”

Read my new analysis on the impact of Trump’s Middle East policy on Saudi Arabia.

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Gulf Nashra Weekly Digest Gulf Authors Debate Trump-Zelensky Clash; Arab Summit for Palestine; Sudan Accuses UAE; and a New Book on the Global Gulf.

This week’s Digest

Gulf Authors Debate Trump-Zelensky Clash; Arab Summit for Palestine; Sudan Accuses UAE; and a New Book on the Global Gulf.

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Saudi Arabia’s Personal Status Law is evolving—what does it mean for Saudi women's legal autonomy?

I examine the key changes, their legal and social implications, and the balance between tradition and modernization.

🔍 Read the full piece here: blogs.lse.ac.uk/mec/2025/02/...

🧵How A Saudi Atheist Became A Killer

2 months before German elections, a car drove into a Christmas market in Magdeburg killing 6 people.

When the attacker’s identity was reviled, many struggled to reconcile his atheism with his terrorism.

In this piece, I tell his story.
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This fascinating essay by @doaiji.bsky.social reads like a detective story, full of plot twists, as it explores the life of a Saudi ex-Muslim refugee in Germany who carried out a horrendous attack on a Christmas market two months before the elections.

Gulf Nashra Weekly Digest Gulf Authors Debate Arab Summits on Gaza; Kuwait Continues Revoking Citizenship from Thousands; Saudi Hosts US-Russia Negotiation.

This week's Digest is out!

Gulf Authors Debate Arab Summits on Gaza; Kuwait Continues Revoking Citizenship from Thousands; Saudi Hosts US-Russia Negotiation.

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Insight: The Geopolitical Consequences of the Gaza War for the Gulf States The 15-month war impacted the potential for a Saudi-Israeli deal, pushed UAE-Israeli trade further out of the public eye, and disrupted a major global supply chain route through the Red Sea.

Our first Insight is out! It examines the geopolitical consequences of the Gaza War for the Gulf!

These Insights are in-depth analyses of geopolitical and domestic trends in the region and are written by one of our Gulf experts.

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This week’s picks feature a book by @esoubrier.bsky.social.
Analyses by @andrewleber.bsky.social , Amr Hamzawai, Marwan Muasher, @kristianulrichsen.bsky.social, @luaialla.bsky.social, and others.

Gulf Nashra Weekly Digest Saudi Arabia Launches Media Campaign Against Netanyahu; Non-Oil Sectors and Revenues Grow in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain; and Concerns Rise Over the New Omani Citizenship Law.

This week’s Digest includes the Saudi media campaign against Netanyahu, the growth in non-oil sectors and revenues in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain; and the concerns over the new omani citizenship law.

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Gulf Nashra Weekly Digest Backlash Against Trump's Gaza Plan; Saudi Arabia's Population Growth; and Oman's New Nationality Law.

In this week’s Digest you will read about the backlash in Gulf media against Trump's Gaza plan, Saudi Arabia's Population Growth, and Oman's New Nationality Law.

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Gulf Nashra Weekly Digest Gulf Pundits Debate Syria's New Transitional President and Trump's Forced Relocation of Palestinians; The Turkish-Saudi Arms Deal; New Oil Reserves Discovered in Kuwait.

In this week’s Digest, you will read about how Gulf pundits debate Syria's New Transitional President and Trump's forced relocation of Palestinians; The Turkish-Saudi arms deal; New oil reserves discovered in Kuwait.

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Gulf Nashra Weekly Digest Gulf Commentators Reflect on Trump's Return, Rising Saudi Inflation, and Houthi Terrorist Re-Designation

In this week’s Gulf Nashra Weekly Digest, you read about how gulf commentators Reflect on Trump's Return, Rising Saudi Inflation, and Houthi Terrorist Re-Designation.

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Gulf Nashra Weekly Digest Gaza Cease-Fire, Syria Talks in Saudi Arabia, and Former Kuwaiti Defense Minister's Imprisonment.

This week’s Gulf Nashra Weekly Digest is out!

Topics: Gaza Cease-Fire, Syria Talks in Saudi Arabia, and Former Kuwaiti Defense Minister's Imprisonment.

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The Prospects for Nation-Building in Syria after Assad: Podcast - New Lines Institute In this edition of The New Lines Institute Middle East Center’s Post-Assad Podcast series, Middle East Center co-director Nicholas A. Heras sits down with Dr. Sultan Alamer to assess how the new gover...

The Prospects of Nation-Building in Syria

In this 30-minute Post-Assad Series episode, I discuss:
- The post-conflict challenges Syria faces
- Competing visions for the future of Syrian nationalism
- The potential for a domino effect in the region

And more!

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