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Switzerland</span></a><span>.</span></p></li></ul><ul><li><p><em><strong><span>Research:</span></strong></em><span> &#8220;Gender, race and migrant labour: experiences of African women in Saudi Arabia.&#8221; Munuhe Maina, </span><a href="https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01436597.2026.2688427"><span>Third World Quarterly</span></a><span>, July 2, 2026.</span></p></li></ul><ul><li><p><em><strong><span>Research:</span></strong></em><span> &#8220;The energy transition of the United Arab Emirates 2008&#8211;2023: From Masdar City to COP28.&#8221; Ma&#322;gorzata Kamola-Cie&#347;lik, Fuad Jomma and Dana Mohammed Danish Aladdin Sajadi, </span><a href="http://baltijapublishing.lv/index.php/issue/article/view/4060"><span>Baltic Journal of Economic Studies</span></a><span>, July 3, 2026.</span></p></li></ul><ul><li><p><em><strong><span>Research:</span></strong></em><span> &#8220;Governing artificial intelligence in the financial sector: regulatory challenges and policy implications in Saudi Arabia.&#8221; Muez Osman, </span><a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s43681-026-01228-7"><span>AI and Ethics</span></a><span>, July 6, 2026.</span></p></li></ul><ul><li><p><em><strong><span>Research:</span></strong></em><span> &#8220;Legal grounds for imposing liability on insider trading activities occurring in the Saudi Stock market.&#8221; Abdullah Faraj Al Dossari, </span><a href="https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23311886.2026.2674351"><span>Cogent Social Sciences</span></a><span>, July 7, 2026.</span></p></li></ul><ul><li><p><em><strong><span>Research: </span></strong></em><span>&#8220;Decentralised nutritional authority: how food-delivery platforms reshape household provisioning in Qatar.&#8221; Asma H. Malkawi and Maryam Melhim, </span><a href="https://www.emerald.com/bfj/article/doi/10.1108/BFJ-08-2025-1130"><span>British Food Journal</span></a><span>, July 7, 2026.</span></p></li></ul><ul><li><p><em><strong><span>Analysis:</span></strong></em><span> &#8220;The Geopolitics of Reviving the Hejaz Railway.&#8221; Giorgio Cafiero, </span><a href="https://agsi.org/analysis/the-geopolitics-of-reviving-the-hejaz-railway/"><span>AGSI</span></a><span>, July 1, 2026.</span></p></li></ul><ul><li><p><em><strong><span>Analysis:</span></strong></em><span> &#8220;The Omani Route Toward a New Maritime Security Order.&#8221; Khalid Al-Jaber, </span><a href="https://mecouncil.org/blog_posts/the-omani-route-toward-a-new-maritime-security-order/"><span>Middle East Council on Global Affairs</span></a><span>, July 1, 2026.</span></p></li></ul><ul><li><p><em><strong><span>Analysis:</span></strong></em><span> &#8220;In the Middle East and North Africa, America and China Converge More Than They Diverge.&#8221; Amr Hamzawy and Kathryn Selfe, </span><a href="https://carnegieendowment.org/research/2026/07/middle-east-north-africa-united-states-china-trade-military-diplomacy"><span>Carnegie Endowment for International Peace</span></a><span>, July 1, 2026.</span></p></li></ul><ul><li><p><em><strong><span>Analysis:</span></strong></em><span> &#8220;Syria Is the Answer.&#8221; William Roebuck, </span><a href="https://agsi.org/analysis/syria-is-the-answer/"><span>AGSI</span></a><span>, July 2, 2026.</span></p></li></ul><ul><li><p><em><strong><span>Analysis:</span></strong></em><span> &#8220;Trump&#8217;s Family Business Deals Risk Further Undermining the Credibility of US Middle East Policy.&#8221; Brian Katulis, </span><a href="https://mei.edu/publication/trumps-family-business-deals-risk-further-undermining-the-credibility-of-us-middle-east-policy/"><span>Middle East Institute</span></a><span>, July 2, 2026.</span></p></li></ul><ul><li><p><em><strong><span>Analysis:</span></strong></em><span> &#8220;All About Those Ports.&#8221; Robert Mogielnicki, </span><a href="https://agsi.org/analysis/all-about-those-ports/"><span>AGSI</span></a><span>, July 6, 2026.</span></p></li></ul><ul><li><p><em><strong><span>Analysis:</span></strong></em><span> &#8220;After the Hormuz Crisis, No Return to the Status Quo.&#8221; Kate Dourian, </span><a href="https://agsi.org/analysis/after-the-hormuz-crisis-no-return-to-the-status-quo/"><span>AGSI</span></a><span>, July 7, 2026.</span></p></li></ul><ul><li><p><em><strong><span>Analysis:</span></strong></em><span> &#8220;Pakistan and Qatar&#8217;s Emergence as Key Mediators in Iran-U.S. Diplomacy.&#8221; Giorgio Cafiero, </span><a href="https://mecouncil.org/blog_posts/pakistan-and-qatars-emergence-as-key-mediators-in-iran-u-s-diplomacy/"><span>Middle East Council on Global Affairs</span></a><span>, July 7, 2026.</span></p></li></ul><ul><li><p><em><strong><span>Analysis:</span></strong></em><span> &#8220;Saudi Arabia Weathers the Iran War Thanks to Investments in &#8216;Economic Resiliency.&#8217;&#8221; Tim Callen, </span><a href="https://agsi.org/analysis/saudi-arabia-weathers-the-iran-war-thanks-to-investments-in-economic-resiliency/"><span>AGSI</span></a><span>, July 8, 2026.</span></p></li></ul><ul><li><p><em><strong><span>Analysis:</span></strong></em><span> &#8220;How the Future of Hormuz Is Testing Oman&#8217;s Balancing Act.&#8221; Paul Wallace, </span><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-09/the-future-of-the-strait-of-hormuz-how-oman-is-under-pressure-from-iran-and-us"><span>Bloomberg</span></a><span>, July 9, 2026.</span></p></li></ul><ul><li><p><em><strong><span>Analysis: </span></strong></em><span>&#8220;The Hormuz Blockade Experience Is Forcing Food Security Adaptation.&#8221; Logan Cochrane, </span><a href="https://mecouncil.org/blog_posts/the-hormuz-blockade-experience-is-forcing-food-security-adaptation/"><span>Middle East Council on Global Affairs</span></a><span>, July 9, 2026.</span></p></li></ul><ul><li><p><em><strong><span>Analysis: </span></strong></em><span>&#8220;Iran Uses Diplomacy and Coercion to Perpetuate Control of the Strait of Hormuz.&#8221; Leonardo Jacopo Maria Mazzucco, </span><a href="https://www.stimson.org/2026/iran-uses-diplomacy-and-coercion-to-perpetuate-control-of-the-strait-of-hormuz/"><span>Stimson Center</span></a><span>, July 9, 2026.</span></p></li></ul><ul><li><p><em><strong><span>Analysis:</span></strong></em><span> &#8220;Why Oil Was Never in Danger of Reaching $200 a Barrel.&#8221; Francesca Washtell, </span><a href="https://www.agbi.com/analysis/oil-and-gas/2026/07/why-oil-was-never-in-danger-of-reaching-200-a-barrel/"><span>AGBI</span></a><span>, July 10, 2026.</span></p></li></ul><ul><li><p><em><strong><span>Interview: </span></strong></em><span>&#8220;Jassim Al-Mutawa and the Souk Al-Manakh Era.&#8221; </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86C_E_xsIIg"><span>The Black Box</span></a><span>, July 10, 2026.</span></p></li></ul><ul><li><p><em><strong><span>Webinar: </span></strong></em><span>&#8220;How Gulf Economies Withstood the Hormuz Crisis.&#8221; </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmR5fL9S_nQ"><span>ORF</span></a><span>, July 3, 2026.</span></p></li></ul><ul><li><p><em><strong><span>Podcast:</span></strong></em><span> &#8220;What Our Airlines Are Missing&#8212;and What Riyadh Air Brings.&#8221; </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxFisNw6ALs"><span>Socrates Podcast</span></a><span>, July 8, 2026.</span></p></li></ul><ul><li><p><em><strong><span>Podcast:</span></strong></em><span> &#8220;Do the Gulf States Need a New Playbook?&#8221; </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbF3s7azyoE"><span>Middle East Focus</span></a><span>, Jul 2, 2026.</span></p></li></ul><div><hr></div><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.gulfnashra.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">This newsletter is reader-supported. 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