Nashra Picks
Curated books, analytical papers, academic research, podcasts, interviews, webinars, and more.
Book: Salloukh, Bassel, Darwich, May and Shamaileh, Ammar, “The Arab State After the Uprisings: Theoretical and Empirical Reverberations.” Manchester University Press, October 2026, English.
Research: “Post-Oil Transition and Capital Intensity: Firm-Level Evidence on Renewable Energy and Environmental Performance in Saudi Arabia.” Chokri Zehri, OPEC Energy Review, July 31, 2026, English.
Research: “Foreign Aid as Statecraft: Muslim Donors in the Horn of Africa.” Yunus Turhan, Middle East Policy, July 26, 2026, English.
Analysis: “Gulf energy can bypass the Strait of Hormuz, but only with political unity.” Naser Alsayed, Chatham House, July 30, 2026, English.
Analysis: “The Gulf on the Threshold of a New Nuclear Map.” Khalid Al-Jaber, Middle East Council on Global Affairs, July 28, 2026, English.
Analysis: “What the US–Saudi Nuclear Agreement May Change and What it May Defer.” Ludovica Castelli and Nour Eid, Stimson Center, July 27, 2026, English.
Analysis: “Why the Gulf’s Oil Export Future Lies in Southeast Asia.” Hannan Hussain, Middle East Council on Global Affairs, July 27, 2026, English.
Analysis: “Parsing Trump’s Decision to (Maybe) Give Uranium Enrichment to Saudi Arabia.” Richard Nephew, War on the Rocks, July 29, 2026, English.
Analysis: “The Channels of China’s Currency Promotion in Gulf Markets.” Andrew Bonney, Carnegie Endowment (Sada), July 30, 2026, English.
Analysis: “Business as usual? No, but Gulf banks will still be profitable.” Andrew Cunningham, AGBI, July 30, 2026, English.
Analysis: “Oman weighs its fragile peace dividend.” Frank Kane, AGBI, July 28, 2026, English.
Analysis: “Can Kuwait secure a Saudi-style defense pact with Pakistan?“ Sabena Siddiqui, Al-Monitor, July 26, 2026, English.
Analysis: “How Gulf banks are absorbing Iran war shocks.” Jack Dutton, Al-Monitor, July 26, 2026, English.
Podcast: “How Did Mohammed bin Rashid Change the Concept of Government?” Ali bin Sebaa Al Marri, Arab Cast, July 30, 2026. [Eng Translation].
Podcast: “When Will Saudi Arabia Build Nuclear Reactors?” host Khalid Al-Issa, Socrat Podcast, July 28, 2026. [Eng Translation].
Podcast: “Yemen and the New Battle for the Red Sea.” speakers Yasmeen Al-Eryani, Frédéric Schneider, Cinzia Bianco, and Rafat Al-Akhali, ME Council, Jul 30, 2026.
Webinar: “Sensitive Diplomacy: The US-Saudi Nuclear Agreement.” Speakers: Michael Ratney and F. Gregory Gause III MEI, July 29, 2026.
Webinar: “The Battle for Global Trade Routes: Hormuz, the Red Sea, and Alternative Corridors.” Speakers: Ambassador Patrick Theros, Professor David Des Roches, Dr. Dania Arayssi, Robin Mills, and Mohammed Baharoon, Gulf International Forum, July 28, 2026.
Podcast: “Freediving, Mental Strength & the Beauty of the Red Sea.” The Mo Show, Salma Shaker, July 13, 2026.