by Austin Bodetti | Aug 22, 2019 | Analysis
By Austin Bodetti22/8/2019 As one of the driest and wealthiest countries in the world, Saudi Arabia has invested hundreds of millions of petrodollars in desalination to ensure the longevity of its water supply. In fact, the Kingdom now produces more potable water...
by Austin Bodetti | Jul 10, 2019 | Analysis
By Austin Bodetti10/7/2019 Mired in political violence since 2015, Yemen has often struggled to assert itself on the international stage. Before Iran-allied Houthi rebels seized the Yemeni capital of Sana‘a in 2014, Yemen harbored geopolitical ambitions. Ali Abdullah...
by Austin Bodetti | Jul 3, 2019 | Analysis
By Austin Bodetti3/7/2019 Sitting at the edge of Sub-Saharan Africa, Sudan has often seemed an outlier in the Arab world. Nonetheless, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have turned the African country into the latest frontier of a campaign for regional...
by Austin Bodetti | Jun 20, 2019 | Analysis
By Austin Bodetti20/6/019Although the United States has a much longer history in the Persian Gulf than China, Beijing is moving fast to pull the wealthy region into its economic sphere of influence.The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), China’s investment strategy for...
