State and Culture in Saudi Arabia: Understanding the Moment of Transformation
On April 20, AGSIW hosted a workshop examining the question of state and culture in Saudi Arabia.
Mohammed Al-Sudairi
Senior Researcher, King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies
Mohammed Turki Al-Sudairi is a senior researcher with the King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies and a postdoctoral fellow at the Hong Kong Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Hong Kong. He is affiliated with the Asian Religious Connections research cluster and involved in the “Infrastructures of Faith: Religious Mobilities on the Belt and Road” research project. Al-Sudairi earned a BS in international politics from the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University, a double master’s degree in international relations and international history, respectively, from Peking University and the London School of Economics and Political Science, and a PhD in comparative politics from the University of Hong Kong. His research largely focuses on Chinese domestic politics, normative transnational links in China-Middle East relations, and the Arab left.
China and the GCC: A Discussion of the "Routledge Handbook on China–Middle East Relations"
On March 8, AGSIW hosted a panel discussion on the China-Gulf relationship, based on the "Routledge Handbook on China–Middle East Relations."
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Public Messaging’s Role in Shaping the Global Narrative of Coronavirus Outbreak
Both China and Gulf states employ propaganda in their campaigns to reassure international public opinion, and each other.
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Parallels between Feminist Movements in Saudi Arabia and China
The growing closeness between China and Saudi Arabia sheds some light on similar structural features and sociopolitical trends that have emerged in both countries, particularly the rise of parallel feminist mobilizations.
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The Curious Case of China’s "Kuwaiti Concession"
The Kuwaiti emir’s visit to China generated intense debate, centered around a rumor about a deal to develop Kuwait’s northern islands, highlighting anxieties about the country’s future.