Soft Power

Lucien, who is dividing the summer weeks between Riyadh and the USA, and Hanaa, who is all over the world this summer and recording from another London heat wave, begin the episode with a catch up on a topical menu of excellence, which quickly turns into a realization about worki ... Show More

Lucien (recording from Riyadh, mid-apartment move) and Hanna (in London, riding out an unlikely heat wave) open Episode 70 (!) catching up with each other. Between Arsenal's recent win of the Premier League title for the first time in 22 years, and the Seattle Seahawks winning th ... Show More

Hanaa and Lucien are BACK. The hosts catch up with each other, with Lucien discussing a recent long-haul trip back to the United States from Saudi Arabia (with 3 children in tow!). The hosts take some time to discuss their show’s recent deliberate break since the start of Ramadan ... Show More

How are partnerships transforming Saudi Arabia’s cultural landscape? Join us in this episode of inbold, where Strategy& Partner Karim Sarkis sits down with Noha Kattan, Deputy Minister for National Partnerships and Development at Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Culture. Together, they ... Show More

How can culture thrive in a rapidly evolving entertainment landscape? In this episode of inbold, Karim Sarkis is joined by Charalampos Chaitas from Qiddiya Investment Company to discuss how play, creativity, and innovation are driving cultural transformation in Saudi Arabia. Tune ... Show More

This week on Babel, Jon Alterman talks with Dr. Hanaa Almoaibed, visiting research fellow at the London School of Economics Middle East Centre and research fellow at the King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies. Dr. Almoaibed talks about her research on how Saudi's you ... Show More

Coming Soon from Intelligence Squared 'The Saudi Project' Saudi Arabia, a once insular, oil rich kingdom is transforming into a major diplomatic player, a pivotal actor in the energy transition, an ever-stronger military power, and a host to high-end cultural events, like the FIF ... Show More

<p>In this episode of Essential Geopolitics, RANE’s Senior Middle East and North Africa Analyst, Ryan Bohl reviews Vision 2030’s evolution and explains what we can expect for Saudi Arabia as 2030 approaches.</p> <p>RANE is a global risk intelligence company that delivers risk and ... Show More

Is Dubai the next Silicon Valley of the Middle East? Startup stories from the United Arab Emirates. Featuring Alborz Toofani of Snappcard, Elissa Freiha of WOMENA, and Baher Alhakim of Cloudappers. Produced by Hebah Fisher. Kerning Cultures is a Kerning Cultures Network productio ... Show More

For the very first time, a panel has come together on the podcast to speak on a subject that needed to be discussed: why art from Saudi Arabia is now in the spotlight. This is on the back of Hafla by Sotheby's, an ongoing exhibition celebrating art from the Middle East. On the pa ... Show More

“Future is an attitude” podcast series presented by Audi aims to inspire South Africans to think differently about the future – optimistically and intentionally redefining what progress truly means to us. The series features inspirational South Africans who think differently abou ... Show More

Saudi Arabian professor of social anthropology and author of Salman's Legacy: The Dilemmas of a New Era in Saudi Arabia, Madawi Al-Rasheed, explains the foundations of the Saudi state and how two key factors – religion and oil – shaped the kingdom. This episode was hosted and pro ... Show More