Dr. Christopher M. Davidson
Newspaper and Magazine Citations (3/3)

  • Arabian Business (Bahrain). 'The Boom Before the Bust' 15/8/10.  Available here

  • Associated Press (US). 'As Saudi and UAE Cite BlackBerry Security Threat, Efforts to
    Clamp Down on Flow of Data Seen' 10/8/10.  Available here  

  • Times Higher Education (UK). 'Iran's "Publish At Any Cost" Mentality Blamed
    for Surge in Academic Fraud' 5/8/10.  Available here

  • Global Voices Advocacy (US). 'Blackberry Faces Growing Pressure in the Gulf And India Over
    Encryption Code' 5/8/10.  Available here

  • Christian Science Monitor (US). 'Blackberry Ban: Is UAE Trying to Crack Down on Dubai's Wild
    Ways?' 3/8/10.  Available here

  • Time Magazine (US). 'UAE, Saudi Arabia to Ban Blackberry Services' 3/8/10.  Available here

  • Sky News (UK). 'UAE to Block Blackberry Email and Internet' 2/8/10.  Available here

  • Associated Press (US). 'UAE to Ban Blackberry Services, Saudi to Follow Suit' 1/8/10.  Available
    here

  • Guardian (UK). 'Israel Linked to Exiled Sheikh's Bid for Coup in Gulf Emirate of RAK' 28/7/10.  
    Available here

  • Reuters (US). 'UAE Lining up with West Over Nuclear Iran' 23/7/10.  Available here

  • Noticias (Colombia). 'Mientras Dubai se Hunde, Abu Dhabi Florece' 23/7/10.  Available here

  • New York Review of Books (US). 'Good-Bye to Dubai' 20/7/10.  Available here

  • Guardian (UK). 'UAE Ambassador Backs Strikes on Iran's Nuclear Sites' 7/7/10.  Available here

  • Wharton Business School (US). 'Despite Euro's
    Troubles, Gulf Common Currency Inches Forward' 29/6/10.  Available here

  • Reuters (US). 'Saudi Arabia to Struggle Pushing Gulf Union Ahead' 25/6/10.  Available here

  • Reuters (US). 'Arguments For and Against Gulf Monetary Union' 23/6/10.  Available here

  • Bloomberg (US). 'Emirate's Family Feud Raises Allegations Over Iran Trade, Unsettles UAE'
    17/6/10.  Available here

  • Reuters (US). 'Health of Emirate's Ruler Triggers Power Struggle' 14/6/10.  Available here

  • Guardian (UK). 'Ra's al-Khaimah's Links to Al-Qaida, not Iran,is the Real Issue' 6/6/10.  Available
    here

  • Bloomberg (US). 'Israel's Diamonds are Dubai's Best Friend as Profits Beat Policy' 1/6/10.  
    Available here

  • Bloomberg (US). 'Sex and City Sequel May Face Abu Dhabi Amid Religion Fury' 29/5/10.  Available
    here

  • Chronicle of Higher Education (US). 'Money Proves Elusive and Progress Difficult at United Arab
    Emirates University' 23/5/10.  Available here

  • Bloomberg (US). 'Bahrain Bans Al-Jazeera as Tensions Flare with Gas-Rich Qatar' 19/5/10.  
    Available here

  • E-Financial Careers (US). 'Is Dubai's Tough Stance a Turn-Off to Expats?' 27/4/10.  Available here

  • Politifact.com (US). 'Clinton Says UAE Only Middle East Country to Pass Laws to Address Plight of
    Immigrant Workers' 18/4/10.  Available here


  • Financial Times Deutschland (Germany). 'Neuer Chef Beim Weltgrobten Staatsfonds' 14/4/10.  
    Available here

  • Bloomberg (US). 'Abu Dhabi Fund Names Sheikh Hamed Al-Nahyan as Chief' 14/4/10.  Available
    here

  • New York Times (US). 'Abu Dhabi Names New Head to Leading Sovereign Fund' 14/4/10.  
    Available here

  • Daily Telegraph (UK). 'Inside the World of the Kennedys of the Gulf' 4/4/10.  Available here

  • Al-Jazeera (UK/Qatar), News. 'British Couple Imprisoned for Kissing in Dubai' 4/4/10.  Available
    here

  • Sydney Morning Herald (Australia). 'Death of "Quiet and Cautious Sheikh" Sparks Power Struggle'
    31/3/10.  Available here

  • Washington Post (US). Body of UAE Fund Director Found After Glider Crash' 30/3/10.  Available
    here

  • Guardian (UK). 'Body of UAE Fund Director Found After Glider Crash' 30/3/10.  Available here

  • Time Magazine (US). 'Glider Death Could Spark a Dynastic Struggle in Abu Dhabi' 30/3/10.  
    Available here

  • Daily Telegraph (UK). 'Emiratis Get Tetchy With Expats in the UAE' 29/3/10.  Available here

  • Reuters (US). 'Dubai Debt Plan Meant to Show Emirate Back on Feet' 26/3/10.  Available here

  • New York Times (US). 'Emirates Offers to Help Restructure Dubai World' 26/3/10.  Available here

  • Reuters (US). 'Factbox: Politics Behind Abu Dhabi's Support for Dubai' 22/3/10.  Available here

  • Bloomberg (US). 'Dubai's Debt Blues Drowned Out by Chopin, Marsalis in Abu Dhabi' 20/3/10.  
    Available here


  • Associated Press (US). 'Murdoch to Arabs: Censorship is Counterproductive' 9/3/10.  Available
    here

  • Huffington Post (US). 'Abu Dhabi Pumps Oil Riches into Media Projects' 8/3/10.  Available here

  • Saudi Gazette (Saudi Arabia). 'Why Did Israel Choose Dubai for Murder?' 6/3/10.  Available here

  • Reuters (US). 'Cosmopolitan Dubai Was Perfect Choice for Hamas Killing' 4/3/10.  Available here

  • Local News UAE (Abu Dhabi). 'كاتب بريطاني يرد على اسئلة اماراتية: بقاء الاماراتيين اقلية يضعف الضغوظ باتجاه الاصلاح
    السياسي' / 'British Writer Responding to Questions on the UAE: The Continuation of UAE Nationals as
    a Minority Weakens Attempts at Political Reform' 4/3/10.  Available here

  • Foreign Policy (US). 'Waste Land: The Literature of Dubai's Doomed Quest to Become a Cultural
    Mecca' 1/3/10.  Available here

  • The National (Abu Dhabi). 'Traditional Industries in Decline' 27/2/10.  Available here

  • Christian Science Monitor (US). 'Dubai Assassination: UAE Demands Justice But With What
    Leverage?' 22/2/10.  Available here

  • Kipp Report (Dubai). 'Iran Trade Ties Not Easily Broken' 21/2/10.  Available here

  • Christian Science Monitor (US). 'With Mounting Anger at Israel over Assassination, Dubai Walks a
    Fine Line' 17/2/10.  Available here

  • Rheinische Post (Germany). 'Dubai Unterlauft Sanktionen Gegen Tehran' 16/2/10.  Available here

  • The National (Abu Dhabi). 'Let's Talk About it' 4/2/10.  Available here

  • Letras Libres (Spain). 'Verdes Campos de Golf Para Siempre' 1/2/10.  Available here

  • New York Times (US). 'Hamas Official Murdered in Dubai Hotel' 29/1/10.  Available here

  • Wall Street Journal (US). 'Dubai Sheikhs to Dodge Davos Spotlight' 25/1/10.  Available here

  • The Observer (UK). 'Dubai's Dark Side Targeted by International Financial Police' 24/1/10.  
    Available here

  • New York Times (US). 'Entrenched Monarchy Thwarts Aspirations for Modernity' 21/1/10.  Available
    here

  • Kipp Report (Dubai). 'Casino Ships too Close to Home?'  Available here

  • ABC News (US). 'UAE Royal Acquitted in Torture Trial' 11/1/10.  Available here

  • Bloomberg (US). 'Abu Dhabi Sheikh Cleared of Beating Grain Seller' 10/1/10.  Available here

  • Wall Street Journal (US). 'Abu Dhabi Sheikh Acquitted of Torturing Afghan' 10/1/10.  Available here

  • Wall Street Journal (US). 'Dubai Forms New Media Office to Manage Tarnished Image' 10/1/10.  
    Available here

  • Maktoob (Dubai). 'Sheikh Issa Verdict Due Sunday' 10/1/10.  Available here

  • The Deal Magazine (US). 'A Reprieve Not a Rescue' 8/1/10.  Available here

  • The National (Abu Dhabi). 'Driving Customers Back in' 7/1/10.  Available here

  • New York Times (US). 'Dubai's Demise Sees Abu Dhabi's Rise' 6/1/10.  Available here

  • Maktoob (Dubai). 'Burj Khalifa Deconstructed' 5/1/10.  Available here

  • Associated Press (US). 'Dubai Opens Half-Mile-High Tower, World's Tallest' 5/1/10.  Available here

  • Maktoob (Dubai). '828-Metre Burj Dubai Renamed Burj Khalifa' 4/1/10.  Available here

  • Taz (Germany). 'Finanzkrise in Dubai: Ubermorganland ist abgebrannt' 30/12/09.  Available here

  • Macleans (Canada). 'City of Gold Turns to Dust' 16/12/09.  Available here

  • Bloomberg (US). 'Abu Dhabi May Demand More Power for $10 Billion Dubai Lifeline' 15/12/09.  
    Available here

  • Racing Web (South Africa). 'Meydan and Dubai World Cup - No Turning Back!' 15/12/09.  Available
    here

  • Guardian (UK). 'Relief for World Markets as Abu Dhabi Throws $10 Billion Lifeline to Dubai'
    14/12/09.  Available here

  • Uganda Record (Uganda). 'The Secret Behind Dubai's Success: Lessons for Uganda' 14/12/09.  
    Available here

  • CNN (US). 'Abu Dhabi Hosts Fifa Club World Cup' 11/12/09.  Available here

  • NPR (US). 'Why So Few in Dubai Saw the Debt Crisis Coming' 7/12/09.  Available here

  • Bild Magazine (Germany). 'Dubai;s Pleite-Scheich: Forbes Meint Mohammed Al-Maktoum ist 12
    Milliarden Dollar Schwer' 6/12/09.  Available here

  • Times (UK). 'Confidence Will Never Return in Dubai' 5/12/09.  Available here

  • Associated Press (US). 'Dubai Ruler's Ambition Helped Sow Seeds of Crisis' 4/12/09.  Available
    here

  • The National (Abu Dhabi). 'Can I Make it Through a Whole Week on Dh500?' 4/12/09.  Available
    here

  • Associated Press (US). 'Dubai Mega-Tower Last Hurrah to Age of Excess' 2/12/09.  Available here

  • Reuters (US). 'Some Emiratis Glad Dubai's Ambitious Plans Dented' 2/12/09.  Available here

  • Guardian (UK). 'The Debt, Excess and Exploitation is Not Dubai's Alone.  We've All Been At It'
    1/12/09.  Available here

  • Die Welt (Germany). 'Das Bange Hoffen Auf Den Zahlmeister Von Nebenan' 1/12/09.  Available
    here

  • New York Times (US). 'In Wake of Dubai, Trying to Predict the Next Crisis' 30/11/09.  Available here

  • Times (UK). 'Enough Glitzy Debt: Time for Regime Change' 30/11/09.  Available here

  • Der Standard (Austria). 'Dubai Hat Jeden Respekt Verloren' 30/12/09.  Available here

  • Daily Telegraph (UK). 'Dubai: An Emirate in Crisis' 29/11/09.  Available here

  • Associated Press (US). 'Dubai Looks to Oil Rich Neighbour for Possible Aid' 28/11/09.  Available
    here

  • Irish Independent (Ireland). 'Sheikh's Grand Vision That Went Horribly Wrong' 28/11/09.  Available
    here

  • Il Foglio (Italy). 'Cosi La Disneyland Del Deserto Attende La Fine Della Tempesta' 28/11/09.  
    Available here

  • Daily Telegraph (UK). 'Is This Bye-Bye Dubai?' 27/11/09.  Available here

  • Reuters (US). 'Dubai Model was the Vision of One Man' 27/11/09.  Available here

  • Time Magazine (US). 'Dubai Request for Debt Standstill Raises Fears' 27/11/09.  Available here

  • CBS News (US). 'Dubai Request for Debt Standstill Raises Fears' 27/11/09.  Available here

  • New York Times (US). 'Dubai's Move on Debt Rattles Markets Worldwide' 26/11/09.  Available here

  • Guardian (UK). 'Dubai Debt Standstill Raises Alarms About Image' 26/11/09.  Available here

  • Reuters (US). 'Abu Dhabi Ascendant as Debt Spoils Dubai's Model' 26/11/09.  Available here

  • The Epoch Times (US). 'Abu Dhabi Ascendant as Debt Spoils Dubai's Model' 26/11/09.  Available
    here

  • Daily Telegraph (UK). 'Dubai Recovery Hopes Hit By Debt Standstill Call' 25/11/09.  Available here

  • Sydney Morning Herald (Australia). 'Dubai's Economy: No Oasis' 25/11/09.  Available here