Dr. Christopher M. Davidson
Selected Authored Opinion Pieces:


  • Al-Akhbar (Lebanon). 'دبي وأبو ظبي: الانفجار وعدم المبالاة' / 'Dubai: Explosion and Indifference'
    7/12/09.  Available here

  • International Relations and Security Network ISN-Zurich (Switzerland). 'Implosion and
    Opportunity in Dubai and Abu Dhabi' 7/12/09.  Available here

  • OpenDemocracy (UK). 'Dubai and Abu Dhabi: Implosion and Opportunity' 4/12/09.  
    Available here

  • Guardian (UK). 'Dubai Property Bonanza Not Built to Last' 29/11/09.  Available here

  • Daily Telegraph (UK). 'A Tale of Two Desert Dynasties' 29/11/09.  Available here

  • Qatar Tribune (Qatar). 'Dubai: Potemkin Village' 29/11/09.  Available here

  • BBC News Online (UK). 'What is Dubai and Who Runs it? 27/11/09.  Available here

  • Gulf Insider (Bahrain). 'Abu Dhabi: Luxury and Cultural Tourism' 16/11/09.  Available here

  • Al-Akhbar (Lebanon). 'الرقابة المعيبة في الإمارات العربية المتحدة' / 'Destructive Censorship in the
    United Arab Emirates' 11/11/09.  Available here

  • Al-Akhbar (Lebanon). 'انهيار دبي الكبي ' / 'The Great Dubai Crash' 24/9/09.  Available here

  • International Relations and Security Network ISN-Zurich (Switzerland). 'The Gulf and East
    Asia: More than a Marriage of Convenience?' 18/8/09.  Available here

  • Middle East Report (US). 'Dubai: Foreclosure of a Dream' 6/7/09.  Available here

  • Cityscape 2009 (Dubai). 'Conference welcome letter' 5/10/09.  Available here

  • Index on Censorship (UK). 'Expression in the Emirates' 20/2/09.  Available here


  • IslamOnline.net (Qatar). 'Palestinian Solidarity and Legitimacy in the UAE' 5/1/09.  
    Available here

  • Landerprofile (Germany). 'Higher Education: No Shortage of Wealth' 25/11/08.  Available
    here

  • Landerprofile (Germany). 'Abu Dhabi: Labour Nationalisation' 25/11/08.  Available here

  • Daily Star (Lebanon). 'The Credit Crunch and the Dubai Model' 17/11/08.  Available here

  • Open Democracy (UK). 'Dubai's Stifled Voice: Censorship vs Progress in the UAE'
    20/10/08.  Available here

  • Time Out (Dubai). 'Chris Davidson - Barely Legal: The Interview' 29/9/08.  Available here

  • The National (Abu Dhabi). 'Letters: Academics Should Be Consulted' 21/9/98.  Available
    here

  • Daily Star (Lebanon). ‘Sunni-Shiite Hostility?  The UAE Suggests Otherwise’ 4/8/08.  
    Available here

  • Open Democracy (UK). 'Dubai: Spots on the Sun' 24/6/08.  Available here

  • New Statesman (UK). ‘Lebanon: Descent into Sectarianism’ 27/5/08.  Available here

  • Lebanese Forces Official Website (Lebanon). ‘Lebanon’s New President’ 27/5/08.  
    Available here

  • The National (Abu Dhabi). ‘Build, Build, Build – But Save Some of the Green Spaces’
    1/5/08.  Available here

  • Higher Education and Research Online (UK). 'Beirut Airport, at 110 Mph' 20/5/08.  Available
    here

  • Daily News (Egypt). ‘Dubai: Bridging Time Zones and Boosting Confidence’ 14/1/08.  
    Available here

  • Al-Arabiya News
    (Dubai). ‘Dubai’s Model is Working, But Some Bumps Lie Ahead’ 3/1/08.  Available here

  • Daily Star (Lebanon). ‘Dubai’s Model is Working, But Some Bumps Lie Ahead’ 31/12/07.  
    Available here

  • Arab News (Italy). 'Dubai: I Costi Invisibili Delle Strategie Di Diversificazione Post-
    petrolifera' 27/12/07.  Available here

  • Oxford Business Group (UK). ‘Kuwait and the GCC: Co-Operation Pays Off’1/6/06.  
    Available here