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 ...  عرض المزيد

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 ...  عرض المزيد

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 ...  عرض المزيد

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 ...  عرض المزيد

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 ...  عرض المزيد

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 ...  عرض المزيد