In Hamodia: Risky Business in Yemen
On the Houthis in Yemen and their recent attacks on American and Israel-linked shipping in the Red Sea, Coates Ulrichsen said: “Until there’s a path towards a stop to the war in Gaza or at least the current phase of the military operation there, it’s hard to see what would get the Houthis to stop these attacks.”
In Business Insider: Gulf Nations Eye Dubai's Success
Saudi Arabia’s plans include making international travel a priority and building Neom, a $500B futuristic city. “The scale of the plans from Saudi Arabia, if they succeed, would really dwarf anything Dubai has ever done,” said Coates Ulrichsen.
In Chatham House: The Gulf States Have the Power to Revive Two-state Solution
“Clearly, the Saudis are now going to demand a very high price in terms of meaningful concessions towards Palestinians. Netanyahu is not going to want to do that at all,” said Coates Ulrichsen. “But there is an opportunity for [Saudi Crown Prince] Mohammed bin Salman to position himself as the man who got the Palestinians their state – if he can do it. He knows that the Israelis and the US, especially the US, really want normalization to happen, regardless of whether it is Biden or Trump again.”
On KIRN670AM: Politics365.com Podcast With Kristian Ulrichsen
Coates Ulrichsen shared his perspective on current events in the Middle East with Politics365.com.
In France 24: Saudi Debates First Alcohol Shop
As Saudi Arabia introduces policy that will allow its first alcohol shop and says its goal is “to counter the illicit trade of alcohol goods and products received by diplomatic missions,” Coates Ulrichsen said the framing of this news “is likely intended to send a subtle message that change may be on the way, but that the process will be incremental and tightly controlled.”