The Saudi Project, Part Two: The Dubai Model

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🗓️ 23 November 2023

⏱️ 8 minutes

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In this excerpt from Intelligence Squared's new podcast, The Saudi Project, Quinn Slobodian, author of Crack-Up Capitalism and Professor of History at Wellesley College, discusses how the development of cities like Dubai and countries like Qatar are influencing the Saudi economy and the huge projects the country is spending its money on. This episode was hosted and produced by Conor Boyle. If you'd like to enjoy all five episodes of The Saudi Project now, become a supporter of Intelligence Squared to get access to all of our longer form interviews and members-only content. Just visit intelligencesquared.com/membership to find out more. For £4.99 per month you'll also receive: - Full-length and ad-free Intelligence Squared episodes, wherever you get your podcasts - Bonus Intelligence Squared podcasts, curated feeds and members exclusive series - 15% discount on livestreams and in-person tickets for all Intelligence Squared events - Our member-only newsletter The Monthly Read, sent straight to your inbox ... Or Subscribe on Apple for £4.99: - Full-length and ad-free Intelligence Squared podcasts - Bonus Intelligence Squared podcasts, curated feeds and members exclusive series ... Already a subscriber? Thank you for supporting our mission to foster honest debate and compelling conversations! Visit intelligencesquared.com to explore all your benefits including ad-free podcasts, exclusive bonus content, early access and much more ... Subscribe to our newsletter here to hear about our latest events, discounts and much more. https://www.intelligencesquared.com/newsletter-signup/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:58.1	Cooner Boyle. This is part two of the Saudi project, a series from Intelligence Square to exploring Saudi Arabia's
1:04.9	pursuit of global power.
1:06.7	You can listen to the full episode now by searching the Saudi Project wherever you get
1:10.8	your podcasts.
1:12.0	And if you enjoy this episode episode do support our work and
1:14.8	become a member of Intelligence Squared for just 499 a month where you'll get access
1:18.8	to the full series and much more now let's begin with episode two, the Dubai model.
1:23.8	Shukran and after the kennimah have the said
1:27.5	that when you bring.
1:29.3	Saudi Arabia has embarked on a major effort, a historic effort to modernize its economy, to modernize its society.
1:38.0	And part of that is going to be attracting to Saudi Arabia the best talent from around the world
1:46.7	to visit to pursue education to invest to partner this is part two of the Saudi Project, a series exploring Saudi Arabia's pursuit of global power.
1:59.0	I'm Connor Boyle. In part one we found out how oil and religion have influenced the development of the country up to this point.
2:07.0	But in Part 2, I want to find out a bit more about why Saudi Arabia has got so interested in reinventing its image and how the development of
2:14.9	regional rivals like the United Arab Emirates and Qatar are influencing what Saudi is spending
2:20.3	its money on.
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