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Trump will be the first U.S. president to visit the Emirati sheikhdom since George W. Bush in 2008.
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Natasha Turak, CNBC, 30 Apr. 2025
The small, oil-rich Gulf sheikhdom has been intensely pursuing investments in artificial intelligence, data centers and energy transition technologies as the race for AI dominance gathers pace.
—Natasha Turak, CNBC, 20 Mar. 2025
Domestic political disputes have been gripping Kuwait for years — including the overhaul of Kuwait’s welfare system — which prevented the sheikhdom from taking on debt.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2024
Witness Saudi Arabia and the Persian Gulf sheikhdoms, in which there is a genuine social contract between ruler and ruled.
—Robert D. Kaplan, Foreign Affairs, 8 Aug. 2023
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Natasha Turak, CNBC, 30 Apr. 2025
The small, oil-rich Gulf sheikhdom has been intensely pursuing investments in artificial intelligence, data centers and energy transition technologies as the race for AI dominance gathers pace.
—Natasha Turak, CNBC, 20 Mar. 2025
Domestic political disputes have been gripping Kuwait for years — including the overhaul of Kuwait’s welfare system — which prevented the sheikhdom from taking on debt.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2024
Witness Saudi Arabia and the Persian Gulf sheikhdoms, in which there is a genuine social contract between ruler and ruled.
—Robert D. Kaplan, Foreign Affairs, 8 Aug. 2023
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“Sheikhdom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sheikhdom. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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