Most recent articles by Tobias Zumbrägel
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COVID-19 pandemicA golden opportunity for Middle East autocrats?
When it comes to tackling the coronavirus pandemic, Middle Eastern autocrats are keenly following China's lead. An analysis by Thomas Demmelhuber and Tobias Zumbraegel
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Anti-corruption campaign in Saudi ArabiaThe harder they fall?
The most recent wave of arrests in Saudi Arabia would seem to have been motivated by a desire to tackle corruption. Look more closely, however, and it is clear that this move was planned for a long time and is just one of many steps Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman is taking to edge closer to the throne. Tobias Zumbragel analyses recent developments