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The UAE’s hacks for international prominence

September 14, 2023September 4, 2023 by VM

The UAE seems to be making a sincere attempt to whitewash itself, according to a New York Times report on September 1, by hosting the COP28 climate talks. This is both unsurprising and fascinating – both because we’ve seen this in the local cosmopolitan self-image the country has sought to build. This is perhaps most … Read more

A trip to Jebel Jais

August 15, 2022 by VM

A peak of the Al Hajar mountains in the UAE and an important part of the country’s future.

UAE’s spaceflight shortcut to making history

February 9, 2021 by VM

This post benefited from valuable input and feedback from Thomas Manuel. In an hour or so, the UAE’s Hope probe, currently en route to Mars, will beam a signal to Earth about whether it managed to get into orbit around the red planet. Thanks to the Indian experience of the same feat, achieved in 2014, … Read more