The upcoming symposium “Escaping Uniformity” by Mabnai, & hosted by Fiker, both Emirati-led think tanks, features an illustrious list of panelists to discuss Modern Arab architectural movements. This synergy is fully indicative of an emerging renaissance in Emirati civil society.

The AlGaz (Wuheida) Mosque in Deira, Dubai c. 1980

We need more routine federal and emirate-level knowledge audits in our ministries and agencies to accurately and consistently assess knowledge gaps as well as mitigate for any potential key-man risk in our critical governmental infrastructure.

The land Central Park occupies in Manhattan is worth well over $100bn. The reason why it was never repurposed or cut up for residential housing is because it was legally protected. Much to learn when it comes to community spaces in Dubai.

لِلَّهِ الْأَمْرُ مِن قَبْلُ وَمِن بَعْدُ ۚ وَيَوْمَئِذٍ يَفْرَحُ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ

I wish there was a pan-Emirates ferry system.

Extremely pleased and excited to see the U.S. designate the UAE as a ‘Major Defense Partner’ (joined by only India). It cannot be understated: this is a game-changer and it’ll contribute significantly to existing efforts to promote stability in the region.

Where can I find an archive of all of the ministers who have served since the nation’s founding in 1971 (including their tenures, mandates, and key achievements?). Does an organized online source for this exist?

Retired Dubai-based ministers should teach classes based on their former fields at the Dubai National University.

As much as I love all the development, I will forever miss the Dubai of the early 2000s.

Our government budgets should not be funding regularly recurring events/forums/dialogues etc. These programs should instead be spun-off into endowment based structures, so that they can become much more sustainable to own, retain, and sustain.

Comfort = Decay

🚀 Exciting news for the future of transportation! The U.S. and UAE continue to drive innovation as Archer Aviation prepares to launch eVTOL operations in the UAE by 2025. A major step toward smarter, faster, and more efficient mobility! 🇺🇸🤝🇦🇪

Policy Innovation is the sum of a pipeline that begins with a policy entrepreneur (proposer), an adaptable & responsive leadership (executor), and a motivated bureaucracy (implementor). The absence of any of these policy agents jeopardizes the capacity for innovation.

To put the new 5GW AI campus in Abu Dhabi (UAE) into perspective. It would support up to 2.5 million NVIDIA B200s. That's bigger than all other major AI infrastructure announcements we've seen so far.

We are proud to announce the US-UAE AI Acceleration Partnership. Together we will build the largest AI data center outside the United States, powered by American companies and high tech manufacturing. America is leading the global AI revolution and we’re proud to have the

Contrastive amplifications are the latest emdashes.