30-31 January: Middle East and North Africa Energy, London
6-7 February: E & P Information and Data Management, London
6-8 February: PowerGen Middle East, Doha
13-15 February: Kuwait Oil and Gas Summit and Exhibition, Kuwait
14-15 February: 9th Annual Trade and Export Finance Conference, Dubai
27-29 February: Offshore Arabia, Dubai
March (date to be confirmed): Middle East Alternative Investment Summit (location to be confirmed)
3-5 March: Saudi Safety and Security, Saudi Arabia
5-8 March: Middle East Investment Summit, Dubai
5-8 March: Hedge Funds World Middle East, Dubai
6-7 March: Saudi Downstream, Saudi Arabia
5-8 March: Middle East Investment Summit, Dubai
20-21 March : 3rd Annual Middle East Securities Forum, Abu Dhabi
25-27 March: Gulf Environment Forum, Saudi Arabia
25-27 March: Saudi Innovation, Diversification & Investment, Saudi Arabia
24-25 April: Middle East Real Estate Summit, Abu Dhabi
9-10 May: SMI's LNG 2012, London
13-15 May: WEPower, Saudi Arabia
18-20 June: Iraq Petroleum, London
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Politics, succession and risk in Saudi Arabia
Politics, succession and risk in Saudi Arabia is a GSN special report published on 8 January 2010. The new report analyses Saudi policy on issues including succession, domestic and regional politics, defence, energy and financial trends, and features extensively researched biographical entries on 1,200 Al-Sauds from the ruling family’s main branch, together with profiles of leading cadet branch businessmen, and a range of maps and graphics.
London launch
GSN’s new special report Politics, succession and risk in Saudi Arabia was launched to great acclaim at a 15 January seminar in London hosted and co-organised by Chatham House’s Middle East and North Africa Programme. Senior figures from the banking, insurance and risk sectors joined industry and governmental political risk analysts for a frank roundtable discussion of the issues raised by a report that was recognised by discussants – who included Exeter University Professor Gerd Nonneman, political scientist Neil Partrick, Saudi academic Mai Yamani and Chatham House’s Maha Azzam and Claire Spencer – as a significant piece of research and analysis, which “raised the bar” for those researching the Kingdom. Read more about the event.
About the report
Politics, succession and risk in Saudi Arabia focuses on how King Abdullah Bin Abdelaziz has sought to reshape the face of Al-Saud rule during his first five years on the throne through initiatives such as creating the Allegiance Council in 2006 and building national consensus on issues critical for the Kingdom’s future.
The report has a strong focus on the emergence of new generations, including the grandsons of Ibn Saud, who barring unforeseen regime change will eventually take on the senior leadership positions. Some of these princes are already their fathers’ deputies with a likelihood of succeeding them to key posts. This trend is especially marked among the ‘security princes’ who include the now prominent deputy interior minister Mohammed Bin Nayef, Saudi Arabian National Guard deputy commander Mitab Bin Abdullah and deputy defence minister Khalid Bin Sultan.
Politics, succession and risk in Saudi Arabia will help you understand how the House of Saud works and is preparing for its future. Part one of the report gives The Context in which policy and security decisions are made, with analysis of subjects as diverse as social trends, defence procurement and energy policy-makers. Part two, The Succession, revolves around a biographical listing of Ibn Saud’s sons (and some daughters), grandsons and subsequent generations, showing how princes of the ruling family’s various branches are to be found across Saudi political, economic and social life. With genealogical data, this extensively researched list of some 1,200 royals analyses the relationships between the family’s cadet and main branches.
Providing rare insights into the structure and workings of the Saudi elite, this report is essential reading for anyone with a serious academic or business interest in Saudi Arabia.
