Frederick Deknatel
@freddydeknatel.bsky.social
Journalist, fellow at Century International, editor of Hidden Cities: https://hiddencities.substack.com/
Previously: Founding executive editor, Democracy in Exile @dawnmenaorg.bsky.social; managing editor @wpr.bsky.social; staff editor @foreignaffairs.com
Previously: Founding executive editor, Democracy in Exile @dawnmenaorg.bsky.social; managing editor @wpr.bsky.social; staff editor @foreignaffairs.com
Every new detail about Neom just adds to the conclusion that MBS has overseen the biggest waste of a state’s resources in a very, very long time.
“The underlying emotion felt in the room was fear, people would just mimic whatever he had to say,” said one planner of MBS. ig.ft.com/saudi-neom-l...
“The underlying emotion felt in the room was fear, people would just mimic whatever he had to say,” said one planner of MBS. ig.ft.com/saudi-neom-l...
End of The Line: how Saudi Arabia’s Neom dream unravelled
Mohammed bin Salman’s utopian city was undone by the laws of physics and finance
ig.ft.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Every new detail about Neom just adds to the conclusion that MBS has overseen the biggest waste of a state’s resources in a very, very long time.
“The underlying emotion felt in the room was fear, people would just mimic whatever he had to say,” said one planner of MBS. ig.ft.com/saudi-neom-l...
“The underlying emotion felt in the room was fear, people would just mimic whatever he had to say,” said one planner of MBS. ig.ft.com/saudi-neom-l...
Every breathless, desperate NYT story on Mamdani just sounds like “The Times They Are A-Changin'”
November 6, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Every breathless, desperate NYT story on Mamdani just sounds like “The Times They Are A-Changin'”