Piotr Schulkes
@pschulkes.bsky.social
Middle East Consultant, non-resident scholar Middle East Institute, Oxford University Alum. Focus usually on renewables, SWFs, and banks. Love stats
https://visualmiddleeast.substack.com/
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However, the people I interviewed were all positive about Oman's institutional groundwork. Many, whether they were based in Oman, Europe, or somewhere else, strongly believed that Oman's very well-positioned to move fast once the market appears
November 18, 2025 at 10:52 AM
However, the people I interviewed were all positive about Oman's institutional groundwork. Many, whether they were based in Oman, Europe, or somewhere else, strongly believed that Oman's very well-positioned to move fast once the market appears
@kristianulrichsen.bsky.social is currently experiencing an AI-induced peer reviewing disaster. I'm becoming an AI luddite (Luddaite?) the more i read about it
August 25, 2025 at 11:47 AM
@kristianulrichsen.bsky.social is currently experiencing an AI-induced peer reviewing disaster. I'm becoming an AI luddite (Luddaite?) the more i read about it
Great graph, also indicates that Norway might soon have to relabel the "oil fund" to "gas fund"....
Do you happen to have the ADNOC and Aramco, and Sonatrach stats?
Do you happen to have the ADNOC and Aramco, and Sonatrach stats?
May 8, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Great graph, also indicates that Norway might soon have to relabel the "oil fund" to "gas fund"....
Do you happen to have the ADNOC and Aramco, and Sonatrach stats?
Do you happen to have the ADNOC and Aramco, and Sonatrach stats?
archive.ph
April 23, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Ironically the EVs have made the studded tyre/tyre wear problem worse because they're so heavy, so the tyres wear out fast and (purely anecdotally) here in Norway I do feel I hear more EVs with studded tyres than non-EVs
April 11, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Ironically the EVs have made the studded tyre/tyre wear problem worse because they're so heavy, so the tyres wear out fast and (purely anecdotally) here in Norway I do feel I hear more EVs with studded tyres than non-EVs
Somehow in his addled brain he may get the idea to resettle Gazans in NEOM
April 9, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Somehow in his addled brain he may get the idea to resettle Gazans in NEOM
You have to update your subscription button, it still mentions Biden
April 3, 2025 at 2:27 PM
You have to update your subscription button, it still mentions Biden
Can and should've been higher. Several parties (SV, Venstre) were pushing for more, but they're too small to have a serious say sadly
March 6, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Can and should've been higher. Several parties (SV, Venstre) were pushing for more, but they're too small to have a serious say sadly
You may be interested in this Atlantic article from a few years back on that exact problem: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv... At this rate the author's background is more decisive for me than who reviewed it
The Blurb Problem Keeps Getting Worse
Publishing has come to depend on fawning endorsements, but not every title can be electrifying, essential, and revelatory.
www.theatlantic.com
January 31, 2025 at 9:11 AM
You may be interested in this Atlantic article from a few years back on that exact problem: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv... At this rate the author's background is more decisive for me than who reviewed it
@eliothiggins.bsky.social you heard of this website? feels like an Arabic-language Bellingcat with fewer resources but broadly similar methodology.
December 15, 2024 at 3:31 PM
@eliothiggins.bsky.social you heard of this website? feels like an Arabic-language Bellingcat with fewer resources but broadly similar methodology.
3. Will the US and Europe proactively remove sanctions to give Syria the best possible chance to succeed, or will they expect Syrians to rebuild and stabilise their country without access to the international financial system? The latter would make an already challenging job even harder.
December 11, 2024 at 9:05 AM
3. Will the US and Europe proactively remove sanctions to give Syria the best possible chance to succeed, or will they expect Syrians to rebuild and stabilise their country without access to the international financial system? The latter would make an already challenging job even harder.
2. Will Jolani/Al Sharaa give himself an official title? It's not sustainable to have an actor without de jure limitations on his power because he doesn't have a defined government position. Syrians know this, and don't want to replace one autocrat with another. We shd support them however possible
December 11, 2024 at 9:05 AM
2. Will Jolani/Al Sharaa give himself an official title? It's not sustainable to have an actor without de jure limitations on his power because he doesn't have a defined government position. Syrians know this, and don't want to replace one autocrat with another. We shd support them however possible
Also this piece from New Lines newlinesmag.com/essays/tangl...
Tangled Tale of the Fugitive Nazi and the Syrian Secret Service
Nazi war criminal Alois Brunner lived in hiding in Damascus for decades. Israel failed to kill him twice — when he was finally punished, it was by the very Syrian regime he served for so long
newlinesmag.com
December 10, 2024 at 9:13 AM
Also this piece from New Lines newlinesmag.com/essays/tangl...
Incorrect, this is Adra prison
December 7, 2024 at 7:01 PM
Incorrect, this is Adra prison
Reminds me of a European diplomat saying in October last year that Europe threw away two years of outreach to the Global South regarding Ukraine in 48 hours because of their Gaza policy. Wouldn't want to enter the foreign service of a European country at the moment, you'd be laughed out of the room
December 4, 2024 at 9:56 AM
Reminds me of a European diplomat saying in October last year that Europe threw away two years of outreach to the Global South regarding Ukraine in 48 hours because of their Gaza policy. Wouldn't want to enter the foreign service of a European country at the moment, you'd be laughed out of the room
Also further highlights how politically idiotic the Western coddling of Netanyahu is, nevermind that it's a moral blunder of planetoidal proportions as well
December 4, 2024 at 9:43 AM
Also further highlights how politically idiotic the Western coddling of Netanyahu is, nevermind that it's a moral blunder of planetoidal proportions as well
Despite the fact that the ICC warrant itself mentions "the situation in Bangladesh/Myanmar", and Bangladesh IS a party to the Rome Statute (www.icc-cpi.int/news/stateme...). For the avoidance of doubt, both warrants should be enforced, but opportunistic hypocrisy is not solely a Western issue
December 4, 2024 at 9:27 AM
Despite the fact that the ICC warrant itself mentions "the situation in Bangladesh/Myanmar", and Bangladesh IS a party to the Rome Statute (www.icc-cpi.int/news/stateme...). For the avoidance of doubt, both warrants should be enforced, but opportunistic hypocrisy is not solely a Western issue
But then uses a linguistic sleight-of-hand when answering a similar question about the ICC's arrest warrant for the Myanmar leadership, saying the ICC does not have jurisdiction over nationals of non-state parties on the territory of a non-state party
December 4, 2024 at 9:27 AM
But then uses a linguistic sleight-of-hand when answering a similar question about the ICC's arrest warrant for the Myanmar leadership, saying the ICC does not have jurisdiction over nationals of non-state parties on the territory of a non-state party