Middle East Research and Information Project

Critical Coverage of the Middle East Since 1971

Christopher M. Davidson

Christopher M. Davidson, a senior lecturer in the School of Government and International Affairs at Durham University, is the author of Dubai: The Vulnerability of Success (Columbia University Press, 2008).

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Dubai

Glitzy Dubai, long considered the new Monte Carlo or the Las Vegas of the Middle East, has suffered one of the worst crash landings of this global recession. Dubai might be considered a bellwether of the global credit crunch. Until recently touted as a beacon of progress in an otherwise

Christopher M. Davidson • 11 min read