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Columbia Journalism Review content tagged Saudi Arabia

1. November 30, 2012 03:00 PM

   Must-reads of the week

   A day without violence in New York, an immortal jellyfish in Shirahama, the last bookstore in Nashville

   By The Editors

   Culled from CJR’s frequently updated “Must-reads from around the Web,” our staff recommendations for the best pieces of journalism (and other miscellany) on the Internet, here are your can’t-miss must-reads of the past week: Saudi Arabia implements electronic tracking system for women — Saudi women's male guardians now receive text messages informing them when women under their custody leave the...

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2. June 13, 2012 03:37 PM

   The pen and the pump

   Why are nations that rely on selling resources so often free-speech poor?

   By Justin D. Martin

   Doha, Qatar—The rent goes up, the democracy goes down, or so they say. This small Arab Gulf nation is what political scientists refer to as a rentier state, generally defined as a government that receives at least 40 percent of its revenue from the export of primary products, often fuel—the collection of foreign “rents.” Qatar’s crude oil will likely dry...

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