The Saudi-European relationship provides an illustration of the extent to which small/‘dependent’ actors in the international system can acquire a measure of autonomy. It shows that these patterns link even the earliest days with the present day, that they are inter-twined with the very building, consolidation and survival of the Saudi state and Al-Saud rule, and that they have implications for the future of Saudi-European relations.The article also aims to draw lessons from the Saudi case for the understanding of the foreign policy of developing/small states more generally. This article aims to fill this double gap. Similarly, very few attempts have been made to seek long-term patterns in Saudi foreign policy. Surprisingly little has been written about the century-long relationship between Saudi Arabia and Europe, beyond snapshots of certain periods or certain aspects. We also consider whether the case of the Bedouin in Israel is unique or reflects a larger regional context. Regimes with origins in the tribal-Bedouin fabric of the Middle East have pursued land policies that were favorable to the Bedouin, whereas regimes drawing their strength from urban elites and with socialist outlooks encouraged very different policies. Bedouin or non-Bedouin) and the social and economic models embraced. We find that the imposition of land laws and policies directed at nomadic and sedentarizing Bedouins has depended on disparate factors such as the origins of the leadership of countries (i.e. Moreover we explore whether the land laws and the fate of the Bedouin are associated with the characteristics of the regime in each country. We examine the development of land laws in the Middle East as they have affected the Bedouin, from the enactment of the Ottoman land laws of 1858 up to the present. This study assesses the interplay between state policies and the Bedouin in the last 150 years, from a comparative standpoint. To view a full transcript of this episode, click here.The Bedouin of the Middle East have been one of the region's most marginalized groups in modern times. Music on this episode was provided by The Dirty Dottys ( ), For more information or a 7-day free trial, click here. Create high-quality audio and video content with their in-browser software for premium recordings auto-saved with cloud storage. This episode was recorded using SquadCast. Twitter: and watch Word of the Day with Comedians on YouTube.ĭon’t have time to watch Word of the Day with Comedians? Listen to it on: The adjective slapdash is familiar today describing something done in a hasty, careless, or haphazard manner.įollow Word of the Day with Comedians and your host on social media: The Oxford English Dictionary defines this sense, in part, as “with, or as with, a slap and a dash,” perhaps suggesting the notion of an action (such as painting) performed with quick, imprecise movements. “Down I put the notes slap-dash,” he wrote. Today’s word of the day is “ Slapdash,” done too hurriedly and carelessly.ĭid you know: An early recorded use of slapdash comes from 17th-century British poet and dramatist John Dryden, who used it as an adverb in his play The Kind Keeper. Mike is the host of the longest-running monthly comedy show in Baltimore (Second Saturday Shit Show at the Ottobar and is the founder and director of the Ellicot Silly Comedy Festival) He has opened for John Witherspoon, Doug Stanhope, JB Smoove, Alonzo Bodden, and Steve Hofstetter.Īnd he’s one of the first friends I made when I started comedy. He is willing to expose and mock hypocrites…including himself. Mike Quindlen is a comic, actor, writer, and civil disobedient who travels the world making sardonic observations that often weave their way into his comedy.
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