Analysis

SECURITY

Cyberattacks are nation’s top security threat

• SUSTG Team
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• 3. 13. 2013

Yesterday, Director of National Intelligence, James Clapper, testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee’s annual hearing on worldwide threats. Mr. Clapper prioritized the threat of cyber attacks above all other threats.

• TRANSPORTATION

  Al-Rabiah to Promote Saudi Auto Industry in U.S.

  Lucien Zeigler  |  3. 13. 2013

  The U.S.-Saudi Arabian Business Council (USSABC) issued a press release today to announce a new conference in Michigan to promote the Saudi auto industry.

• ECONOMY

  Top 10 Salaries In Saudi Arabia

  SUSTG Team  |  3. 13. 2013

  The 2013 Gulf Business Salary Survey suggests it is good to be a CEO or managing director in Saudi Arabia; especially if you are a banking professional.

• FILM

  Saudi Youth Filmmaking on the Rise

  SUSTG Team  |  3. 12. 2013

  Haifa Al-Mansour discusses her recent film in an interview with the BBC. The piece includes a snippet of ‘Wadjda‘ which is about a 10-year old girl’s quest to get a bike.

• SOCIAL MEDIA

  Saudi Prince Alwaleed Joins Twitter

  Lucien Zeigler  |  3. 12. 2013

  HRH Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal has joined Twitter, the microblogging social network in which the Prince holds a 3% stake.

• AVIATION

  Lockheed Nets $253 Million Training Contract

  Lucien Zeigler  |  3. 12. 2013

  According to a Press Release, Lockheed Martin, the Bethesda, Maryland-based aerospace company, has received a contract valued at $253 million to provide virtual training technologies in support of Saudi Arabia’s F-15SA modernization program.

• EDUCATION

  Keystone: Saudi Arabia’s First Idea Translation Lab

  SUSTG Team  |  3. 11. 2013

  In the East near Dammam, Saudi Aramco is spearheading another educational and social experiment with the King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture.

• YOUTH

  Saudi youth, the issue of unemployment and work ethic

  SUSTG Team  |  3. 10. 2013

  Abdulateef Al-Mulhim is a well-known Saudi commentator who is appreciated – at least here at SUSTG – for his willingness to take on sensitive topics and provide his particular perspective.

• RIYADH

  

  Instagramming Riyadh

  Lucien Zeigler  |  3. 9. 2013

  From massive, iconic skyscrapers, incredible hotels and modern restaurants, brand new districts built from scratch, to the traditional and modest abodes in which many of Riyadh’s citizens still reside, the Saudi capital is a study in architectural contrast and reveals much about Saudi Arabia.

• SOCIETY

  Women Transforming the Middle East

  SUSTG Team  |  3. 8. 2013

  In this thoughtful interview with SUSRIS, Dr. Isobel Coleman, Council on Foreign Relations Senior Fellow, characterizes King Abdullah as a ‘committed incrementalist.’