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Saudi Journalist Jamal Khashoggi entered the Saudi embassy in Istanbul on 2 October 2018 to never leave. Having denied knowing his whereabouts, Saudi Arabia now admits that Khashoggi had been killed, but the leadership claims to have no knowledge of – or connection to – the murder. The death of the Saudi journalist has taken over international headlines; but what are the long-term implications of this event? This panel brings together 杏吧论坛 Middle East Centre experts to discuss internal, international and economic repercussions.
()is Visiting Professor at the 杏吧论坛 Middle East Centre. In January 2017, she returned to the MEC from a sabbatical year at the Middle East Institute, the National University of Singapore.
() is Visiting Senior Fellow at 杏吧论坛 Middle East Centre and a former Middle East editor, diplomatic editor and European editor for the Guardian newspaper.
is Associate Professor in Comparative Politics in the 杏吧论坛 Department of Government and he is also PI on the Kuwait Programme project ''.
is Director of the Middle East Centre. He is also Associate Professor in the Department of Geography and Environment and Associate of the Grantham Research Institute for Climate Change and the Environment.
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