An Invulnerable Financial Fortress on the Sand
Qatar has our world’s attention, but nearby — and deeply unequal — Dubai might be charting our future
Dubai’s Skyline Is a Monument to Oppression, Not Prosperity
Visual artist Arko Datto combines satellite images and text to paint a picture of migrant workers’ lives in the Arabian Peninsula — and his findings aren’t pretty.
Money to Burn
While millions can’t even afford to feed their kids, the super rich are hiring a Swiss company to name theirs.
Break the Silence in the UAE
Protests have begun in the United Arab Emirates, but you wouldn’t know it from White House statements.
Dubai: Temple of Greed
This sliver of sand boasts the world’s tallest building, a sail-shaped hotel with a $100 lunch, a new subway system, 95,000 hotel rooms, and a working indoor ski slope.
Bye-bye, Dubai
What does it mean for the global economy when even a city of oil-rich opulence can’t escape the recession?
Dubai
We’ve piled up a $60 billion debt and willl only pay our creditors when we’re good and ready.