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17 Sept 2025 Conversations with Tyler David Commins on Saudi Arabia, Wahhabism, and the Future of the Gulf States
“I do see it as a mix of both. I think that the term of critics is “sports washing.”
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- 17 Sept 2025
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- Conversations with Tyler
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…Why are the Saudis so interested in either funding or owning sports teams, sports leagues, top sports athletes under contract? Is that a political thing, or it’s just how they enjoy spending their money, because they love the sport? Some mix of both? How do you model that? I do see it as a mix of both. I think that the term of critics is “sports washing. ” You’ve probably heard that term? Yes.…
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