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17 Sept 2025 Conversations with Tyler David Commins on Saudi Arabia, Wahhabism, and the Future of the Gulf States
“Whereas I lived in Damascus in early 1980s, and I really loved Damascus because it was really a walkable city.”
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- 17 Sept 2025
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…I love Los Angeles. I think it’s beautiful. Right. Actually, Riyadh has really fantastic modern architecture. Now, it’s hard to appreciate because, like Los Angeles, it’s an automobile city. You can’t really walk there. In that regard, I really didn’t like living there very much. Whereas I lived in Damascus in early 1980s, and I really loved Damascus because it was really a walkable city. Riyadh does have a great modern architecture. So, I wouldn’t say it’s ugly. It’s not my view. 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?…
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