The Diplomat is a bimonthly magazine published by the Institute of Diplomatic Studies in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...

. It was founded in 2007 and covers international relations

International relations

International relations is the study of relationships between countries, including the roles of states, inter-governmental organizations , international nongovernmental organizations , non-governmental organizations and multinational corporations...

, the politics of the Middle East

Middle East

The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...

 and the Persian Gulf

Persian Gulf

The Persian Gulf, in Southwest Asia, is an extension of the Indian Ocean located between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula.The Persian Gulf was the focus of the 1980–1988 Iran-Iraq War, in which each side attacked the other's oil tankers...

, the arts

The arts

The arts are a vast subdivision of culture, composed of many creative endeavors and disciplines. It is a broader term than "art", which as a description of a field usually means only the visual arts. The arts encompass visual arts, literary arts and the performing arts – music, theatre, dance and...

, global finance and economics

Economics

Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...

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The editor in chief is Dr. Turki Alawwad, under the supervision of Prof. Abdullkarim Aldekhayel. Recent contributors include Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Saud bin Faisal bin Abdul Aziz

Saud bin Faisal bin Abdul Aziz

Saud bin Faisal bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud , also known as Saud Al Faisal, has been the Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia since 1975. He is the world's longest-serving Foreign Minister....

, Professor Paul Krugman

Paul Krugman

Paul Robin Krugman is an American economist, professor of Economics and International Affairs at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University, Centenary Professor at the London School of Economics, and an op-ed columnist for The New York Times...

, Robin Wells Krugman

Robin Wells Krugman

Robin Wells is a former research Professor of Economics at Princeton University, and the wife of economist Paul Krugman. Having obtained a Ph.D. in economics from the University of California, Berkeley, she obtained a post-doctoral fellowship at MIT, after which she held teaching positions at the...

 and Fawaz Gerges

Fawaz Gerges

Fawaz A. Gerges is a professor and author with expertise on the Middle East, U.S. foreign policy, international relations, Al Qaeda, and relations between the world of Islam and the West....

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External links

• - The Diplomat's page on the website of the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs.