PhD economist, academic, policy advisor, polyglot, humanist. Work on energy, economic, climate sustainability; MENA. @BlavatnikSchool, SHEER R&A🌎🧘🏼♀️🥊✈️
Oxford, England
Joined July 2010
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The #GlobalNorth is alienating the #GlobalSouth before COP28 even starts! Dismissing @COP28_UAE because its host is an #oil producer is hypocritical & dangerous for #ClimateAction & justice. My piece in
@ForeignPolicy
foreignpolicy.com/2023/11/27……
#energy @FAMESOx @BlavatnikSchool
I joined @manjeetdhakal & Rob Cooper to discuss #NepalCatastrophe on the Climate Unf*cked podcast. We covered #climate change's role, compounding risks,& #climatejustice.
👉Watch/listen on a podcast platform or here youtube.com/watch?v=MV8gZUoz…
@BlavatnikSchool @ArabCenterDC @UNFCCC
Strikes #water & #energy infrastructure in #Kuwait & #Gulf states should be a red line! Desalination plants are not legitimate military targets; attacking them can deprive ~ 73 million people of water! I discuss this in my @ArabCenterDC piece:
arabcenterdc.org/resource/wa…
#IranWar
Join us tomorrow for this important talk on impacts of #IranWar on global #economy, #energy markets and #energytransition.
Organized by @ArabCenterDC & @BakerInstitute.
⏰June 23, 2026; 14:00GMT; 15:00BST.
📺Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
@INETOxford
Join us and @BakerInstitute on Tuesday 6/23 @ 10:00 EDT to discuss the impact of the #IranWar on the global #economy and #energy markets.
Speakers: @jimkrane @ManalShehabi @gregbupton and @KhalilEJahshan
For more info and to RSVP👇
arabcenterdc.org/event/the-i…
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While not intuitive, it’s not surprising! It says a lot about the role of #oil & #gas in global economy, role of stockpiles, & market expectations! And yet #inflation remains real in most parts of the world!
#IranWar #energytransition @IEA @INETOxford @ArabCenterDC @JavierBlas
The #MENA runs on desalinated #water, but at what cost? I joined @TatianaF24 of @France24_ar for this important episode unpacking the unsustainability of desalination esp in the Gulf & impacts of #IranWar on it.
📷Watch: france24.com/ar/%D8%A8%D8%B1…
#energy @INETOxford @ArabCenterDC
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I discuss some of these challenges and the dangers of attacking #water desalination plants in the Gulf during the #IranWar in my recent paper published by the @ArabCenterDC.
Read it here: arabcenterdc.org/resource/wa…
#energy #Hormuz #Sustainability
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And received Bahraini citizenship too, according to @Talkhedher’s tweet!
A former Kuwait diplomat in the UK whose citizenship was revoked has been appointed advisor to Bahrain MOFA.
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Attacks on #Gulf desalination plants can risk a humanitarian crisis affecting ~72M people in #SaudiArabia, #UAE, #Qatar, #Kuwait, #Bahrain, #Oman, & #Iran, w/ impacts beyond the region.
#Water infrastructure must be a red line!
Read my piece👉🏻arabcenterdc.org/resource/wa…
#IranWar
📄 Manal Shehabi argues that attacks on #Gulf desalination plants risk a rapid humanitarian water crisis given the region’s heavy dependence on desalination. Further attacks could trigger a cascade of economic and humanitarian disruption, making it an urgent imperative to protect water infrastructure.
Read more 👇
arabcenterdc.org/resource/wa…
Int’l attention on #IranWar has focused on the Strait of #Hormuz, neglecting a more vital resource #water.
#Gulf desalination plants are tied to national security & regional stability & attacks on them risk a humanitarian crisis for ~73M people. Read my 1st @ArabCenterDC piece👇🏻
📄 Manal Shehabi argues that attacks on #Gulf desalination plants risk a rapid humanitarian water crisis given the region’s heavy dependence on desalination. Further attacks could trigger a cascade of economic and humanitarian disruption, making it an urgent imperative to protect water infrastructure.
Read more 👇
arabcenterdc.org/resource/wa…
UAE exiting #OPEC/OPEC+ has been on the horizon for a while, but the #IranWar has accelerated it w/ Strait of #Hormuz's effective closure & ensuing #oil shocks. The exit signals #UAE is reassessing its economic resilience & seeking oil production flexibility.@HESuhail @BeckyCNN
The UAE is exiting OPEC and OPEC+ within days. UAE Energy Minister @HESuhail tells me “the timing is right.” My conversation with him here in thread: (1/5)
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Delighted to join @ArabCenterDC as a Non-Resident Senior Fellow!
Excited to work with its fantastic team and contribute to its critical conversations and analyses, especially at such a consequential moment.
If you don’t already, follow @ArabCenterDC to stay tuned.
@INETOxford
Arab Center Washington DC is pleased to announce that @ManalShehabi has joined our team as a Non-resident Senior Fellow.
Dr. Manal Shehabi is an Oxford-based applied development economist with globally recognized expertise in development and political economy at the intersection of energy, economic, climate, and resource sustainability. She is a Senior Research Fellow at Oxford’s Institute for New Economic Thinking (INET), and Senior Associate and Seminar Leader (for Economics for Public Policy) at the Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford.
The #Iran war is harming the #MiddleEast on every front-lives, #health, economies, #climate & #energy. That raises the stakes for a #JustTransition. Understanding tradeoffs is critical to designing policy solutions to navigate them & advance MENA. See my keynote⬇️ for details
In Jan 2026, I delivered a keynote lecture at @KAUST on navigating #economic & #climate tradeoffs toward a just #energytransition in #MENA to >500 gradstudents, staff & community members. How can MENA sustain econ development while decarbonising?
🖥️Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=5qbe2Jj6…
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In Jan 2026, I delivered a keynote lecture at @KAUST on navigating #economic & #climate tradeoffs toward a just #energytransition in #MENA to >500 gradstudents, staff & community members. How can MENA sustain econ development while decarbonising?
🖥️Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=5qbe2Jj6…
He’s not wrong
We rarely think of economics as scandalous, but maybe we should. Sam Bowles, in conversation with @sndurlauf & @ethanbdm, argues that a core assumption in the field impedes moral reasoning about wealth redistribution. Watch the full panel → bit.ly/3Yj4F3B
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This @RestIsPolitics episode is 👎🏻! @GabrielAttal is boring, uncharismatic, cautious, & unoriginal! A mini @EmmanuelMacron pretending to be new! His response on Israel is so disappointing yet unsurprising. & no @campbellclaret, it’s not b/c he’s speaking anglais! @RoryStewartUK
How does former French Prime Minister @GabrielAttal hope to tackle populism in politics?
@CampbellClaret @RoryStewartUK
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Join us in this @ArabCenterWDC webinar on impacts of #Trump #tariffs & trade war on #MENA economies, #EnergyTransition , diversification,& more.
W/@KhalilEJahshan,@b_momani,@TarikYousef, Amal Ahmad.
[email protected].
Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
@BlavatnikSchool @INETOxford
Join us at 10:00 EDT to discuss the implications of #Trump's #tariffs for #MiddleEast economies
Speakers: Amal Ahamd, @b_momani,@ManalShehabi, @TarikYousef, @KhalilEJahshan
For more infor and to register
arabcenterdc.org/event/the-t…
قانون الميراث في #الأردن غير عادل.العائق هو العُرف الذكوري المجتمعي و الفكر العشائري المُهيمن على المشرّعين و تنتج قوانين تظلم المرأة الأردنية المسيحية و حتى المسلمة. يجب تعديل قانون الميراث لإنصاف #المرأة و تحقيق #المساواة بين الجنسين. #مهمة_خاصة #العربية_برامج
@AlArabiya_shows
إحدى ضحايا قانون الميراث المسيحي بـ #لأردن: لماذا يُعطى ميراث أبي لابن عمي؟ أنا ابنته ومن حقي الاستمتاع به
#مهمة_خاصة
#العربية_برامج
الحلقة الكاملة: youtu.be/u2TBr37eYME
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٤/ و أخيراً فرض تعرفة جمركية بمعدل صحيح لا يؤدي بالضرورة لتحفيز صناعات محلية و خلق وظائف، كما اقترحت @Nadine_bn . فهذا يعتمد على هيكل التجارة و التعرفة و على من يدفع الجمارك. في حال رسوم #ترمب الجديدة، فإن #اقتصاد و صناعة و مستهلكين و تضخم أمريكا هم المتضرر الأول. @AlArabiya_Bn./
٣/كمثال:أمريكا أيضا تطبع $ و تتحكم بالاقتصاد و تعطي دعوم ظاهرة و خفية منها IRA (مرسوم خفض التضخم).أمريكا قبل #ترمب فرضت تعرفة جمركية على بضائع من #الصين ذات ميزة تنافسية-كالنسيج. ثالثا، استفادت أمريكا من معدل تعرفة منخفض من دول فرض ترمب عليها تعرفة عالية @AlArabiya_Bn @Nadine_bn
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٣/كمثال:أمريكا أيضا تطبع $ و تتحكم بالاقتصاد و تعطي دعوم ظاهرة و خفية منها IRA (مرسوم خفض التضخم).أمريكا قبل #ترمب فرضت تعرفة جمركية على بضائع من #الصين ذات ميزة تنافسية-كالنسيج. ثالثا، استفادت أمريكا من معدل تعرفة منخفض من دول فرض ترمب عليها تعرفة عالية @AlArabiya_Bn @Nadine_bn
٢/ ثانيا، @Nadine_bn عرضت #أمريكا ضحية و #اوروبا و #الصين كمعيقين للتجارة الأمريكية—و هذا خطأ. الاتحاد الأوروبي يفرض قيمة مضافة VAT على السيارات بغض النظر عن الُمصدِّر فهذه ليس عوائق تجارة.نعم الصين تتحكم بسعر اليوان و تقدم دعومات-لكن أمريكا تفعل نفس الشيء.@AlArabiya_Bn #العربية
٢/ ثانيا، @Nadine_bn عرضت #أمريكا ضحية و #اوروبا و #الصين كمعيقين للتجارة الأمريكية—و هذا خطأ. الاتحاد الأوروبي يفرض قيمة مضافة VAT على السيارات بغض النظر عن الُمصدِّر فهذه ليس عوائق تجارة.نعم الصين تتحكم بسعر اليوان و تقدم دعومات-لكن أمريكا تفعل نفس الشيء.@AlArabiya_Bn #العربية
١/ تحليل @Nadine_bn الاقتصادي هنا خاطىء. أولاً أهداف #ترمب التي شرحتها (تقليل العجز و إعادة التصنيع) لا يمكن معالجتها عن طريق التعرفة و لو بمعادلة صحيحة. هذه الصناعات ليست في بدايتها لتستفيد من تعرفة جمركية و ايضاً تستورد جزء كبير من مواد الخام، فالتعريفة تضرها. @AlArabiya_Bn #