In the latest episode of our podcast, the Al-Attiyah Foundation welcomes Robert Mogielnicki, a Senior Resident Scholar at the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington.

An expert in the political economy of the Middle East and North Africa, Mr. Mogielnicki is a Term Member at the Council on Foreign Relations. He also teaches graduate-level seminars on China-Middle East and North Africa relations as an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Georgetown University’s Walsh School of Foreign Service and the George Washington University Elliott School of International Affairs.

In this insightful discussion, we explore:
• Key trends in technology related to fossil fuels and non-fossil fuels in the Gulf region.
• The impact of the U.S. presidential election on its relationship with the Gulf.
• The role and purpose of Free Zones in the GCC.

In this podcast, the Al-Attiyah Foundation is joined by Jim Krane, a Wallace S. Wilson Fellow for Energy Studies at Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy in Houston.

He is the author of the “City of Gold: Dubai and the Dream of Capitalism”, a book widely recognised as the seminal work on the city-state, and the 2019 award-winning “Energy Kingdoms: Oil and Political Survival in the Persian Gulf”, a definitive study of energy demand in the Gulf region.

In the interview the following questions are explored:
• What is dominating energy politics at the moment?
• Have energy subsidies in fossil fuel producing countries encouraged excessive consumption?
• Are attacks on shipping routes in the Red Sea impacting energy flows?
• What is driving US energy policy?

In this podcast, the Al-Attiyah Foundation is joined by Yasser Al-Jaidah who is the CEO of Qatar Cool, the leading district cooling company in Qatar. Mr Al Jaidah has over a decade of vast experience in the energy industry and is an expert in the fields of maintenance, operation engineering, project management, marketing and venture projects. Prior to joining Qatar Cool, he was the General Manager and Director of South Hook LNG in the United Kingdom.

In the interview the following questions are explored:

• How does district cooling technology work, and what are its key components?
  
  
• What are the primary energy sources for district cooling systems?
  
  
• What are the key differences between the energy efficiency of district cooling and traditional air conditioning systems?
  
  
• Will Artificial Intelligence (AI) become more important in district cooling