David Stout
Verified
As seen in:
Agence France-Presse (AFP),
Medium,
MSN,
The New York Times,
Yahoo Life,
Business Insider,
MSN South Africa,
The Washington Post,
TIME,
Yahoo Canada,
Yahoo News
and
@AFP journalist based in Saudi Arabia. Previously in the Balkans, AfPak, Hong Kong, and Southeast Asia
Is this you? As a journalist, you can create a free Muck Rack account to customize your profile, list your contact preferences, and upload a portfolio of your best work.
Claim your profile
Articles by David Stout
America is sprinting toward the wrong AI infrastructure
The scale of the AI data center build-out is staggering. Capital commitments have already hit hundreds of billions of dollars and are forecast to top a trillion by 2029, larger than the GDP of most countries. Massive campuses spread over thousands of acres are planned. As a microchip executive recently put it, “This is the largest scale infrastructure build-out in the history of humanity.” The question is, are we building the right thing?
Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government
The scale of the AI data center build-out is staggering. Capital commitments have already hit hundreds of billions of dollars and are forecast to top a trillion by 2029, larger than the GDP of most countries. Massive campuses spread over thousands of acres are planned. As a microchip executive recently put it, “This is the largest scale infrastructure build-out in the history of humanity.” The question is, are we building the right thing?
OPINION: Marathon refinery leak exposed as massive violation
David Stout Guest columnist Aug. 20, 2026, 2:21 p.m. MT Late on the night of Tuesday Aug. 4, my office started seeing reports regarding a toxic leak at the Marathon refinery the same way most of you did: through social media. Neighbors described chemical odors strong enough to make people lightheaded. Sirens blared for hours. Families left their homes because the smell of gas was too much to bear. All of this gave rise to the real-time question: What is happening, and why won't anyone tell us?
Que peut-on attendre du pacte de défense scellé par Ryad, Ankara et Islamabad ?
S’unir face à un Iran belliqueux et prendre acte des défaillances américaines : le pacte de défense conclu entre Ryad, Ankara et Islamabad, trois alliés stratégiques de Washington, nourrit avant tout ces deux objectifs, selon des analystes. Alors que la guerre au Moyen-Orient s’enlise, l’accord lie ces puissants pays à majorité sunnite par une clause de défense mutuelle de type OTAN, toutefois peu susceptible d’être activée d’après ces experts, et adresse aussi un message à Israël.
Que peut-on attendre du pacte de défense scellé par Ryad, Ankara et Islamabad?
3 hours ago L'économie et le système de santé israéliens face à un avertissement d'une gravité inédite : le profil des Israéliens qui quittent le pays a radicalement changé. Ce sont désormais les plus diplômés et les plus hauts revenus qui partent en masse. Une fuite des cerveaux sans précédent aux …
Que peut-on attendre du pacte de défense scellé par Ryad, Ankara et Islamabad?
S'unir face à un Iran belliqueux et prendre acte des défaillances américaines: le pacte de défense conclu entre Ryad, Ankara et Islamabad, trois alliés stratégiques de Washington, nourrit avant tout ces deux objectifs, selon des analystes. Alors que la guerre au Moyen-Orient s'enlise, l'accord lie ces puissants pays à majorité sunnite par une clause de défense mutuelle de type Otan, toutefois peu susceptible d'être activée d'après ces experts, et adresse aussi un message à Israël.
Que peut-on attendre du pacte de défense scellé par Ryad, Ankara et Islamabad ?
Alors que la guerre au Moyen-Orient s'enlise, l'accord lie ces puissants pays à majorité sunnite par une clause de défense mutuelle de type Otan, toutefois peu susceptible d'être activée d'après ces experts, et adresse aussi un message à Israël. - Pourquoi maintenant ?
Un géant pétrolier saoudien voit son bénéfice bondir malgré la guerre au Moyen-Orient
Le géant pétrolier saoudien Aramco a annoncé mardi une hausse de 44 % de son bénéfice net au deuxième trimestre par rapport à la même période l’année dernière, portée par l’envolée des prix du brut sur fond de guerre au Moyen-Orient.
Gordon S. Wood, pioneering historian of early America, dies at 92
Gordon S. Wood, a historian whose decades of research and writing established him as one of the country's preeminent scholars of the American Revolution, the personalities of the Founding Fathers and the early years of the new republic, died June 7 in Providence, Rhode Island. He was 92. His daughter, Amy Wood, said he died at a hospital after being struck by a motorist in East Providence.
Gordon S. Wood, Pioneering Historian of Early America, Dies at 92
Gordon S. Wood, Pioneering Historian of Early America, Dies at 92 In a Pulitzer-winning book, “The Radicalism of the American Revolution,” he wrote that the colonists rose up against an entire worldview, not just against taxation. Gordon S. Wood was awarded the National Humanities Medal by President Barack Obama in 2011.
Gordon S. Wood, Pioneering Historian of Early America, Dies at 92
Gordon S. Wood, a historian whose decades of research and writing established him as one of the country's preeminent scholars of the American Revolution, the personalities of the Founding Fathers and the early years of the new republic, died Sunday in Providence, Rhode Island. He was 92. His daughter, Amy Wood, said he died at a hospital after being struck by a motorist in East Providence.
OPINION: El Paso Chamber hurts Bridge of the Americas port plan Original
As the city and county elected officials who represent the El Paso districts and precincts that include our ports of entry, we know the future of the Paso del Norte region depends on a border that works for both commerce and communities. That is why we support the $600 million modernization plan for the Bridge of the Americas (BOTA) Land Port of Entry, a project that can improve efficiency and security while also improving quality of life for nearby residents.
Saudi Arabia stoic amid Iran war, but attacks on Red Sea ports could change that
RIYADH (AFP) — For nearly a month, Saudi Arabia has absorbed waves of Iranian drone strikes and missile salvos targeting its cities and energy installations, with the kingdom refraining from hitting back — for now. But fresh threats from Iran over possible plans to target the Red Sea, Saudi Arabia’s last remaining maritime route for shipping crude, may force the kingdom to consider taking an active role in the conflict.
The billion-dollar justification: why AI giants need you to fear for your job
David Stout Warnings that AI is coming for your job have become a familiar refrain in tech. OpenAI founder Sam Altman says AI could replace 40% of jobs, while Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, warns that AI could wipe out jobs across several industries. The tone is urgent and the conclusion implied: disruption is inevitable. What's missing from this conversation is not concern for workers, it's accountability for capital.
The billion-dollar justification: why AI giants need you to fear for your job
Many Users Don't Want AI On Their Devices For One Simple Reason No matter how you feel about it, it's hard not to notice the impact artificial intelligence (AI) has had since OpenAI first released a demo of …
OPINION: Contested Hearing to vet Marathon pollution permit is critical
As the city has grown, so too has the refinery operations that now sit in the heart of El Paso. Marathon, the refinery owner, now seeks a 10-year renewal of its permit to continue its operation. This warrants careful review. The petrochemical refining process releases volatile organic compounds (VOC), nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide, particulate matter, benzene, xylene, and hydrogen sulfide that get into our air, water and bodies.
Victory Or Burden? Saudi Faces Challenges After Quelling Yemen Offensive
Saudi Arabia will need to unify south Yemen's rival factions and shoulder its financial burdens as it moves to purge UAE influence after a failed separatist offensive, analysts say. The oil-rich neighbours ended up backing competing forces in Yemen's south after initially combining forces to fight the Iran-backed Houthi rebels, who drove the government from the capital Sanaa in 2014 and now control much of the north.
Après les Houthis, un nouveau front s’ouvre au Yémen
Le Yémen, déjà dévasté par une décennie de guerre civile avec les rebelles houthis, est désormais secoué par un nouveau front avec les séparatistes, qui met aux prises deux puissances régionales traditionnellement alliées, l’Arabie saoudite et les Émirats arabes unis. Quelles forces en jeu ? Tout a commencé début décembre, quand le mouvement séparatiste du Conseil de transition du Sud (STC) s’est emparé de vastes portions de territoire, sans grande résistance dans des étendues peu peuplées.
A war within a war: Yemen's latest conflict
Yemen has been at war since Iran-backed Houthi rebels ousted the government in 2014, triggering a Saudi-led military intervention, but a new internal conflict has been brewing in recent weeks. The face-off involves rival armed factions loosely grouped under the government but separately backed by the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. kAm%96 &pt @? %F6D52J D2:5 :E H2D AF==:?8 :ED C6>2:?:?8 7@C46D @FE @7 *6>6?[ 7@==@H:?8 2 $2F5: 56>2?5 E@ H:E95C2H H:E9:?
Yemen's latest conflict
By David STOUT, Haitham EL-TABEI AFP Yemen has been fighting a crippling war with itself since Iran-backed Houthi rebels ousted the government in 2014, triggering a Saudi-led military intervention. Now, a new conflict is brewing within the conflict, involving rival armed factions loosely grouped under the government but separately backed by the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia.
A war within a war: Yemen's latest conflict
Yemen has been fighting a crippling war with itself since Iran-backed Houthi rebels ousted the government in 2014, triggering a Saudi-led military intervention. Now, a new conflict is brewing within the conflict, involving rival armed factions loosely grouped under the government but separately backed by the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. kAm%96 4@?7C@?E2E:@? 4@F=5 E62C 2A2CE E96 2=C625J\7C24EFC65 8@G6C?>6?E 2?5 E9C62E6?
A war within a war: Yemen's latest conflict
Yemen has been fighting a crippling war with itself since Iran-backed Houthi rebels ousted the government in 2014, triggering a Saudi-led military intervention. Now, a new conflict is brewing within the conflict, involving rival armed factions loosely grouped under the government but separately backed by the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia.
A war within a war: Yemen's latest conflict
Yemen has been at war since Iran-backed Houthi rebels ousted the government in 2014, triggering a Saudi-led military intervention, but a new internal conflict has been brewing in recent weeks. The face-off involves rival armed factions loosely grouped under the government but separately backed by the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia.
Show More
loading
Actions
Get in touch with David
Contact David, search articles and posts on X, monitor coverage, and track replies from one place.
Learn more about Muck Rack