Robinson wasn’t on a fool’s errand to Dubai

In the dying days of 2018, former president Mary Robinson put herself in the middle of a complex story involving the ruling royal family of Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates. Even for such a formidable and experienced woman, this was no obvious choice to make. But was it, as some have suggested, foolish?

Of itself, the story seems straightforward - a young United Arab Emirates sheikha tries to escape her luxury life ...