More: Gulf Countries
Strategic Ambiguity Is Becoming the Gulf’s New Deterrence Doctrine
In the Gulf, the most important signals are increasingly the ones no actor fully confirms.
For decades, Gulf security rested on a relatively clear deterrence...
How the Iran War Has Impacted Middle Eastern Countries
The war that started on February 28 with a major Israeli-U. S. bombing campaign against Iran has deeply affected the entire Middle East, causing...
Rigid Margins, Rising Pressures: The New Gulf Gas Order
The global gas system is entering a phase defined by limits rather than freedoms. It absorbs shocks but does not return to a neutral...
Can China’s Belt and Road Drive Recovery in Arab States and post-war Iran?
China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) plays a pivotal role in China's strategy for dealing with the post-conflict reality in Iran (according to the...
Why Subsea Cables in Hormuz Are at Risk in the Iran War
Iran has raised concerns about the vulnerability of submarine cables in the Strait of Hormuz, which are crucial for the region's digital economy. This...
China’s Hormuz Pledge Sparks Debate Over Beijing’s Bid to Lead a Gulf Unity Front Against Foreign Interference
The statements of Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun in April 2026, Chinese diplomacy, shifted from its traditional language of restraint to a clear message...
Iran Threatens Strikes on Gulf Ports if US Imposes Blockade
The U. S. military announced it will start a blockade of ships leaving Iran's ports on Monday, prompting Tehran to threaten retaliation against the...
The Morning After: What the Middle East Looks Like Now
Right after the announcement, Kuwait got hit by 28 Iranian drone attacks. The UAE faced 35. Saudi Arabia's east-west oil pipeline, a critical piece...
The Continent That Believed Geopolitics Had Ended
For more than three decades, Europe behaved as if history had granted it a permanent exemption from geopolitics. The end of the Cold War,...
Why stopping Iran’s missile threat is so difficult
Iranian missiles and drones have continued to target important energy facilities and other sites in Gulf countries and the broader Middle East. The U....