More: Gulf Countries
The Barrels OPEC+ Can’t Actually Deliver
On August 12th, Bloomberg reported a number that should unsettle anyone still reading OPEC+'s monthly quota announcements at face value: Russia's actual crude output...
How Extreme Climate is Reshaping Gulf Development Logic
As the United States-Iran conflict draws renewed global attention to energy security, a quieter transformation is underway. Driven by the combined effects of El...
Will the Gulf ever recover from the Iran War permacrisis?
Before the launch of Operation Epic Fury back in February, the Islamic Republic’s lashing out at both enemies and erstwhile friends, and the grinding...
Why Are Asian Stocks Rising While Gulf Tensions Lift Oil?
Asian stocks rose on Monday, following Wall Street higher after weaker-than-expected U.S. jobs data reduced expectations of an immediate rise in borrowing costs. However,...
Is Gulf Shipping Traffic Collapsing After Houthi Attacks on Saudi Tankers?
Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab el Mandeb Strait, two of the world's most strategic maritime chokepoints, fell sharply on...
Is Iran losing control of Gulf trade?
The recent strikes by the Houthis, an Iranian proxy group operating out of Yemen, on shipping passing through the Red Sea have been seen...
The European Union Should Help Fund An Oil Pipeline from the Gulf to The Mediterranean
While the United States enjoys sufficient energy resources, thanks to shale oil, the European Union does not. To assure itself of the energy supplies...
US, Saudi Strikes on Iran Backed Groups Escalate Gulf Conflict
The United States and Saudi Arabia carried out coordinated airstrikes against Iran-backed armed groups in Iraq on Wednesday, marking Washington's first direct military action...
Washington Arrived Late: Syria’s Economic Reintegration Is Already a Gulf-Run Enterprise
On July 13, at Damascus's Dama Rose Hotel, Syria's economy minister, Nidal al-Shaar, stood before executives from Chevron, Visa, Citibank, EY and a dozen...
Syria Is Building a Technocracy, Not a Democracy
On Sunday, 210 lawmakers took the constitutional oath in Damascus and elected Abdul Hamid al-Awak, a judge who defected from Assad's justice ministry and fled...