More: Saudi Arabia
Hormuz Blockade Creates Winners and Losers Among Middle East Oil Exporters
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has significantly impacted global oil prices, benefiting countries like Iran, Oman, and Saudi Arabia while others like...
How the Middle East Can Build Its Own Concert System After Iran’s 2026 Strike
The large-scale Iranian missile and drone attacks across the Middle East in March 2026 could be an inflection point. Although the immediate military outcome...
The Strongman as a Brand
The Act and the Reality
There is a performance happening in capitals across the world, and most audiences are only watching one half of it....
Power for Sale: The Middle East as a Geopolitical Marketplace
The Frame Shift That Changes Everything
The language we reach for when describing the Middle East has always been the language of conflict. Proxy wars....
How China Is Banking on Pakistan’s Clout in the Middle East to Solidify Global Ambitions
Following the recent events related to the conflict in Iran in March 2016, Pakistan emerged as a vital strategic partner for China, playing multiple...
From Ras Tanura to Nakhchivan: Israel and the Riddle of False FlagsÂ
The Middle East has witnessed the escalation of one of the most complex conflicts in recent decades over the past two weeks. What began...
Three Possible Futures of the War on Iran: Stalemate, a Deal, or Regional Meltdown
The war on Iran is now into its third week. The Strait of Hormuz remains heavily disrupted, and oil prices have moved above $100/brl...
Saudi Arabia Hosts Regional Talks on Iran War
Saudi Arabia is hosting a consultative meeting of foreign ministers from Arab and Islamic countries in Riyadh to address growing instability caused by the...
After Iran, Will Saudi Arabia Pose the Next Strategic Challenge?
The currently ongoing war involving the Islamic Republic of Iran, the United States, and the State of Israel has been a long time in...
Sudan: Another tradeable chip in the Saudi-Iranian rapprochement
The US-Israeli air war against Iran has thrown into relief a curious symmetry of interests between Iran and Saudi Arabia in the future of...