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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...
Will the UAE remain a favored destination for Indian students and HNIs post-conflict?
India’s ties with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have expanded significantly in recent years due to growing economic and strategic convergence along with robust...
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....
Abiy’s UAE Visit Seen by Beijing as Chance to Secure Alternative Trade Routes
Strategic readings and intelligence, military, defense, and security reports concerning China in 2026 indicate that Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's visit to the UAE...
UAE Busts Alleged Iran–Hezbollah Network as Gulf Tensions Surge
The United Arab Emirates says it has dismantled a “terrorist network” allegedly funded and directed by Iran and the Lebanese group Hezbollah, in a...
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...
When Hormuz closes, the Gulf pays twice
The race by Gulf importers to reroute food, medicines, and factory supplies is more than a temporary logistics headache. It is a reminder that...
Why the Middle East Needs a Three-Axis Deterrence System Amid Iran’s Evolving Threat
The recent wave of Iranian missile and drone attacks across the Middle East has revealed the vulnerabilities of the region’s security structure. Many of...
Pluralism: Iran’s Ideological Grievance with the UAE
As Iranian ballistic missiles and drones continue to arc across the skies of the Middle East, analysts have rushed to explain Tehran's targeting logic...
Neutrality in Crisis: Recalibrating the GCC’s Hedging Strategy
The escalating conflict between Israel and Iran, alongside US involvement, has caused major disruptions across the whole Middle Eastern region. The end goal of...