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The recent Xi-Trump summit did not end the U.S.-China rivalry, but rather shifted it from the boxing ring to the chessboard.
Saoud El Mawla
The Trump administration says it will redirect $24 billion in frozen Iranian assets to compensate Gulf states for war damage—but the legal authority to do it does not exist, and the assets it's counting on sit beyond Washington's reach.
Albert B. Wolf
As artificial intelligence increasingly reshapes how influence and political power are exercised, the question facing Gulf states is no longer whether to embrace AI, but how to preserve technological sovereignty within an emerging algorithmic order.
Nayef Al-Nabet
The U.S. military architecture in the Gulf has long provided mutual benefits for both sides. Yet the war in Iran is leading Gulf states to question their assumptions.
Kristian Alexander
The Iran war has pushed Europe and the Gulf into closer strategic alignment, driven by shared concerns over energy security, maritime stability, and overreliance on the United States. Yet the same structural dependencies and political divisions that make cooperation necessary may also limit how far it can go.
Camille Lons
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz and subsequent surge in energy prices have been an economic boon to exporters not directly affected by the disruption, Algeria included. But will the windfall revenues translate into something more durable for the North African country plagued by chronic investment deficits and structural reform needs?