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Ukraine’s Gulf Expansion Tested by Reported Strike in UAE

A reported attack on a drone defense site in the Gulf points to a widening, interconnected conflict landscape Recent developments spanning the Middle East and Eastern Europe point to a potentially significant shift in how contemporary conflicts are structured, extending beyond geographically contained wars into interconnected theatres shaped by shared capabilities, strategic signaling, and alliance… Continue reading
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Gulf States Caught in the Crossfire

How decades of reliance on Washington expose the Gulf to economic and military vulnerabilities Resentment is quietly mounting across the capitals of the Gulf Cooperation Council, as a convergence of strategic, economic, and political pressures forces a reassessment of long-standing alliances with Washington. Reports emerging from Riyadh, Abu Dhabi, and Doha suggest that these states… Continue reading
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Saudi Arabia Has The “BOMB”

Nuclear Patronage, Saudi-Pakistan Security Ties, and the US-Israel Escalatory Dynamics Surrounding Iran Former senior Iranian military officials and independent analysts have publicly asserted for the first time that Saudi Arabia may already be in possession of a hidden nuclear arsenal, and that Riyadh’s extended deterrence is effectively being provided by Pakistan through a strategic mutual… Continue reading
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Saudi Arabia and the UAE Break Ranks in Yemen

How Saudi airstrikes on Emirati-linked arms exposed a quiet war inside the war The Saudi airstrike on Mukalla port at the end of December marked a rupture that had been forming inside the anti-Houthi camp for several years, though rarely acknowledged in public. The destruction of an Emirati-linked weapons shipment destined for the Southern Transitional… Continue reading
