Contested Strait of Hormuz Transit Routes
Issue: Geopolitics
Country: Iran, Oman
Beyond Hormuz: Why Balochistan Matters to Gulf Energy Security
October 21, 2026A conflict long treated as peripheral to Gulf security is becoming harder to ignore as the war with Iran puts pressure on the region’s maritime…
Should Syria and Qatar Join the Mecca Pact?
October 9, 2026Three years of cascading conflict have fundamentally transformed the Middle East’s security outlook. American weapons, military deployments, and security guarantees remain central to the region….
China’s Technology Development Push Meets Gulf Diversification
October 6, 2026China’s “new quality productive forces” (NQPF) are often understood as a domestic effort to revive growth, upgrade industry, and reduce dependence on Western technology. Yet…
