This week: MENA Region at the centre of US-EU competition and regional market creation rivalries escalate
US–EU rivalry, Gulf fractures and China’s rise collide as new trade corridors, oil deals and legal battles redraw MENA’s role in the remaking of global markets.
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Saudi-UAE Feud and the Great Recalibration: Neom Scales Back as Vision 2030 Confronts Reality, with the UAE paying the price
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Neom is cut down as Saudi abandons spectacle for survival, copying the UAE playbook on property and visas while fighting Dubai for market share as Vision 2030 collides with debt and competition.
Libya’s Oil Opening: Transactional Statecraft in the Trump Era
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Libya's $20 billion oil rush signals a new Middle East order under Trump. Dbeibah trades resources for political legitimacy, following Gaza's Board of Peace template.
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