The future may rise quietly from controlled sand. Riyadh, May 2026. The Gulf monarchies are no longer easy to classify. They are not simply energy …
Tarek Al-Mansour
Tarek Al-Mansour
Saudi geopolitical analyst and Middle East correspondent at Phoenix24. Expert in Gulf diplomacy, energy security, and AI-driven power dynamics in the region.
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The chokepoint reopened, but the illusion collapsed. Riyadh, April 2026 The Gulf after Hormuz is not entering a period of restored normalcy. It is entering …
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Riyadh, September 2025. The Gulf has always been defined by oil, religion, and power. Yet in this decade, those three pillars are merging into something …
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In the strait where the desert meets the sea, a single move can ignite the world’s economy. Riyadh, August 2025 — The Strait of Hormuz, a …
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Riyadh, July 2025 While global media fixates on oil prices and Wall Street’s algorithmic cycles, a new paradigm of power is being quietly engineered in …
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Doha, July 2025 The dollar’s supremacy is not collapsing under the weight of declarations or warheads, but through quiet signatures inked in yuan, the rise …