Middle East Archives - Asia Power Watch https://asiapowerwatch.com/tag/middle-east/ an observatory of Asian economic power Mon, 12 Jan 2026 07:09:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://asiapowerwatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/cropped-logo-Asie-1-32x32.jpg Middle East Archives - Asia Power Watch https://asiapowerwatch.com/tag/middle-east/ 32 32 Saudi Arabia proposes hosting WTO meeting in 2028 https://asiapowerwatch.com/saudi-arabia-proposes-hosting-wto-meeting-in-2028/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=saudi-arabia-proposes-hosting-wto-meeting-in-2028 https://asiapowerwatch.com/saudi-arabia-proposes-hosting-wto-meeting-in-2028/#respond Fri, 19 Dec 2025 12:56:54 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3581 Thank you to Deepthi Nair for inviting me to comment for The National News on Saudi Arabia proposing to host the 15th WTO Ministerial Conference…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/saudi-arabia-proposes-hosting-wto-meeting-in-2028/feed/ 0 A treasurer’s survival guide to navigating geopolitical risk https://asiapowerwatch.com/a-treasurers-survival-guide-to-navigating-geopolitical-risk/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-treasurers-survival-guide-to-navigating-geopolitical-risk https://asiapowerwatch.com/a-treasurers-survival-guide-to-navigating-geopolitical-risk/#respond Wed, 19 Nov 2025 12:32:48 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3567 In my latest opinion piece for AGBI – Arabian Gulf Business Insight, I am proposing a treasurer’s survival guide to navigating geopolitical risk. “For decades,…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/a-treasurers-survival-guide-to-navigating-geopolitical-risk/feed/ 0 Are the US and the EU being outflanked by China in the Middle East? https://asiapowerwatch.com/are-the-us-and-the-eu-being-outflanked-by-china-in-the-middle-east/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=are-the-us-and-the-eu-being-outflanked-by-china-in-the-middle-east https://asiapowerwatch.com/are-the-us-and-the-eu-being-outflanked-by-china-in-the-middle-east/#respond Tue, 30 Sep 2025 11:14:00 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3564 I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Sarwar Kashmeri on his podcast Polaris Live to answer this and other questions: 📍 What is the…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/are-the-us-and-the-eu-being-outflanked-by-china-in-the-middle-east/feed/ 0 Gulf nations poised as ‘safe zones’ amid Trump 2.0 trade reset, but gains may be limited https://asiapowerwatch.com/gulf-nations-poised-as-safe-zones-amid-trump-2-0-trade-reset-but-gains-may-be-limited/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gulf-nations-poised-as-safe-zones-amid-trump-2-0-trade-reset-but-gains-may-be-limited https://asiapowerwatch.com/gulf-nations-poised-as-safe-zones-amid-trump-2-0-trade-reset-but-gains-may-be-limited/#respond Mon, 09 Dec 2024 10:22:12 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3394 I shared comments with Tala Michel Issa for Arabian Business on the expected impact of Trump 2.0 trade policies for the Gulf economies. As much…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/gulf-nations-poised-as-safe-zones-amid-trump-2-0-trade-reset-but-gains-may-be-limited/feed/ 0 Trump’s return could signal new path for Israel, Gaza, Lebanon crisis https://asiapowerwatch.com/trumps-return-could-signal-new-path-for-israel-gaza-lebanon-crisis/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=trumps-return-could-signal-new-path-for-israel-gaza-lebanon-crisis https://asiapowerwatch.com/trumps-return-could-signal-new-path-for-israel-gaza-lebanon-crisis/#respond Fri, 08 Nov 2024 14:25:21 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3386 As Donald Trump was confirmed as the next US President, I shared comments with Tala Michel Issa for Arabian Business on what a 2nd Trump…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/trumps-return-could-signal-new-path-for-israel-gaza-lebanon-crisis/feed/ 0 UAE enters BRICS arena, balancing Moscow ties and Western pressures https://asiapowerwatch.com/uae-enters-brics-arena-balancing-moscow-ties-and-western-pressures/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=uae-enters-brics-arena-balancing-moscow-ties-and-western-pressures https://asiapowerwatch.com/uae-enters-brics-arena-balancing-moscow-ties-and-western-pressures/#respond Tue, 22 Oct 2024 09:08:32 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3371 In this second article analysing what the 2024 BRICS Summit in Kazan, Russia, has in store, I shared comments with Tala Michel Issa for Arabian…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/uae-enters-brics-arena-balancing-moscow-ties-and-western-pressures/feed/ 0 UAE’s BRICS Summit debut marks shift towards ‘concrete action’ https://asiapowerwatch.com/uaes-brics-summit-debut-marks-shift-towards-concrete-action/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=uaes-brics-summit-debut-marks-shift-towards-concrete-action https://asiapowerwatch.com/uaes-brics-summit-debut-marks-shift-towards-concrete-action/#respond Tue, 22 Oct 2024 08:56:58 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3368 As the 2024 BRICS Summit is starting today in Kazan, Russia, I shared comments with Tala Michel Issa for Arabian Business about how this summit,…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/uaes-brics-summit-debut-marks-shift-towards-concrete-action/feed/ 0 Inside the UAE’s business-first soft power diplomatic drive https://asiapowerwatch.com/inside-the-uaes-business-first-soft-power-diplomatic-drive/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=inside-the-uaes-business-first-soft-power-diplomatic-drive https://asiapowerwatch.com/inside-the-uaes-business-first-soft-power-diplomatic-drive/#respond Wed, 10 Jul 2024 08:55:31 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3327 In a Deep Dive article into the UAE’s Smart Power strategy, I shared views with Tala Michel Issa for Arabian Business on the country’s business-first…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/inside-the-uaes-business-first-soft-power-diplomatic-drive/feed/ 0 Geopolitics will ‘hit you where it hurts’ https://asiapowerwatch.com/geopolitics-will-hit-you-where-it-hurts/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=geopolitics-will-hit-you-where-it-hurts https://asiapowerwatch.com/geopolitics-will-hit-you-where-it-hurts/#respond Tue, 30 Jan 2024 14:14:01 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3343 Is BRICS+ setting the stage for a post-dollar world? In this latest episode of the AB Majlis podcast, I was invited by Senior Reporter Tala…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/geopolitics-will-hit-you-where-it-hurts/feed/ 0 As China turns combative, is the world ready for game-changing disruptions? https://asiapowerwatch.com/as-china-turns-combative-is-the-world-ready-for-game-changing-disruptions/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=as-china-turns-combative-is-the-world-ready-for-game-changing-disruptions https://asiapowerwatch.com/as-china-turns-combative-is-the-world-ready-for-game-changing-disruptions/#respond Thu, 18 Mar 2021 12:58:57 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=1606 This article was written in collaboration with Bipasha Bhardwaj. Bipasha is the co-founder and COO of Intelligentsia Risk Advisors, a strategy consulting firm that aims…

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