The UAE’s BRICS trade surge to $312 billion in non-oil goods is recasting its strategic role in global commerce.
Browsing: Connectivity
How a cross-border rail network is quietly reshaping Gulf security, trade, and geopolitical alignments beyond the Hormuz chokepoint.
Prime Minister Modi’s 2026 diplomatic tour highlights India’s multi-alignment shift as New Delhi maneuvers structural Middle East rivalries.
Jordan’s economic resilience depends on transforming its geography into a functional trade corridor linking Gulf capital to Mediterranean markets.
War tests economic resilience as UAE maintains connectivity, determining which regional partnerships survive post-conflict.
Türkiye and Iraq are deepening ties through security cooperation against the PKK and the multibillion-dollar Development Road Project.
The Taliban seeks to position Afghanistan as a transit hub linking South Asia, Central Asia, and the Middle East. Projects like the Herat–Mazar-i-Sharif railway aim to attract investment and lessen Kabul’s vulnerability to Pakistani political and economic pressure.