The public Saudi-UAE clash over Yemen reveals misaligned interests and poor communication. By publishing clear national security strategies and strengthening bilateral crisis-resolution forums, Gulf states can manage internal tensions and focus on shared regional challenges more effectively.
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The Gulf’s AI strategy focuses on hosting data centers, not innovation. Using cheap energy, they export fossil fuels embedded in digital services. This builds new leverage, merging control over hydrocarbons and computing infrastructure, which could reshape their role in climate negotiations.
Simmering tensions between Riyadh and Abu Dhabi have exploded into an open rivalry. Following the dissolution of the UAE-backed STC in Yemen, the two Gulf powers are now competing for influence across the Horn of Africa and the global AI landscape through competing proxy strategies