Gulf investors still fund projects abroad, but resilience, supply-chain redundancy, and corridor security now shape where capital goes.
Browsing: Resilience
A prolonged Middle East crisis pushes investors to rethink energy security, industrial capacity, and the region’s critical minerals role.
Iranian strikes and energy shocks batter Jordan, but Aqaba trade, remittances, and new US deals keep the kingdom afloat.
Gulf Layered Security grows more networked, not unified, as states layer military, diplomatic, partnership, and resilience tools against chronic instability.
Gulf Infrastructure turns crisis into advantage, building redundant pipelines, storage, and AI power for durable geoeconomic influence.
The Iran war exposes Gulf vulnerability beyond military threats, forcing resilience across energy, shipping, supply chains, and diplomatic strategy.
Weak US water sector defenses allowed Iran-linked cyber actors to amplify psychological impact across critical infrastructure during wartime.
Gulf desalination reliance is now a security risk. National security integration and regional water coordination can build resilience.
The UAE’s BRICS trade surge to $312 billion in non-oil goods is recasting its strategic role in global commerce.
IMF data reveals GCC cross-border investment multiplies non-oil growth far beyond what domestic capital achieves alone.