Artificial intelligence is entering the Yemen conflict through weapons engineering and U.S.-supported targeting operations, extending a regional transformation accelerated by the war with Iran.
Gulf states are combining military modernization, diplomacy, diversified external partnerships, and domestic resilience into a new framework for regional security.
The United Arab Emirates’ space industry is entering a new phase of maturity, as private Emirati firms play an increasingly active role alongside government entities and international partnerships.
Silicon Valley is exploring offshoring some of its compute demand. Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are positioning themselves to capture some of it.
The Esports World Cup’s staging in Paris showcased Saudi Arabia’s global gaming ambitions, and the booming sector is also helping to narrow the regional gender gap in technology and entertainment.
The September 25 edition analyzes Iranian responses to a speech by the Iranian president and a meeting between the Iranian foreign minister and U.S. negotiators on the sidelines of the United Nations.
The September 22 edition considers an IRGC-linked newspaper’s suggestion that the supreme leader might remain in hiding and statements by Iranian officials laying out Iran’s terms for negotiations with the United States.
