John Calabrese
Contributor
John Calabrese teaches international relations at American University in Washington, DC. He is the book review editor of The Middle East Journal and a non-resident senior fellow at the Middle East Institute. He previously served as director of MEI’s Middle East-Asia Project.
Analysis
Oman’s Hydrogen Horizon: Linking Local Industry to Global Decarbonization
By linking domestic renewable energy capacity with industrial-scale production and export corridors, Oman is building a framework to transform its hydrogen ambitions into a sustainable and globally relevant industry.
The Russia-China Gas Axis and the Gulf
Cheap Russian pipeline flows could weaken Asian LNG demand, depress global prices, and force Gulf exporters to rethink the foundations of their growth strategies.
What Trump’s LNG Push Means for the Gulf States
Gulf producers are adapting to global market changes and may even benefit from U.S. export growth by leveraging investments, strengthening diplomatic ties, and accelerating their own energy-transition agendas.
AI and the U.S.-Gulf Tech Axis
The convergence of Gulf capital and energy with U.S. technology leadership signals the emergence of a U.S.-Gulf AI axis with global economic and geopolitical implications.
The U.S.-China-Iran Oil Triangle in Flux
The coming weeks will offer clarity about whether President Trump’s claim – “China can now continue to purchase Oil from Iran” – signals an informal recalibration of Washington’s Iran sanctions strategy or a tactical feint without lasting repercussions.
Post-Assad Syria: A Testing Ground for Gulf Ambitions and U.S. Strategy
The fall of the Assad regime has not only reopened Syria to regional reintegration but also exposed the fragmented ambitions of Gulf powers seeking to shape its future.
