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The Houthis don’t win because they are smarter or better fighters than their adversaries. They win because they are focused and unified, while their opponents tend to be divided and distracted.

Gulf partnerships offer a practical way for European countries to expand capacity and diversify compute providers.

Gulf producers have raised billions of dollars by selling stakes in pipeline revenue while retaining ownership and operational control. But what happens when the pipelines stop working?

Can the strategies intended to strengthen Saudi Arabia’s economic resilience withstand a broader and more geographically dispersed security crisis?

China’s ties with Yemen’s Houthis could bolster Beijing’s regional ambitions, but they also risk drawing it into conflicts that complicate its broader strategic goals.

Rival camps within the Islamic Republic are increasingly turning to YouTube for policy debate, but there is a limit to the regime’s tolerance for that debate.

Why have the Houthis chosen to escalate now, and what do they hope to accomplish by bringing the confrontation directly to Saudi soil?

The trendline of growing domestic roles for regional sovereign wealth funds is coming into sharper focus.