Tag Saudi Arabia

Follow the Oil -Part 3- The Gulf States Between the Fronts

For decades, hosting US military bases was considered an ironclad guarantee of security in the Gulf. Iran has shattered that assumption since February 28, 2026 - methodically, deliberately, at enormous cost to itself. When Washington achieves its objectives and leaves, what remains? A weakened but undefeated Iran. A fractured security architecture. And a bill that no one in Washington intends to pay.

Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and the Idea of an “Arab NATO Light”

Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and the Idea of an "Arab NATO Light" * The new Saudi–Pakistan defense pact may be more than a bilateral agreement: it hints at the emergence of an “Arab NATO light” combining military deterrence, nuclear guarantees and regional power alignment. An analysis of shifting security architectures in the Middle East — and their global implications.