What Role Will Middle East Play in Ukraine's Post-War Reconstruction?
Middle Eastern countries might contribute support in Ukraine's post-war reconstruction through their aid and development or contributions to multilateral funding appeals or via support to United Nations agencies, fellow Kristian Ulrichsen tells AL-Monitor.
Tucker Carlson is out at Fox. Maybe now Gov. Abbott Can Focus on Texans
With one month to go in the TX legislative session, the pressure is on for Gov. Abbott to draw his line in the sand. But without Tucker Carlson scolding him on primetime TV, that pressure eases ever so slightly, fellow Mark P. Jones told the Houston Chronicle.
The Saudi Crown Prince Wants to Build a Trillion-Dollar Utopia in the Desert
"We're not yet seeing quite the same degree of sort of physical surveillance [in Saudi Arabia] as we've been seeing in China, for example, but China is working with the Saudis and other Gulf countries to start to implement that," nonresident fellow Annelle Sheline told Insider of China's involvement in Saudi's futuristic Neom project.
Iran, Azerbaijan Tensions Heighten Risks of Military Conflict
"If there is no middle ground solution and Baku tries to establish that corridor with the use of force, Iran will not be as passive as it was in 2020," fellow Mohammad Tabaar told Middle East Eye of the recent rising tensions between Baku and Yerevan. "This time it will act."
Putin and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman 'Satisfied' With Oil Cuts
"Saudi Arabia doesn't want to be losing market share in the big growth markets of Asia and trading them for stagnant to declining European markets," Center for Energy Studies fellow Jim Krane told Middle East Eye.