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Proxy Drone War: Iraq and Belarus as Staging Grounds 

Iraq and Belarus are now serving as drone launchpads against Gulf and Baltic states, giving Tehran and Moscow a deniable reach across two fronts.

UAE Quits OPEC to Define New Energy Order

After missile strikes on Gulf ports and thousands of flight cancellations, the UAE's exit from OPEC shatters the old oil order, exposing a ruthless energy future.

Abu Dhabi Wants Insurance, Not a Bailout

After Trump confirmed this week that a U.S.-UAE currency swap was under consideration, Abu Dhabi moved quickly to insist the idea reflects caution, not financial distress.

EU Targets Stablecoins as Iran Forces Digital Tolls

As Iran extracts crypto tolls from tankers in the Gulf, the EU is acting to guard its markets with a kill switch for foreign-backed on-chain tokens and coins.

Abu Dhabi Rebuffs British Universities Over Campus Radicalisation

The world’s wealthiest patrons now view Western campuses as hazards, forcing a costly inversion of the traditional hierarchy that once defined global education.

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Crisis by Design: South Africa’s Migrant Crisis

Mobs in Mossel Bay killed five Mozambicans last weekend and reminded South Africa of its oldest political alibi, blaming the foreigner and sparing the system.

Ghana Warns Travellers as South Africa’s Violence Spreads

Ghana's warning against non-essential travel to South Africa shows that xenophobic violence there is no longer only a domestic crisis but a regional diplomatic problem.

Why Iran Keeps Sending Missiles Into Kuwait

Kuwait's air defences fired again this week, intercepting incoming waves of missiles and drones as Tehran froze nuclear talks and oil prices climbed.

SoftBank Trillion-Dollar AI Bet Against the Energy Crisis

SoftBank wagers €75bn on French nuclear electricity for Europe's largest AI campus, as conflict-driven energy prices threaten the global compute race.

Senegal’s IMF Reckoning Deepens the Crisis

Senegal's political crisis is no longer only about a power struggle at the top, but about who will carry the cost of an IMF-era economic reckoning.