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14 pieces filed under regional politics

GCC Countries Navigate Shifting Alliances Amid Rising Tensions
As regional dynamics continue to evolve, Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries are recalibrating their foreign policies in response to geopolitical shifts.
By Rasha Karim
OpinionJul 27
The Dynamics of Regional Diplomacy: Navigating the Shift in Middle Eastern Alliances
Middle East analysts and diplomats weigh in on recent diplomatic maneuvers, highlighting both continuity and change.
By Rasha Karim
PoliticsJul 24
Ratcheting Tensions in Gulf Cooperation Council: A Policy and Politics Analysis
Souk Weekly delves into the latest political and policy dynamics in the Gulf, examining tensions within the GCC as members navigate complex regional alliances.
By Rasha Karim
PoliticsJul 23
GCC States Navigate Shifting Alliances Amid Regional Turmoil
Souk Weekly examines the evolving dynamics within the Gulf Cooperation Council as member states recalibrate their relationships amid regional political shifts.
By Rasha Karim
PoliticsJul 22
GCC Countries Navigate Economic Realities Amid Regional Turmoil
A look at how GCC countries are responding to economic challenges and political shifts in the region.
By Rasha Karim
PoliticsJul 15
Gulf Cooperation Council Countries Navigate New Economic Alliances Amidst Regional Shifts
The GCC countries are reassessing their economic partnerships as regional dynamics continue to evolve.
By Rasha Karim
PoliticsJun 4
The Regional Press Conference Has Become a Building, Not an Event
Why the staging, the seating chart, and the side rooms now do more diplomatic work than the answers from the podium.
By Mira Faraj
PoliticsJun 4
The Municipal Council Is Where the Region's Actual Politics Lives
Everyone watches the cabinet. The interesting fights, the real careers, and the durable policy shifts are happening one floor below.
By Lena Holloway
PoliticsJun 3
Saudi Arabia Is Buying the Future, One Consultancy Report at a Time
If the future arrived in a slide deck, the Kingdom would already be living in it. The actual schedule is more flexible.
By Mira Faraj
PoliticsJun 3
The Annual Budget Speech Has Quietly Become Performance Art
Why a document that used to be read for numbers is now consumed, in this region, mostly for the staging.
By Mira Faraj
PoliticsJun 3
The Quiet Power of the Third Cousin
Why every Gulf cabinet has a man at the back of the room whose business card does not match the importance of his phone calls.
By Lena Holloway
PoliticsJun 3
The Cabinet Reshuffle Is, Mostly, a Language Event
Why the most consequential thing about the latest reshuffle was not who got what portfolio, but what the new portfolio was called.
By Lena Holloway
PoliticsJun 3
Anti-Corruption Units Are Hiring. The Listings Are More Telling Than the Mandates.
What you can read off a job description, when you read it properly.
By Lena Holloway
PoliticsJun 3
Every Country Now Has a Ministry of the Future. The Future Is Underwhelmed.
Inside the global rush to bureaucratise the long term, and the suspicion that the long term has noticed.
By Lena Holloway