Issue 01 . June 2026Loose change. Sharp eyes.

regional politics.

14 pieces filed under regional politics

PoliticsJul 28
GCC Countries Navigate Shifting Alliances Amid Rising Tensions. Souk Weekly 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. Souk Weekly opinion.

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 politics.

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 politics.

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. Souk Weekly politics.

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. Souk Weekly politics.

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
AI-generated 16:9 cover image for "The Regional Press Conference Has Become a Building, Not an Event", covering press, diplomacy, gulf, politics on Souk Weekly.

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
AI-generated 16:9 cover image for "The Municipal Council Is Where the Region's Actual Politics Lives", covering municipal, politics, gulf, policy on Souk Weekly.

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
AI-generated 16:9 cover image for "Saudi Arabia Is Buying the Future, One Consultancy Report at a Time", covering saudi arabia, consultancy, vision, politics on Souk Weekly.

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
AI-generated 16:9 cover image for "The Annual Budget Speech Has Quietly Become Performance Art", covering budget, politics, gulf, policy on Souk Weekly.

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
AI-generated 16:9 cover image for "The Quiet Power of the Third Cousin", covering gulf, power, majlis, politics on Souk Weekly.

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
AI-generated 16:9 cover image for "The Cabinet Reshuffle Is, Mostly, a Language Event", covering cabinet, gulf, language, politics on Souk Weekly.

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
AI-generated 16:9 cover image for "Anti-Corruption Units Are Hiring. The Listings Are More Telling Than the Mandates.", covering anti-corruption, governance, hiring, politics on Souk Weekly.

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
AI-generated 16:9 cover image for "Every Country Now Has a Ministry of the Future. The Future Is Underwhelmed.", covering governance, futures, ministries, politics on Souk Weekly.

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