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Tariff Tsunami: Decoding America’s Trade Reset for Middle Eastern Financial Strategy - MEA Finance
Trump’s Gulf visit looms over new EU-UAE trade talks as president teases ‘very big’ announcement - Arabian Business
EU-UAE trade talks signal strategic shift amid global economic pressures - Arabian Business
The United Arab Emirates and the European Union launched trade negotiations last month, just days after U.S. President Donald Trump announced sweeping “Liberation Day” tariffs — timing experts say reveals profound shifts in global trade alignments.
Navigating corporate geopolitics in a world between orders - Arabian Business
US-China trade war brings pros and cons for the Gulf - Arabian Gulf Business Insight
Tariff battle threatens multiple sectors. GCC can still be trade ‘nerve centre’. Free-trade zones could appeal to China.
The GCC’s quiet exposure to Trump’s high-stakes trade strategy - Fast Company Middle East
Global markets face growing turbulence, and experts warn this isn’t just a blip—Trump’s moves signal a deliberate overhaul of global trade
Trumpism: New Tariff of US and its effect to the automotive world - LinkedIn
Explainer: What Putin and Trump agreed on Ukraine’s partial ceasefire – All you need to know - Arabian Business
Energy infrastructure protected while fighting continues; Putin demands end to Western aid as Zelenskyy seeks seat at negotiating table
Analysis: Trump’s Saudi-brokered Russia-Ukraine ceasefire could leave Zelenskyy with no good options - Arabian Business
The Saudi-brokered talks have produced a ceasefire agreement, but analysts warn this reflects Ukraine’s diminishing battlefield leverage rather than progress toward lasting peace
Analysis: Tesla tests limits of brand politics as Musk readies for government role under Trump - Arabian Business
Inside Elon Musk’s risky experiment mixing luxury EVs, presidential politics, and US-China relations with just days until Trump’s inauguration
Analysis: Why Tesla’s ties with China made Elon Musk indispensable to Trump - Arabian Business
A closer look shows that Musk’s upcoming role in government was no coincidence – it was years in the making
America First 2.0: Trump’s new trade doctrine could target allies first, experts say - Arabian Business
Experts say viewing Trump solely as anti-China misses the broader global trade transformation underway
Analysis: Gulf nations poised as ‘safe zones’ amid Trump 2.0 trade reset, but gains may be limited – experts - Arabian Business
Gulf nations’ strategic importance is likely to grow as global trade patterns shift, experts say
ANALYSIS: Trump’s return could signal new path for Israel, Gaza, Lebanon crisis - Arabian Business
Trump victory could mean less proxy wars, business-first diplomacy, and a deal with Putin to rein in Iran – marking a dramatic shift in how the US handles Israel’s conflicts with Gaza and Lebanon, experts say.
ANALYSIS: Where Non-Aligned Movement sought neutrality, BRICS builds economic bloc - Arabian Business
Unlike the Cold War-era neutrality bloc, the expanded BRICS alliance wielding $45 trillion pushes for a new economic order
ANALYSIS: UAE enters BRICS arena, balancing Moscow ties and Western pressures - Arabian Business
The three-day BRICS summit marks a crucial moment for the expanded bloc, which now represents 36% of global GDP and 45% of the world’s population
UAE’s BRICS Summit debut marks shift towards ‘concrete action,’ experts say - Arabian Business
The summit’s outcomes could include new trade pacts, unified positions on international matters, and concrete steps toward de-dollarisation initiatives, experts say
Trump vs. Harris: What each US presidency could mean for your investments - Arabian Business
As Donald Trump and Kamala Harris go head to head, the global investor community is bracing for major shifts in fiscal policy, international trade, and geopolitical relations
Inside the UAE’s business-first soft power diplomatic drive - Arabian Business
The UAE’s business-first approach to diplomacy is not only securing its economic future but also reshaping the contours of global trade and international relations, experts say
‘Under siege’: Businesses need to focus on geopolitics as current global order erodes, experts say - Arabian Business
Weaponising corporate interests, shifting power dynamics, and economic warfare – business can no longer neglect geopolitics, experts warn
BRICS: Next expansion could include Turkey, Algeria, Indonesia, Nigeria but major rifts remain - Arabian Business
In a major geopolitical development earlier this year, BRICS cemented its rise as a potential counterweight to Western-led groups like the G7 with the addition of Saudi, UAE, Iran, Ethiopia, and Egypt
AB Majlis podcast: Geopolitics will ‘hit you where it hurts,’ Nicolas Michelon warns businesses - Arabian Business
Business owners must closely monitor geopolitical shifts and trade dynamics as global power balances change, a geopolitical risk expert says in an interview on the AB Majlis podcastAB Majlis
BRICS UAE, Saudi expansion marks biggest challenge to the US dollar in the 21st century - Arabian Business
The now enlarged BRICS+ deepens the pursuit of a post-dollar world as geopolitical fault lines shift, experts say
The challenge of the « 4Bs »: how to navigate a fractured geopolitical world - Asia Power Watch
As the global landscape enters a “world between orders” and superpower rivalries multiply, businesses will have to navigate an increasingly complex operating environment and supply chain uncertainties.