Geopolitics
The Gulf's Thirsty Future: Climate Crisis Exposes the Limits of the Fossil-Fueled Development Model
Climate change is imposing severe water and energy vulnerabilities on Gulf nations, forcing them to fundamentally restructure their development strategies away from pure hydrocarbon reliance. This desperate scramble for climate resilience, ironically fueled by the wealth from the very fossil fuels that accelerated this crisis, exposes the profound failure of a Western-led global order that prioritizes resource extraction and geopolitical dominance over planetary sustainability and the genuine development needs of the Global South.
