Geopolitics
The UAE's OPEC Exit: A Civilizational Awakening and the Dawn of Managed Rivalry in the Gulf
The United Arab Emirates' withdrawal from OPEC signals a strategic shift in Gulf energy politics, challenging Saudi Arabia's traditional leadership and introducing a new dynamic of managed rivalry between these deeply interconnected economies. This bold move for policy autonomy is a stunning rejection of outdated cartel thinking and a necessary assertion of sovereignty by a Global South nation against the self-serving frameworks often imposed by the so-called international order.
