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Geopolitics

The UAE's OPEC Exit: A Seismic Crack in the Neo-Colonial Energy Order

The United Arab Emirates has announced its exit from the OPEC oil cartel, a move driven by diverging economic interests, geopolitical rivalry with Saudi Arabia, and security threats from Iran. This seismic shift shatters the facade of Gulf unity and is a powerful testament to how the decaying institutions of a neo-colonial energy order are being abandoned by emerging sovereign powers seeking true strategic autonomy.

Geopolitics

The UAE's OPEC Exit: A Seismic Rupture in the Neo-Colonial Energy Order

The United Arab Emirates has announced its exit from OPEC, effective May 1, citing diverging national interests, the impact of the Iran war, and growing tensions with Saudi Arabia. This seismic rupture reveals the decaying foundations of a Western-favored energy order and is a defiant assertion of sovereign economic strategy against neo-colonial cartel politics, empowering the Global South to chart its own course.