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Hormuz: The Escape Routes Are Closing
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Hormuz: The Escape Routes Are Closing

For decades, the Gulf’s energy vulnerability could be reduced to a map and a narrow passage. Between Iran and Oman, the Strait of Hormuz concentrates a considerable share of the region’s oil exports. Any crisis capable of disrupting navigation there therefore raises the same ques

by MidEast LimitsSeptember 12, 20268 min read
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Hormuz: The Escape Routes Are Closing
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Hormuz: The Escape Routes Are Closing

by MidEast LimitsSeptember 12, 20268 min read
Desalinate to Survive: The New Geopolitics of Water
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Desalinate to Survive: The New Geopolitics of Water

by MidEast LimitsAugust 19, 202611 min read
Israel: Power Under Pressure
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Israel: Power Under Pressure

by MidEast LimitsAugust 14, 202624 min read
Türkiye or the Art of Strategic Balance
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Türkiye or the Art of Strategic Balance

by MidEast LimitsJuly 24, 202610 min read
Saudi Arabia in the World
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Saudi Arabia in the World

by MidEast LimitsJuly 24, 202615 min read
Saudi Arabia – United States: An Alliance in Transition
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Saudi Arabia – United States: An Alliance in Transition

by MidEast LimitsJuly 23, 202616 min read
The United Arab Emirates: Building a Global Power
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The United Arab Emirates: Building a Global Power

by MidEast LimitsJuly 23, 20266 min read
Behind the Middle East: The Strategic Rivalry Between the United States and China
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Behind the Middle East: The Strategic Rivalry Between the United States and China

The successive crises in the Middle East are often analyzed through a regional lens: religious rivalries, territorial disputes, or local power struggles. Yet at a broader strategic level, the region primarily represents a central node in the power competition between the United States and China.

by MidEast LimitsJuly 13, 20264 min read
The Five Fault Lines of the Middle East - 2026
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The Five Fault Lines of the Middle East - 2026

The Middle East remains the epicenter of global geopolitics.

by MidEast LimitsJuly 13, 20263 min read
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