Economy

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  What alternatives do Gulf states have to the Strait of Hormuz?

  1 May 2026

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  The US has long used economic coercion to achieve foreign policy goals — the war in Iran shows how that power has declined

  1 May 2026

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  UAE’s OPEC exit has been long in the works – and may mark the beginning of a Gulf realignment

  29 April 2026

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  Ukraine is countering the impact of the war in Iran by attacking Russian energy facilities

  25 April 2026

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  Meta and Microsoft have joined the tech layoff tsunami – but is AI really to blame?

  25 April 2026

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  Why the world’s banks are so worried about Anthropic’s latest AI model

  24 April 2026

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  In a fractured world order, where does the global south fit in?

  24 April 2026

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  The Strait of Hormuz shows how everything is now about leverage

  24 April 2026

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  Apple chief executive Tim Cook resigns after 15 years. What’s next for the tech giant?

  22 April 2026

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  The end of oil? As fuel shocks cascade, 53 nations gather to plan a fossil fuel phaseout

  22 April 2026