The Riyalpolitik 5

The Riyalpolitik 5 highlights five recent geo-economic developments across the Middle East that we’re keeping an eye on.

Feb 18 • Eitan Danon and Josh Kram

The Gulf’s Play for Critical Minerals

As critical minerals become a core national security concern, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar are moving capital into the sector in ways that go well…

Feb 11 • Josh Kram

The Riyalpolitik 5

The Riyalpolitik 5 highlights five recent geo-economic developments across the Middle East that we’re keeping an eye on.

Feb 4 • Eitan Danon and Josh Kram

January 2026

Iran’s Survival Trap

Iran’s latest protests matter not because they guarantee imminent regime collapse — seasoned analysts and casual observers alike should have more…

Jan 22 • Eitan Danon

The Riyalpolitik 5

The Riyalpolitik 5 highlights five recent geo-economic developments across the Middle East that we’re keeping an eye on.

Jan 20 • Riyalpolitik

The Riyalpolitik 5

The Riyalpolitik 5 highlights five recent geo-economic developments across the Middle East that we’re keeping an eye on.

Jan 7 • Riyalpolitik

November 2025

Türkiye’s New Role in a Changing Middle East

Interview with Ussal Şahbaz, Managing Partner, Ussal Consultancy

Nov 18, 2025 • Riyalpolitik

After 10/7: Heavy Costs Amid a Glimmer of Hope

Four weeks after a tenuous cease-fire was brokered in Gaza, the region is entering a fragile new phase.

Nov 13, 2025 • Eitan Danon

October 2025

The Corridors that Will Build a New Middle East

The networks now being built to move goods, energy, data, and people will form the foundation for a more connected and stable region.

Oct 15, 2025 • Josh Kram

September 2025

Economic Realignment Undermining Iran’s Influence

Iran's economic grip in its weakened 'Axis of Resistance' could be starting to slip.

Sep 16, 2025 • Eitan Danon

Is Normalization with Syria Imminent?

An Israeli-Syrian détente is not a foregone conclusion.

Sep 16, 2025 • Eitan Danon

Why Riyalpolitik?

Several years ago, the two of us met and quickly bonded over our shared obsession with the Middle East — a region where history moves dizzyingly fast…

Sep 12, 2025 • Riyalpolitik