The Dangerous Allure of Energy Autarky; How America’s Allies in the Gulf Can Get Out of the Cross Hairs; Economic Ties Will Be Hard to Unwind
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The Iran Shock

And the Dangerous Allure of Energy Autarky

By Jason Bordoff and Meghan L. O’Sullivan

 

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Damage from Iranian strikes in Doha, Qatar, March 2026 

Avoiding the Next Gulf War

How America’s Allies in the Region Can Get Out of the Cross Hairs

By Neil Quilliam and Sanam Vakil

 
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Europe Is Stuck With America

Economic Ties Will Be Hard to Unwind

By Jacob Kirkegaard

 

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Africa After Aid

Cuts Have Revealed the Continent’s Economic Resilience

By Landry Signé

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