A Shift in the Sands: The Reshaping of Global Influence in the Gulf By Maximilian Malawista Copyright © 2025 IPS-Inter Press Service. All rights reserved. -

https://www.ipsnews.net/2025/05/shift-sands-reshaping-global-influence-gulf/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=shift-sands-reshaping-global-influence-gulf NEW YORK, May 16 2025 (IPS) - The Gulf’s most powerful weapon isn’t a military, a United Nations (UN) Security Council seat, or a legacy of global diplomacy. Choosing multilateralism and mega-projects over militaries and old-world diplomacy, they are tipping the scale without firing a single shot. Their approach is more modern, where money, alliances, and an active vision for the future are the weapon of choice. Copyright © 2025 IPS-Inter Press Service. All rights reserved. -