Brent Crude: $82.47 ▲ 1.3% | Saudi Aramco: SAR 29.10 ▲ 0.6% | Tadawul Index: 12,184 ▲ 0.4% | SAR/USD: 3.7504 ▼ 0.01% | Saudi CDS 5Y: 58bp ▼ 2bp | OPEC+ Output: 9.0M bpd ▲ 0.2% | Saudi GDP Growth: 4.2% ▲ 0.3% | Defense Budget: $75.8B ▲ 5.1% | FDI Inflows: $7.9B ▲ 12% | Gold: $2,648 ▲ 0.8% | Non-Oil GDP: 5.9% ▲ 0.5% | Giga-Projects: $1.1T ▲ 3.2% | Brent Crude: $82.47 ▲ 1.3% | Saudi Aramco: SAR 29.10 ▲ 0.6% | Tadawul Index: 12,184 ▲ 0.4% | SAR/USD: 3.7504 ▼ 0.01% | Saudi CDS 5Y: 58bp ▼ 2bp | OPEC+ Output: 9.0M bpd ▲ 0.2% | Saudi GDP Growth: 4.2% ▲ 0.3% | Defense Budget: $75.8B ▲ 5.1% | FDI Inflows: $7.9B ▲ 12% | Gold: $2,648 ▲ 0.8% | Non-Oil GDP: 5.9% ▲ 0.5% | Giga-Projects: $1.1T ▲ 3.2% |

Geopolitics

Saudi Arabia's position in the shifting global order — great power competition, regional alliances, multilateral engagement, and the Kingdom's strategic calculus in an era of multipolarity.

The Evolution of GCC Security Architecture — Designing Defense for a Post-American Gulf

How the Gulf Cooperation Council's security framework is being restructured as US commitment becomes conditional, new threats emerge from drones and cyber warfare, and Saudi Arabia asserts primacy as the Peninsula's indigenous security guarantor.

Feb 22, 2026