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A Gulf-European Pathway to Middle Power AI

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By Jesse Marks, Luai Allarakia, Robert Mogielnicki
| agsi.org
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have undertaken ambitious artificial intelligence infrastructure buildouts, using cheap energy and ample state capital to position themselves as compute hubs powering the next generation of AI. The U.S.-Israeli war with Iran is changing how they pursue that ambition. Iranian attacks on data centers have exposed the risks of concentrating infrastructure at home, prompting a rethink of where facilities should be built and how they should be protected.
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Vision 2030 and the Limits of Economic Resilience

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By Luai Allarakia, Fatima Abo Alasrar, Tim Callen
| agsi.org
On February 9, Reuters reported that Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund was preparing to announce a major recalibration of its investment strategy for 2026-30. The revised strategy was expected to scale back some of these initiatives while prioritizing domestic investment sectors.
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Is Rapprochement with Israel in Saudi Arabia’s Interest?

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By Luai Allarakia
| The Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington
Recently, many pieces have been published about the Gulf Arab countries and Israel arguing that: there is a great deal of convergence in the perceptions of both regarding the Iranian threat; there is growing covert security coordination between them against Iran; and the countries have taken modest moves toward the normalization of relations. These pieces argue that the Iranian threat makes Israel a convenient/necessary ally to the Gulf Cooperation Council states.
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