Category: MENA
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Resource Wealth, Structural Fragility: Africa’s Mining Paradox in a Fragmented Global Order
From Colonial Extraction to Neo-Geoeconomic ContestationAfrica’s resource story has historically oscillated between promise and paradox. From the colonial era’s extractive enclaves to post-independence attempts at resource nationalism, the continent has struggled to convert mineral wealth into broad-based industrialization. Today, this paradox is being reshaped—not resolved—by a new wave of global…
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Davos 2026 and the MENA Region: A Moment of Quiet Confidence and Strategic Reset
At Davos 2026, the Middle East and North Africa emerged not only as a region grappling with geopolitical uncertainty but also as one steadily positioning itself for long-term transformation. The World Economic Forum’s annual meeting, built around the theme of “A Spirit of Dialogue,” offered a rare window into how…