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The $324B Opportunity: How Putin’s Mineral Deal, Frozen Assets & Trade Could Reset US-Russia Ties
After the historic office fallout between Trump and Zelensky, I unpack why the US-Ukraine Minerals Deal was always going to be irrelevant after the US-Russia Summit earlier this month in Riyadh. We explain why with $324 billion in direct losses for the U.S. since exiting the Russian market, could renewed dialogue mark a turning point—or is trust still too fractured?
NEW! From Riyadh to the World: How Saudi Arabia is Redefining Global Power Dynamics
Watch what happens when I rope in Khalid bin Waleed, a long-time friend and Saudi-Insider to discuss the historic Russia-US Summit that took place in Riyadh this week. Together, we bridge the East & West divide to explore what it means for Saudi Arabia as a new power-player and why Europe may be losing relevance in a new era of interest-based statecraft.


New European Defence Expenditure: Rising Budgets, Global Dependencies and a Long Road to Sovereignty
A quick analysis of the European Defense Agency's 2023-24 Expenditure Report, uncovering the challenges of fragmented collaboration and innovation in Europe's elusive quest for defense sovereignty