The energy sector stands at a crossroads, with the Middle East well positioned to reinvent its global influence through strategic control of the battery supply chain.

Whilst everyone’s talking about artificial intelligence replacing jobs, there’s a far more fascinating revolution brewing: the potential for dismantling the entire monetary system as we know it. Before you dismiss this as another crypto-bro fever dream, hear me out.

The US government’s new controls on artificial intelligence chips arrive at a peculiar moment for the Gulf. The region has committed billions to becoming a global AI hub, yet Washington’s latest policy effectively tells it to wait its turn.