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Hannan Alghamdi

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2025-11-23
Saudi–Italian Relations: Evolution, Dynamics, and Future Trajectory

Executive Summary This paper examines the evolution, current dynamics, and future trajectory of Saudi– Italian relations, tracing their origins from the establishment of diplom ...

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2025-11-13
Venezuela’s Geopolitical Crisis and Its Ripple Effects Across Latin America: Lessons for the Gulf

Venezuela’s ongoing crisis has once again thrown Latin America’s regional order into disarray and exposed severe weaknesses in diplomatic cohesion as well as the capacity to re ...

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2025-10-15
The Road to Palestinian Statehood and Latin America’s Convergence with the Gulf

Latin America’s position on Palestinian statehood has evolved from symbolic recognition to legal, diplomatic, and institutional advocacy. Long a region supportive of anti-colon ...

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2025-07-06
BRICS in Rio: Expansion, Absence and the Gulf's Calculated Engagement

The BRICS summit taking place in Rio de Janeiro on July 6 and 7 marks a turning point in the evolution of the bloc from an economic grouping to a broader geopolitical platform. ...

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2025-05-25
Strengthening Saudi–Brazil Cooperation

Introduction Over more than five decades, Saudi Arabia and Brazil have developed an increasingly multifaceted partnership spanning diplomacy, economics, defense, and culture. F ...

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2025-04-17
Daniel Noboa’s Re-Election

The re-election of Daniel Noboa in Ecuador’s April 2025 presidential election marks a critical moment in the country’s turbulent political trajectory. At just 37 years old, Nob ...

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2025-03-26
How Trump’s Policies Are Pushing Latin America Toward the Gulf

The resurgence of Donald Trump’s assertive foreign policy, particularly with regard to immigration, trade, and regional diplomacy, has placed a strain on the bilateral relation ...

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2025-03-11
Qatar’s Role in Latin America

Qatar has established itself as an important diplomatic player, mediating key conflicts such as negotiations between Israel and Hamas, facilitating talks between the Taliban an ...

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2025-02-04
Saudi Arabia’s Role in Syria’s Recovery and Arab Nations’ Renewed Engagement with Damascus

On December 8, 2024, the Assad regime collapsed following a swift offensive by opposition forces led by Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). The rebels captured key cities, including A ...

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2024-12-05
Strengthening Ties with the Caribbean: GCC Relations with the Dominican Republic

The relationship between the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and the Caribbean nations has historically been characterized by limited interaction, overshadowed by closer ties wi ...

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2024-11-28
The EU-Mercosur Agreement: Europe’s Most Polarizing Trade Deal

After 25 years of negotiations, the EU-Mercosur Free Trade Agreement (FTA) remains one of the most polarizing trade deals in the current political paradigm. Encompassing over 7 ...

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2024-08-25
Nayib Bukele and Saudi Arabia: A New Era of Relations

Since taking office in 2019, Nayib Bukele, the President of El Salvador, has undertaken a number of bold reforms aimed at re-positioning the country in the region and beyond. H ...

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2024-07-28
From Black Gold to White Gold: Saudi Arabia’s Move into Lithium

As the global energy landscape shifts towards renewable sources, lithium has become crucial, especially for the electric vehicle (EV) industry. Discovered in 1817 on the Swedis ...

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2024-05-05
GCC-Latin America Trade and Investment Relations

The relationship between the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries and Latin America, encompassing 41 countries and territories from Mexico to Argentina and including the Ca ...

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2024-03-21
Reflections on the G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Rio De Janeiro

The recent G20 meeting in São Paulo, Brazil, convened by Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors of member countries on February 28 and 29, tackled pressing global economi ...

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2024-02-01
Brazil's Dual Path: Between its OPEC+ Alliance and its Renewable Energy Leadership.

As an emerging global power, Brazil has historically strived for a leadership role, occasionally entangling itself in tensions with the United States and delicately managing re ...

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2023-12-05
Javier Milei's Presidency: Navigating Ideological Shifts and Global Realignment in Argentina

Javier Milei's recent election as Argentina's president signifies a profound shift in the nation's political landscape. As the leader of the ultraliberal "La Libertad Avanza" c ...

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