Strategic Issues
Analysis of the geopolitical dynamics that shape Oman’s external environment and constrain – or enable – its development options. Oman’s distinctive diplomatic posture as a neutral interlocutor in an otherwise polarised region creates both strategic advantages and vulnerabilities.
Belt and Road in Oman tracks Chinese infrastructure investment and its implications for port governance, debt exposure, and alignment signalling. The IMEC Corridor assesses how the India–Middle East–Europe economic corridor could reshape Oman’s logistics positioning. US–China Competition in the Gulf examines the great-power dynamic forcing smaller Gulf states into increasingly complex balancing acts. Yemen Conflict Spillover evaluates the security risks emanating from Oman’s longest and most porous border.
Additional analyses cover GCC integration dynamics, Iran relations, Indian Ocean maritime security, and the geopolitics of energy transition. Each piece connects strategic-level forces to measurable impacts on Oman’s investment climate and policy space.