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Economic security is the new national security: Why MENA must prepare before the next shock

June 29, 2026·Economy Middle East

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GCC CONTEXT

Economic vulnerabilities in MENA—including energy dependence, fiscal exposure to commodity cycles, and undiversified revenue bases—have historically shaped GCC policy responses and market structures, particularly following external shocks like the 2014 oil price collapse and 2020 pandemic disruption. The region's institutional focus on economic diversification, sovereign wealth fund deployment, and monetary policy coordination reflects a strategic shift toward treating economic resilience as foundational to state stability. GCC markets have progressively incorporated hedging mechanisms, local currency development, and sectoral rebalancing as structural features responding to this framework.

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