Tag: Oman
A truly bizarre series of events off the coast of Iran today that in my opinion were entirely provoked, if not staged, by the US. It started with multiple news reports that a US Army Apache helicopter had been shot down in the Persian Gulf but the two pilots emerged unscathed. What the hell was an Apache helicopter doing?
The countries that have borne the brunt of Iranian retaliation have an incentive to diversify their security structures.
Military expenditure as a share of GDP is a key stress test of national priorities. While the US and China lead in raw dollars, the ranking changes dramatically when adjusted for economic size. Here are the top 20 countries where defense takes the biggest bite out of the economy
Dall’Arabia Saudita agli Emirati, dall’Oman all’Iraq, il Medio Oriente cerca di riadattarsi per salvaguardare la sua economia e il suo ruolo di cerniera logistica tra Europa e Asia.
