Sustained drone attacks on Gulf energy infrastructure are reshaping the economics of modern war. Low-cost systems are being used to pressure high-value assets, exposing vulnerabilities in oil supply, air defence, and global supply chains.

The debate surrounding Donald Trump’s return to the U.S. presidency has raised a concern in global politics: whether alliances can remain effective when their principal anchor increasingly approaches them as transactional arrangements rather than strategic commitments. For investors, policymakers, and multilateral actors, this is less a question of leadership style than of systemic resilience. Recent remarks by Finnish President Alexander Stubb, in conversation with Foreign A