Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani (left) and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (right) sit together at a formal Gulf summit in April 2026. (@TamimBinHamad/X)
It’s Tuesday, May 26, and imagine you are a small country surrounded by larger, far more aggressive neighbors. You have one distinct advantage: trillions of dollars in oil and gas wealth. Wh…



