The UAEs OPEC gambit: Clever power play or road to chaos

Abu Dhabis break with the oil cartel is less about barrels than power testing Riyadh, helping Trump, and redrawing Gulf alliances Although the United Arab Emirates has tried to present its upcoming exit from OPEC and the wider OPEC+ framework as part of its sovereign energy strategy and long-term economic planning, its timing and regional context suggest that this is a political act.