Nadav Samin

The Middle East is no longer a straightforward arena for U.S. policy. Regional states are balancing multiple patrons — the U.S., China, Russia, and emerging power centers — each with its own economic leverage and strategic objectives. This shift is changing everything from data and energy flows to access to capital.

For global firms, the real risk isn’t ideological competition — it’s operational friction: new regulatory pressures, competing security expectations, and supply chains that become politicized unexpectedly.

Drawing on government experience and deep regional scholarship, Nadav Samin explains how great-power competition plays out through both public rhetoric as well as new strategic partnerships and contracts. He shows leaders how to navigate complexity and increasing risk without paralysis.

Attendee Results:

• Understand how U.S.–China–Russia dynamics influence Middle Eastern decision-making.

• Identify where strategic alignments may disrupt supply chains.

• Learn how technology, ports, and infrastructure become geopolitical tools.

• Develop strategies to reduce vulnerability without withdrawing from opportunity.

• Gain a practical framework for monitoring risk across regions.