Scenarios about 'oil wealth'
The accumulation of significant financial resources and economic power derived from petroleum extraction, production, and export. Oil wealth has transformed previously impoverished nations into global financial powers, particularly in the Middle East and parts of Latin America and Africa, while creating complex geopolitical dynamics and economic dependencies. In alternate history scenarios, different distributions of oil wealth can dramatically alter power balances, technological development paths, and international relations.
What If Abu Dhabi Implemented Different Sovereign Wealth Strategies?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund pursued alternative investment strategies, potentially reshaping global finance, Middle Eastern geopolitics, and the emirate's diversification from oil.