Saudi Arabia is turning to its wealthiest families to help fund the next phase of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s economic overhaul as pressure grows on public finances.

The Public Investment Fund has met with prominent families to gauge interest in investing alongside the state, while government agencies are increasing outreach to family offices and local businesses.

With oil revenues weaker and banks tightening lending, Riyadh is seeking alternative sources of capital. Family-owned firms — which dominate the private sector — are being encouraged to invest in areas such as private credit, technology, mining and real estate, and to partner with global investors.

Officials hope this will unlock hundreds of billions of dollars in domestic wealth to support Vision 2030 projects.

Source: Bloomberg

Europe is no longer Washington’s primary center of gravity. The shift has been ongoing for a while. It is structural, not temporary.

No great power in history has ever outsourced its survival and survived.

The risk of a return to coercive power politics and a world where might makes right is very real.

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney hit the nail on its head in his own speech in Davos: it's time also for Europe to take down its sign.

We are now dangerously close to the third bell.

A massive Armada is heading to Iran. It is moving quickly, with great power, enthusiasm, and purpose.

It is a larger fleet, headed by the great Aircraft Carrier Abraham Lincoln, than that sent to Venezuela. Like with Venezuela, it is, ready, willing, and able to rapidly fulfill its mission, with speed and violence, if necessary.

Hopefully Iran will quickly “Come to the Table” and negotiate a fair and equitable deal - NO NUCLEAR WEAPONS - one that is good for all parties. Time is running out, it is truly of the essence!

As I told Iran once before, MAKE A DEAL! They didn’t, and there was “Operation Midnight Hammer,” a major destruction of Iran.

The next attack will be far worse! Don’t make that happen again.

“We cannot be in NATO and think NATO allies are something else entirely. Türkiye is a very important NATO member country.”

Melo praised Turkish military technology during his visit to Baykar:

“What we see here is cutting-edge technology, the best that is made in the world.”

Referring to Baykar’s unmanned fighter jet Kızılelma, he said Portugal wants to follow a similar path:

“In Portugal, we will also follow that path at our scale.”

He also framed cooperation as a two-way industrial relationship:

“Türkiye can also acquire what is produced in Portugal… Portugal is not only a space for investment. Portugal is a space for production.”

Source: Diário de Notícias

There are currently no negotiations with Washington, but messages are being exchanged with.

Even if we sit with Washington for negotiations, this will not reduce our preparedness for any possible war.

Any limited American attack will be met with an appropriate response.

Our priority is not negotiations with Washington, but full readiness to defend our country.