Gulf Powers Drop $1 Trillion on AI & Defense—Trump Brokers Tech Gold Rush

UAE, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia just opened their vaults—$1 trillion+ in deals for AI, defense, and next-gen tech. Trump seals the deal, because nothing says ’geopolitical stability’ like ex-presidents trading favors with oil states.

Defense contracts? Check. AI moonshots? Obviously. The usual ’blockchain for sand’ startups? Probably. Wall Street bankers are already salivating over the fees—because when petrodollars flow, someone’s getting a private island.

How Trump’s Gulf AI Deals Power Technology, Defense & Dollar Stability Across Saudi Arabia

UAE Building Massive AI Campus

The centerpiece of these TRUMP Gulf AI deals is, right now, a planned 10-square-mile artificial intelligence campus in Abu Dhabi with about 5 gigawatts of power capacity, such as what you might see in advanced technology centers. Abu Dhabi state-backed firm G42 will build this facility, with construction expected to begin in the coming months.

Rand Corporation analyst Lennart Heim stated:

Under the new technology investments agreement, the Trump administration has, at this point, scrapped previous chip export controls that had limited UAE’s access to advanced AI technology, which is a significant shift in policy direction.

American Management of Technology Centers

While the UAE is investing heavily in artificial intelligence, the agreements also include provisions keeping operations under American control, and ensuring security protocols are followed.

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick said:

Strategic Balance Between US and China

These Trump Gulf AI deals represent, for the most part, a significant shift in regional technology strategy across Saudi Arabia and neighboring states, as well as a rebalancing of international partnerships. It could also bolster the process of re-dollarization.

Mohammed Soliman, senior fellow at the Middle East Institute, explained:

United States Dollar Reinforcement

The agreements explicitly strengthen the United States Dollar as the primary currency for these technology investments, and this is countering concerns about dedollarisation in Middle Eastern economies that have been discussed in recent years. Re-dollarization seems possible right now.

The WHITE House official statement noted:

These landmark Trump Gulf AI deals mark, at the time of writing, a new chapter in Gulf-American relations, with artificial intelligence now central to what was previously an energy and defense-focused partnership, and such developments could reshape the technological landscape in the region for decades to come.