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What makes the Sultanate of Oman the Gulf's geopolitical exception?

French President Emmanuel Macron greets the Sultan of Oman, Haitham bin Tariq, before a meeting at the Elysée Palace, 29 June.
French President Emmanuel Macron greets the Sultan of Oman, Haitham bin Tariq, before a meeting at the Elysée Palace, 29 June. © AP Photo/Michel Euler

Removed from the theatrics of petrodollar politics seen across the rest of the Gulf, the Sultanate of Oman's famed discretion and diplomacy have made it an indispensable intermediary in the region.

For decades, Oman has pursued a clear foreign policy based on what it calls "positive neutrality".

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