Shura Conferences 2026 (Vision)

Shura Conferences 2026 (Vision)

MUSLIM-MAJORITY COUNTRIES
RankCountryGovernance ModelKey Actions (2024)Military CapacityUS Base?Central Bank ControlFunding Source
1QatarAbsolute Monarchy (Islamist-leaning)• $1.6B Gaza aid
• Hosts Hamas politburo
Moderate (US-equipped)Yes (Al Udeid)USD-pegged, Western-tiedLNG exports ($136B)
2TurkeyElectoral Autocracy (AKP Islamist)• Arms to Libya/Syria
• ICJ case vs Israel
Strong (NATO-2nd largest)Yes (Incirlik)Erdoğan-controlled, Lira crisisDefense exports ($3.2B)
3PakistanHybrid Regime (Military-Islamist)• PIJ training camps
• Nuclear threats
Nuclear (165 warheads)No (Formerly)IMF-dependent, military-influencedChinese loans ($30B)
4MalaysiaIlliberal Democracy (Islamist pressure)• Banned Israeli ships
• Hamas cyber units
Moderate (cyber focus)NoIslamic finance hubHalal industry ($12B)
5KuwaitConstitutional Monarchy (Salafist)• $120M Hamas aid
• Israeli product bans
Limited (US-dependent)Yes (Camp Arifjan)USD-pegged, conservativeOil ($160B GDP)
NON-MUSLIM COUNTRIES
RankCountryGovernance ModelKey Actions (2024)Military CapacityUS Base?Central Bank ControlFunding Source
1RussiaAuthoritarian Oligarchy• UN vetoes for Hamas
• Wagner in Libya
High (nuclear, 6,257 nukes)NoSanctioned, de-dollarizingEnergy ($320B exports)
2ChinaCommunist Party Dictatorship• Gaza tunnel tech
• Blocked UN sanctions
Global power (3rd strongest)NoState-controlled, digital yuanManufacturing ($4T GDP)
3VenezuelaSocialist Dictatorship• Oil-for-arms with Iran
• Hosted Hamas
Weak (Iranian drones)NoHyperinflation, sanctionsOil ($92B GDP)
4South AfricaFlawed Democracy (ANC)• ICJ genocide case
• BDS leadership
Declining (no projection)NoIndependent, BRICS-focusedMining ($405B GDP)
5North KoreaTotalitarian Juche• Missile tech to Hamas
• Praised Oct 7
Nuclear (50-100 warheads)NoIsolated, crypto schemesCybercrime ($2B/year)


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