'OPEC, founded on a desire for sovereignty, is now fracturing in the name of that same sovereignty'
- Posted on May 5, 2026
- By Le Monde
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'OPEC, founded on a desire for sovereignty, is now fracturing in the name of that same sovereignty'
COLUMN. The United Arab Emirates' exit from the cartel of oil exporters exposes the exhaustion of collective logic as states grow increasingly determined to leverage their economic potential for their own geopolitical influence, writes Stéphane Lauer, editorial writer for Le Monde.