Research & Analysis
Israel’s Strike on Qatar Tilts the Balance...
Repeated aggressions would almost certainly push the Abraham Accords into a “cold” phase—formal on paper,...
Balancing between Sovereignty and Solvency: Does Tunisia...
More than two years ago, Tunisian President Kais Saied publicly rejected a much-needed International Monetary...
The Future of Global A.I.
Introduction: The Present and Future of Digital Intelligence Artificial Intelligence (AI)—a technology that was once...
From Ambition to Implementation: Europe’s Sustainable Mobility...
While the European Union (EU) has been leading the global effort to decarbonise the mobility...
Navigating Southern Waters – Norway’s Maritime Security...
Far from the Gulf, Norway anchors its role in Middle East security—leveraging maritime might to...
Perplexing Agents: Redefining the Boundaries of Online...
As AI agents surpass human activity online, the clash between companies like Perplexity and Cloudflare...
The Future Trajectory of Power in Iran...
Iran’s leaders invoke the rhetoric of unity and resistance to face Israel, but rising domestic...
The Rise of Soft Power in the...
Introduction Soft power, a concept introduced by political scientist Joseph Nye in the late 1990s,[1]...
Anatomy of a Stalemate: Lebanon’s Path to...
Lebanon’s IMF deal remains stalled as political and financial elites resist reforms, deepening the country’s...
UAE’s Talent Paradox: Job Trends, Skill Mismatches...
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is an economy defined by ambition. Its growth story is...
Too Hot to Sustain: Confronting the Gulf’s...
Although the Gulf is accustomed to extreme summer heat, projected temperature increases, especially in rapidly...
Energy Transitions in the Gulf: Realities, Risks,...
Introduction: Transition Turbulence Energy transition globally, which seemed unstoppable only a few years ago, has...
Integrating the EU’s hinterland through IMEC
Stretching over 6,400 km, from the Indo-Pacific to the Mediterranean, the India–Middle East–Europe Economic Corridor...
Harnessing Civilian Nuclear Energy Using a Cooperative...
Civilian nuclear energy is at an inflection point globally, and considering its potential, it could...
Leveraging Nuclear Energy Through Small Modular Reactors
Civilian nuclear energy carries the potential to deliver on the two critical national pursuits of...
Embedding AI in Education: UAE’s Path to...
Many federal governments, with exceptions such as the European Union countries (Recital 56 and Annex...
Countdown to BRICS 2026: The India-Africa-UAE Trilateral
Back in 2019, India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) signed a Memorandum of Understanding...
Qatar and Italy: Emerging Power-Brokers in Syria’s...
With Syria entering reconstruction without the United States (US) leadership, a new diplomatic landscape is...
AI Hallucinations in the Legal Field: Present...
When legal AI invents cases, the risk is real—justice, credibility, and ethics hang in the...
A Partnership of Paradoxes: Analysing the Latent...
The strategic and investment relationship between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Egypt has reached...
The Consistent Setbacks to a Proverbial ‘New...
As old conflicts resurface, the ‘new Middle East’ risks becoming a mirage, revealing the fragility...
United States’ Crypto Vision
Cryptocurrency has moved to the centre of US economic strategy, with the Trump administration embracing...
Bridging the Financing Gap for the SDGs:...
Introduction Since the adoption in 2015 of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and their...
From Sea Lines to Fault Lines: Managing...
Since November 2023, Houthi militants have conducted a sustained campaign against international shipping in the...