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Digital Interoperability and Trade Facilitation in the...
Introduction The announcement of the India-Middle East-Europe Corridor (IMEC) in 2023 garnered wide attention for...
From Gaza to Afghanistan: Is it All...
Experiences from Afghanistan to Gaza show that expecting ‘moderates’ to anchor post-conflict politics overlooks the...
Diplomacy and decarbonization: 70 years of Saudi–Japan...
On 22 September 2025, Tokyo hosted the 8th Ministerial Meeting of the Japan–Saudi Vision 2030...
UAE Connectivity as a Platform for Resilient...
The questions shaping growth across Eurasia and Africa have moved beyond goods production to their...
The Gulf’s Indo-Pacific Dilemma
The idea of an ‘Indo-Pacific’ has gained popularity in the past two decades, but its...
Iran’s Currency Redenomination: The Zero-Sum Game
Tehran’s bid to redenominate its tumbling rial aims to restore confidence, but without fiscal and...
Russia–GCC Relations Revisited: Limits and New Opportunities
Russia–GCC relations are strengthening. Last month’s Russia–GCC Strategic Dialogue and the launch of scheduled direct...
Between Mediation and Advocacy: Oman’s Shifting Role...
Oman’s Discreet Diplomacy: A Valuable Iran Channel Culminating in hosting a couple of rounds of...
Will COP30 deliver a new era for...
Historically, the nexus between agriculture, food systems, land degradation, and climate has rarely occupied centre...
Underwater Frontiers of Gulf Geopolitics: A Strategic...
Beneath the Persian Gulf’s waters lies a new arena of power—where control of cables and...
Following “Snapback” Sanctions, More Dilemmas for Iran’s...
With the decision of the E3, the United Kingdom (UK), France, and Germany, to trigger...
Securing the Transition: Unlocking India–Japan Collaboration on...
The 11th India–Japan Energy Dialogue and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Tokyo in...
Mapping Interstate Trust: The Strategic Geography of...
As data and computing power become the foundations of global economic and security systems, data...
Bridging Farm and Table: AgriFoodTech in the...
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) currently imports 83 percent of its food, and its food...
Railways and Realignments: Charting the Gulf’s Inclusive...
Broadening the India-Middle East-Europe Corridor to include the wider Gulf is key to unlocking its...
The UAE Climate Finance and ODA Nexus...
As Western aid wanes, the UAE’s climate finance push marks a Gulf-led model, linking sovereign...
Beijing’s Middle East Playbook in a Changing...
Introduction While Beijing’s foreign policy is not focused on the Middle East—or ‘Western Asia’, the...
Sea of Hope: The Blue Economy Imperatives...
Executive Summary The Blue Economy Oceans cover over 70 percent of the Earth’s surface and...
A Fork in the Road for EVs?...
EVs in Emerging Markets While electric vehicle (EV) sales in China, Europe, and the United...
China’s Cautious Balancing in a Changing Middle...
China’s caution in the Middle East endures. As US influence wanes and Gulf states diversify...
Mirror Biology: Governing the Next Frontier of...
In a pre-emptive move towards ensuring the responsible application of emerging biological sciences, scientists have...
Gaza Ceasefire Tests America’s Middle East Clout
Trump brokers a landmark Gaza peace deal, freeing hostages and reviving hopes of stability —...
Biotechnology and Digital Health in Saudi Arabia...
Saudi Arabia and the UAE are making strides in biotechnology and digital health, investing heavily...
Between New Delhi & Kabul, a fine...
Pragmatism and convergence on Pakistan have replaced ideology and legacy concerns as the main drivers...