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The US–Israel–Iran Conflict: Energy, Climate & Food-Water...
Nearly 20 million barrels of globally traded petroleum transit the Strait of Hormuz daily, of...
Why Regime Change in Iran is Difficult
Spotlight The assumption that removing Iran’s Supreme Leader will precipitate state collapse fundamentally misreads the...
Japan’s Energy Dilemma in An Era of...
Rising prices and global conflict make Tokyo rethink energy security
Syria’s Economy Remains on Life Support –...
An assessment of Syria’s trajectory 14 months after the fall of the Assad regime requires...
The Hidden Costs of US-Israel-Iran Conflict
Amid the ongoing US-Israel conflict with Iran, renewed tensions at key maritime chokepoints have once...
Moscow and Beijing’s divergent interests in the...
Spotlight China and Russia are seen as Iran’s natural partners in a complex big-power competition...
Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, and Geoeconomic Stabilisation
Spotlight The conflict engulfing the Middle East underscores the importance of building architectures that foster...
The US-Israel-Iran Conflict Spillover Effects on Food...
Spotlight Immediate regional food supply chain shocks have been partially mitigated. Despite initial disruptions in...
Hormuz and the Geopolitics of Energy
Spotlight The United States’ restraint in striking oil production facilities in Kharg Island is an...
Iran’s Hormuz blockade anchored in successful securitization
Tehran’s blockade is a calculated gambit to export its existential crisis worldwide and force the...
The Trump-driven Push for a ‘New Middle...
Trump’s push to remake the Middle East through war with Iran may prove strategic overreach,...
From Barrels to Molecules: Gulf’s Emerging Multi-energy...
For half a century, the Gulf’s geopolitical influence travelled in tankers of crude oil; today,...
Building A Heat Resilience Roadmap for the...
Introduction The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries have been experiencing record-breaking warm temperatures, with Dubai,...
Reading The Tea Leaves in The Conflict...
How success in the military action against Iran will be defined from an American perspective...
Collateral Reconfiguration: Will the US-Israel Conflict with...
Spotlight Gulf states experienced repercussions from a conflict they actively sought to prevent. Iranian missiles...
Ten Days into the US-Israel Conflict with...
Ten days into the United States (US)-Israel strikes on Iran, the conflict has entered a...
Washington’s and Tehran’s Gambles Plunge the Middle...
Spotlight The US-Israel strikes on Iran on 28 February, exposing diplomatic talks as a ruse,...
Leveraging AI for a Gender-Responsive Care Economy
AI could transform care economies, but without gender-responsive policies, such as digital inclusion and labour...
Iraq’s Lessons in Pursuit of Venezuelan Oil
Spotlight The American experience in revitalising the Iraqi oil sector carries lessons for its efforts...
Governing Biotechnology’s Dual-Use Security Dilemma
Treating biotechnology as a strategic security asset deepens the dual-use dilemma, fuels techno-nationalist competition, fragments...
Traffic Withheld: How Search Design Undermines News...
Spotlight Zero-click by design: Search engine features are being built to retain users, not sending...
The Future of Think Tanks in the...
Artificial intelligence (AI) appears to be following the “move fast and break things” ethos of...
US-Israel Strikes on Iran: Experts React to...
Four days after the US-Israel strikes on Iran, the region is being drawn into a...
The Gulf’s Regional Opportunities Along the Critical...
Spotlight Coordinating to build a critical minerals value-chain can offer Gulf countries leverage in the...