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From Satellites to Synthetic Biology: The Dual-Use...
In the ongoing Iran war, electronic interference, such as GPS spoofing or jamming, was reportedly used to...
The GCC Data Centre Industry: Conflict and...
Spotlight Privately operated data centres in the Gulf are increasingly perceived as proxy extensions of...
The EU’s ‘Geopolitical Actorness’ in the Gulf:...
Introduction In the current decade, the European Union (EU) has been confronted with the reality...
Fortifying Bahrain: Allied Reinforcements Amid Iranian Aggression
Iran’s escalating missile and drone strikes on Bahrain are testing the island’s military capabilities and...
Rethinking the Energy Security Architecture: Securitization, Resilience...
Spotlight Much like a carbon price, energy markets may soon incorporate a permanent security premium,...
The EU’s CBAM and Gulf Countries: An...
On 1 January 2026, imports of certain carbon-intensive goods into the European Union (EU) became...
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...