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The Gulf’s Regional Opportunities Along the Critical...
Spotlight Coordinating to build a critical minerals value-chain can offer Gulf countries leverage in the...
Energy as the Anchor: Recalibrating India–Canada Relations...
Spotlight Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s upcoming visit to India is a strategic attempt in...
US-Israel Strikes Tip Middle East into A...
The US and Israel finally decided to cross a Rubicon that had been looming over...
US-Israel Strikes on Iran: Experts React to...
On 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel launched coordinated military strikes on Iran....
Integration is the Arabs’ Best Shield Against...
The takeover of Venezuela and recent Israeli measures aiming at annexation of the West Bank...
The Gulf’s Critical Minerals Balancing Act
Despite the US and China’s efforts to align the Gulf states with their minerals policies,...
Tehran Reenters the Global Geopolitical Spotlight
Iran returns to haunt the United States and West Asia alike
Mapping Energy Landscapes in the Gulf: Systems,...
Introduction The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), comprising the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman,...
Mapping Gulf Sovereign Wealth Funds in the...
Introduction Over the past decade, the Gulf’s political capitals have become increasingly important to understanding...
Dual-Use, Triple Gain: Scaling Agrivoltaics in MENA
Embedding solar panels on agricultural land through agrivoltaics offers a “triple-gain opportunity” across the food-energy-water...
Turning Risks into Opportunities
Education, skills, labor, and immigration have historically functioned as critical drivers of economic growth, productivity,...
Countdown to the India AI Impact Summit...
Introduction The countdown to the India AI Impact Summit 2026 is nearly over. Scheduled to...
Convergence of Transitions
The pursuit of the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030 underscores the growing interlinkages of food,...
Greening Half the World: Leveraging the New...
The BRICS+ Context and the Role of Emerging Economies in the Green Transition In an...
Hanging in The Balance
According to the United Nations Environment Programme’s Emissions Gap Report 2024,1 the full implementation of...
Navigating Structural Hurdles to Unlock Africa’s Critical...
Africa’s aspirations for value creation in the domain of critical minerals are constrained by structural...
A Case for Asia’s Own CERN: Harnessing...
With the proven effectiveness of CERN as a valuable tool for scientific diplomacy, the ensuing...
Brave New World
The year 2025 saw several disruptive and emerging technologies advance from rhetoric, and experimentation, into...
Djibouti’s Location Curse: Escaping Strategic Rent Dependence
Djibouti’s "Location Curse" shows how the state’s rentier model — extracting wealth from foreign bases...
A Year of Rebalancing
The architecture of global economic relations will face further challenges, tests, and restructuring in 2026,...
As Green Energy Pathways Ease, India Should...
The Centre should help states along as they make their energy transition to clean sources....
Turbulence Ahead
The re-election of Donald Trump in the United States (US) has introduced a wave of...
Why India’s Round-The-Clock Renewable Energy Story Must...
Clean energy is no longer just an environmental necessity; it is a driver of competitiveness,...
Gaza Outlook Remains Dim, Despite Some Progress
Earlier this week, Israel partially re-opened the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt, almost...