Research & Analysis

Sea of Hope: The Blue Economy Imperatives for the Global South With Reference to India

Sea of Hope: The Blue Economy Imperatives...

29 October, 2025 | By
  • Swati Prabhu
  • Gopalika Arora
  • Mannat Jaspal
  • Abhishree Pandey
  • Anusha Kesarkar Gavankar
  • Nilanjan Ghosh

Executive Summary  The Blue Economy Oceans cover over 70 percent of the Earth’s surface and...

A Fork in the Road for EVs? Lessons for Emerging Markets

A Fork in the Road for EVs?...

29 October, 2025 | By
  • Andrew Fang

EVs in Emerging Markets While electric vehicle (EV) sales in China, Europe, and the United...

China’s Cautious Balancing in a Changing Middle East

China’s Cautious Balancing in a Changing Middle...

28 October, 2025 | By
  • Ahmed Aboudouh

China’s caution in the Middle East endures. As US influence wanes and Gulf states diversify...

Mirror Biology: Governing the Next Frontier of Life Sciences

Mirror Biology: Governing the Next Frontier of...

27 October, 2025 | By
  • Lakshmy Ramakrishnan

In a pre-emptive move towards ensuring the responsible application of emerging biological sciences, scientists have...

Gaza Ceasefire Tests America’s Middle East Clout

Gaza Ceasefire Tests America’s Middle East Clout

22 October, 2025 | By
  • Kabir Taneja

Trump brokers a landmark Gaza peace deal, freeing hostages and reviving hopes of stability —...

Biotechnology and Digital Health in Saudi Arabia and the UAE

Biotechnology and Digital Health in Saudi Arabia...

22 October, 2025 | By

Saudi Arabia and the UAE are making strides in biotechnology and digital health, investing heavily...

Between New Delhi & Kabul, a fine balance

Between New Delhi & Kabul, a fine...

22 October, 2025 | By
  • Kabir Taneja

Pragmatism and convergence on Pakistan have replaced ideology and legacy concerns as the main drivers...

Africa’s Urban Future Needs Climate-Smart Food Systems

Africa’s Urban Future Needs Climate-Smart Food Systems

21 October, 2025 | By
  • Moffatt Ngugi

As Africa urbanises amid a warming climate, climate-smart food systems offer a path to resilience,...

The EU’s Relevance to a Post-Conflict Region: Stabilisation after the Gaza War

The EU’s Relevance to a Post-Conflict Region:...

17 October, 2025 | By

On 9 October 2025, all eyes turned towards Egypt as an agreement was reached between...

Diffusing Tolerance: The UAE’s Soft Power Through Migration

Diffusing Tolerance: The UAE’s Soft Power Through...

17 October, 2025 | By

The UAE’s tolerance agenda functions not merely as a domestic social policy but as a...

From Sana’a to Tel Aviv: The New Frontline in the Iran–Israel Confrontation

From Sana’a to Tel Aviv: The New...

15 October, 2025 | By
  • Mahmoud Shehrah

Yemen has become the latest front in the broader Iran–Israel confrontation. With Iran’s influence receding...

Climate Resilience in CSIDS: The Case of Smallholder Farmers in the Eastern Caribbean

Climate Resilience in CSIDS: The Case of...

15 October, 2025 | By
  • Wayne Ganpat
  • Steve Maximay
  • Howard Batson

This paper examines how smallholder farmers in the Eastern Caribbean are building climate resilience through...

Parametric Insurance for Climate Change Adaptation

Parametric Insurance for Climate Change Adaptation

13 October, 2025 | By
  • Eric L. Hyman

Insurance can be an effective strategy to help cope with climate risks by pooling and...

Space Bytes: The Prospect of Launching Data Centres in Space

Space Bytes: The Prospect of Launching Data...

11 October, 2025 | By

Introduction The increasing capabilities of artificial intelligence (AI) tools are positioning it as a driver...

Iraq Heads to the Polls: The Stakes for its Economy

Iraq Heads to the Polls: The Stakes...

08 October, 2025 | By

As Iraq heads to elections, voters face a choice: preserve the oil-dependent status quo, risk...

The UAE–Greece Tourism Partnership in Strategic Perspective

The UAE–Greece Tourism Partnership in Strategic Perspective

03 October, 2025 | By

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) refers to itself as “an exceptional tourism destination”, a self-description...

The UAE’s Pivot: From Oil Power to AI Hub

The UAE’s Pivot: From Oil Power to...

01 October, 2025 | By
  • Gennaro Cuofano

From oil to algorithms, the UAE is betting big on energy, capital, and geography to...

How AI Can Deliver Quality Learning at Scale

How AI Can Deliver Quality Learning at...

30 September, 2025 | By
  • Arpan Tulsyan

India’s learning crisis meets new opportunities: AI can bridge gaps, personalise instruction, and expand educational...

Beyond Oil: Saudi Arabia’s Critical Minerals Strategy for a Diversified Economy

Beyond Oil: Saudi Arabia’s Critical Minerals Strategy...

30 September, 2025 | By

Saudi Arabia is seeking to anchor its economic diversification strategy in critical minerals, leveraging its...

The Uncertain Future of the China–GCC Free Trade Agreement

The Uncertain Future of the China–GCC Free...

30 September, 2025 | By

After more than two decades of negotiations, China and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) stand...

Forging South-South Climate Cooperation between the UAE and Brazil

Forging South-South Climate Cooperation between the UAE...

26 September, 2025 | By
  • Leigh Mante

Brazil and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) may seem like unlikely partners as they differ...

Reassessing Qatar’s Multi-Alignment Strategy

Reassessing Qatar’s Multi-Alignment Strategy

24 September, 2025 | By

The mediator of the Middle East has been attacked. Twice. By two of its sworn...

The IMF’s Gulf States’ Recommendations: Progress and Challenges

The IMF’s Gulf States’ Recommendations: Progress and...

23 September, 2025 | By

IMF guidance is reshaping Gulf economies, yet the pace and depth of reforms vary from...

Electric Delusions: AI as an Emerging Mental Health Risk Factor

Electric Delusions: AI as an Emerging Mental...

23 September, 2025 | By

The rise of AI models that simulate empathy, consciousness, and companionship is creating unforeseen mental...

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